As the last rays of the beautiful red-pink sunset on the small camp and the sweeping coastal plain, all the little girls played, enjoying themselves.All the young boys were with their fathers, learning the ways of manhood. The mothers were preparing for the evening meal. There was fresh fish …
Koockard (Goanna)
This is another Dreamtime story belonging to Ngiyaampaa and it’s called Koockard.Long, long time ago, two little nephews asked their old uncle to take them out and camp on the river so that he could teach them how to make their spears and woomeras and their boomerangs. Also to teach them to go …
Why the stories are told
My name is Beryl Carmichael and my traditional name is Yungha-dhu.I belong to the Ngiyaampaa people, come from the Ngiyaampaa nation and the area we’re in now belongs to Eaglehawk and Crow.I’m a storyteller as well and all the stories have been handed down to me by my people. I am now …
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