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”
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 - "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 - "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 - "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”
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
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”
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
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.
info_outlineOver 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 the Elders.
Don’t keep history a mystery - come with us and explore some of the real history of Australia as John talks about the commentary around songs and stories, and shares tantalising snippets of his vast knowledge about the timeless nature of songlines as taught to him by the Yanyuwa people.
For anyone even remotely interested in the complex but intriguing concept of Aboriginal songlines, “Singing Saltwater Country” written by John Bradley with the Yanyuwa families, is definitely a ‘must-read’.
Find a link to John’s work, including incredible 3D Dreaming and other animations created by the Monash Country Lines Archive project, on the website at www.songlinesaustralia.net.