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5. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson - Part 4 - "Weaving in a New Dreaming"

Songlines of Australia

Release Date: 05/13/2018

9. Jandamarra Cadd, Aboriginal Artist – “Beyond the Dots” show art 9. Jandamarra Cadd, Aboriginal Artist – “Beyond the Dots”

Songlines of Australia

Renown Aboriginal artist, Jandamarra Cadd, shares the ancestral inspiration behind his incredible paintings, and invites us to look beyond the dots into the depth of the space between and the essence of reality.

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8. Aunty Lauraine Barlow – “It’s all about Country” show art 8. Aunty Lauraine Barlow – “It’s all about Country”

Songlines of Australia

Aboriginal Elder, Aunty Lauraine Barlow, shares with us the beautiful mystical experience of two little boys dancing for the first time on country at Buddabadoo in Far North Queensland who are joined by the spirits of their ancestral 'Popeyes' (grandfathers). 

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7.  Aunty Lauraine Barlow - 7. Aunty Lauraine Barlow - "Hearing Country"

Songlines of Australia

Ever felt a strong urge to ‘go bush’, hit the surf, climb a mountain, or just sit by a river?

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6.  Dr John Bradley - 6. Dr John Bradley - "Singing Saltwater Country"

Songlines of Australia

Over 35 years ago, Dr John Bradley took up a teaching position at Borroloola in the Northern Territory, at a time when Yanyuwa children were flogged for speaking their own language at school. Defying policy, John encouraged his pupils to speak in their native tongue and he, in turn, gradually learned the Yanyuwa language from Elders in the community.

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5. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson - Part 4 - 5. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson - Part 4 - "Weaving in a New Dreaming"

Songlines of Australia

Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson, talks about the importance and sacredness of song in Aboriginal culture.

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4. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson – Part 3 – “Get on to your Dreaming Track” show art 4. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson – Part 3 – “Get on to your Dreaming Track”

Songlines of Australia

In this part 3 (of 4) of Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson’s chat with me, Garmi recounts the traditional Dreaming story of Nungeena, and discusses how healing groundwater underlies some song- and ley lines.

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3. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson – Part 2 – Women’s Business, Family and Seven Sisters show art 3. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson – Part 2 – Women’s Business, Family and Seven Sisters

Songlines of Australia

In this part 2 (of 4), Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson, tells us about the land acquisition for the Nungeena Aboriginal Corporation, and talks about the importance of women’s business and family. 

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2. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson – Part 1 – “It’s Time” show art 2. Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson – Part 1 – “It’s Time”

Songlines of Australia

Respected Aboriginal Elder, Garminuneenga, Jenny Thompson, descends from the Wakka Wakka people belonging to the Kabi Kabi language group in Queensland.

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1. Inspiring conversation about Aboriginal songlines with author of The Memory Code, Dr Lynne Kelly  show art 1. Inspiring conversation about Aboriginal songlines with author of The Memory Code, Dr Lynne Kelly

Songlines of Australia

In this incredible first episode, Dr Lynne Kelly discusses how oral (non-literate) societies used songs, stories and other memory aids to pass down vast amounts of knowledge necessary for the survival of their culture over many millennia.

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How is it that oral cultures, that didn't rely on writing, could memorise and accurately hand down vast amounts of information and knowledge for millennia?

Garminungeena, Jenny Thompson, talks about the importance and sacredness of song in Aboriginal culture; and demonstrates how deep emotions expressed through mournful wailing and singing, and the practice of deep listening to others and to Nature, can help in healing personal and planetary pain.

Garmi concludes the final part of her podcast with a message from the heart that it is time for all of us to "weave in a new Dreaming".

The other parts of Garminungeena's podcast are:

Part 1 - "It's Time";
Part 2 - Women's Business, Family and Seven Sisters; and
Part 3 - "Get on to your Dreaming Track".

See also Songlines website for more info on each episode (currently being updated).