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.
info_outlineTwo little boys dancing for the first time on country at Buddabadoo in Far North Queensland are joined by the spirits of their ancestral 'Popeyes' (grandfathers).
Aboriginal Elder, Aunty Lauraine Barlow shares this beautiful mystical experience with us.
Aunty explains that ’Country’ is "the land, the animals, the place, the water, the sea, the people – it’s all that in one; and it’s knowing that you fit in there".
Aunty Lauraine also shares how she was called to go on a healing journey up the entire length of Queensland to “sing the spirits on”, and how you’ll know when it’s time to make your own ‘power stick’ when you’re ready to really walk in the way you chose to follow your life’s purpose.
Keep listening also for an interesting introduction to the Australian rainforest pygmies.
For links to the ‘Act’ that Aunty Lauraine refers to in Part 1, and to more information about the Yarrabah mission, head to my blog for this podcast on www.songlinesaustralia.net.