9. Jandamarra Cadd, Aboriginal Artist – “Beyond the Dots”
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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”
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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”
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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
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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”
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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
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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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Respected Aboriginal Elder, Aunty Lauraine Barlow, explains how she can hear Country call and welcome her, and that Country can also tell one when it’s time to go away again to carry on life’s purpose.
Aunty Lauraine also tells us how ‘half-blood’ children were taken from their families and forced to live in the segregated dormitory system at Yarrabah Anglican mission, and how copious files were kept on all Aboriginal people documenting their every move.
Aunty Lauraine shares with us her full Aboriginal name and how she came to be the proud custodian of a beautifully-carved Black Wattle walking stick, and talks about ancestral totems.
We also talk about songlines, Dreaming paths, the living energy of water, and responsibilities that attach to knowing the songs.
The ‘Act’ Aunty Lauraine refers to when she talks about exemptions is The Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 (Qld). A link to a copy of the Act will be included in my blog for this episode on www.songlinesaustralia.net website.