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y separately published work icon The Ngarrindjeri People : Aboriginal People of the River Murray, Lakes and Coorong : An Aboriginal Studies Course for Secondary Students in Years 8-10 selected work   information book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 The Ngarrindjeri People : Aboriginal People of the River Murray, Lakes and Coorong : An Aboriginal Studies Course for Secondary Students in Years 8-10
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:South Australia. Education Department , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
This My Landi"When the north wind blows", Kunmanara Tur , single work poetry (p. 8)
Note: Titled as This is My Land
Spiritual Song of the Aboriginei"I am a child of the Dreamtime People", Hyllus Maris , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Eagle and the Crow, Long Mack , Eve Adam , single work prose dreaming story

'A long time ago there lived an eagle call Wildu who had two nephews call Wakarla (the crows). Wildu was always telling the Wakarla what they could and could not do, and they did not like it...'

 (p. 25)
Note:

The following is part of an Adnyamathanaha story, told by Annie Coulthard in Flinders Ranges Dreaming by Dorothy Tunbridge

Includes: What the story teaches and student activities
How Spencer Gulf Was Formed, The Narrunga People , single work prose dreaming story
'Spencer Gulf was once a big valley which was filled with a long line of fresh water lagoons. Water birds lived in these lagoons andthey each claimed one as their very own...'
 (p. 34)
The Flood and the Bird Men, Kainoo Tjeemairee , single work prose dreaming story

'In the time long ago called Kardoorair when all the animals were men, a big rain began to fall. It fell for many nights until finally it covered all the country of the Munrinbata people called Darimun...'

 (p. 34-35)
Ngurunderi, Aboriginal Aboriginal Ngarrindjeri people , single work prose
'In the Dreaming of the Ngarrindjeri people, Nugurunderi is the shaper of land, laws, and creatures. He could travel through time and space along rivers and hills...across lakes and seas...His mind and spirit sometimes took human shape and he travelled as a man...'
 (p. 50-53)
Note: Includes student activities.
Thukeri : A Ngarrindjeri Dreaming Story, Leila D. Rankine , single work prose dreaming story

'This is a story about two men who lived on the shores of Lake Alexandrina. They belonged to the Ngarrindjeri people. The two men set off in their bark canoe to go fishing on the lake. They travelled along on the calm, cool waters until they came to their favourite fishing place called Loveday Bay, where they always caught the best and most delicious bream fish. In their language, this fish is called thukeri.'

 (p. 56-58)
Note: The Thukeri story...explains what might happen if food is not shared. This story belongs to the Ngarrindjeri people and is still told to children by people such as Leila Rankine.
Dreaming Stories and Children's Safety, Barney Lindsay , single work prose dreaming story
'One dreaded spirit, the Mulyawonk, (promounced mool-ya-wonk) lives in the water and fear of this spirit kept children in their camps at night and is still feared today.'
 (p. 58)
We Forgoti"Yo better not forget the", Anndrina Kartinyeri , single work poetry (p. 201)
What It Feels Like to Be Blacki"Walking in the sun-light, walking in the shadows,", Leila D. Rankine , single work poetry (p. 201-202)
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