Tag Archives: Yanyuwa

Heritage Lost and Found

I suspect most of you have seen the bright red QANTAS 747 painted with Aboriginal art designs, in photographs like this one, if not on a runway somewhere in the world.  Known as the Wunala Dreaming, the design was introduced … Continue reading

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Songs of Land and Sea

I have heard the songlines singing, each to each. Singing Saltwater Country: journey to the songlines of Carpentaria (Allen & Unwin, 2010) is  a terrific book.  Of all the many exegeses of songlines and dreamings that I have read, starting … Continue reading

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