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![]() The Kuri dance painted by George
French Angas, South Australia, 1846. Reproduced
courtesy of the State Library of South Australia
Ngadjuri
Dreaming and Creation stories have been passed
down from
generation to generation for thousands of years. These stories connect
Ngadjuri people to their ancestors, land, waters, moon, sky and
stars.
Ngadjuri stories teach us about history, lore, traditions and help
children learn important aspects of Country, such as where to find
water and what dangers to avoid. Oral histories are equally
important today in teaching and maintaining culture, as well as
enriching our understanding of history.DREAMING AND CREATION STORIES ![]() ![]() CEREMONY
AND PERFORMANCE
Ceremony and performance are an important part of who
we are as
Ngadjuri people. We share and teach the next
generation and follow in our ancestor's footsteps. ![]() ROCK
ENGRAVINGS - BURRIAL GROUNDS - CULTURAL LOCATIONS AND HERITAGE
A
vast and sophisticated communication system, one which some
archaeologists suggest may represent one of the oldest communication
systems on earth, is engraved on the rock surfaces of Ngadjuri
Country. We consider this to be a vast encyclopaedia of knowledge
left by our ancestors. Rock engravings and paintings, material
cultural (including stone artefacts and other materials with evidence
of human use), burial grounds, cultural sites and all heritage in
general including the locations with which they are associated are
important to Ngadjuri people. These material and intangible
remains form the Ngadjuri cultural landscape, which has been cared for
and treasured by past and current generations of Ngadjuri people, as it
will be generations yet to come.
![]() ABORIGINAL
HERITAGE SITE SURVEYS
For proposed land
developments on Ngadjuri Country please contact the Ngadjuri Nation
Aboriginal Corporation. |