Cultural Learnings

 

Where the Journey Meets

This icon represents a meeting place (circles) and the journey paths (lines). The meeting place is significant to Aboriginal men and women. It is a place where Aboriginal people meet, gather around, sitting in a circle.

The Gathering

This symbol is the tracks or journey path to the honey any site. At these sites, Aboriginal Women used their digging sticks to dig out the honey ant nests from the sand. The honey from the ants were a special treat for Aboriginal People.

As it Flows

This symbol is two waterholes connected by flowing water (wavy lines). The symbols along the banks are Kangaroo tracks drinking by the water.

Walkabout

This symbol represents Aboriginal people sitting around a campsite. Each U shape represents a person.

Bush Tucker

There are a lot of different species of bush berry, gathered by Aboriginal women in Central Australia. Bush berries are an important food source for Aboriginal People.

Googar Dreaming

The Goanna for some Aboriginal people is a Totemic spirit. It is painted in art form to honour their ancestral spirit.

Rainbow serpent

The rainbow serpent dreaming in Aboriginal Culture represents one of the great and powerful forces of nature and spirit. The Rainbow Serpent is the great life giver, protector of water, which is his spiritual home.

Ocean Journey

Turtles are a respected animal in the Aboriginal community. It is an important food source for Indigenous communities and also appear as totems for some communities and also in Dreamtime stories.

Emu in the Sky

The emu is a very important animal in Aboriginal Culture. Their meat is a delicacy. Emu oil is very useful in our bush medicines. There is also a bright star constellation in the sky named ‘Emu in the sky’ (the stars are represented by the circle shapes)

The Spirit Within

In many cultures, the crocodile is a feared animal. Large-sized Crocodiles to some Aboriginal people believe that the Crocodile takes on the spirits of those important people.