Young Aboriginal people perform a dance associated with the brolga, a large water bird that has great significance in the culture of Arnhem Land, during the Barunga Festival in 1995. A Song Man with clap sticks and a didjeridu accompanies the dance, characterised by high leaps …

Pintubi women perform a traditional dance in the school grounds in Walangurru or Kintore, an Aboriginal community 530 kilometres west of Alice Springs in Central Australia.

Young boys from Borroloola perform the “Aeroplane Dance”, about a Second World War event when an American bomber came down near there and a crew member was rescued by local Aborigines.

A special dance is performed in Lajamanu, a Warlpiri Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine on the edge of the Tanami Desert. It is performed welcoming important visitors, during celebrations when the Northern Territory received self-government on 1 …

Warlpiri men sing a traditional “Yilpinyi” song cycle to be recorded with a tape recorder in Lajamanu, a Warlpiri Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine on the edge of the Tanami Desert.

Harry 'Japangardi' Jones tells the story of how Yuendumu got its name from a watermelon eating Donkey.

Dunggula tells the Bangerang creation story of the Murray river known to the Bangerang community as Dunggula, in the Goulburn valley region of modern day northern Victoria. This story tells of how the landscapes we know today were transformed and created through a journey of …

‘The Eagle, the Crow and the Bat’ is a rich cultural story shared by the Jaara Community about Jaara totems and teachings, and how the Jaara Country came to be. A rich cultural story about Jaara totems, the book explores why the Eagle is the Lord of the Highlands, how the …

In 1883 a large gathering of First Nations People gathered at the top of Doctor George Mountain, near Bega, on the NSW Far South Coast to perform a mens initiation specifically so that it could be recorded by one of the world's earliest anthropologists, Alfred William Howitt. …

Three extraordinary and highly renowned artists painting from the Papunya Tula Artists studio in the remote Western Australian community of Kiwirrkura. Join Nanyuma Napangati, Mantua Nangala and Yukultji Napangati as they discuss their work, and their traditional country.

Mother Rene and daughter Maureen are both passionate artists working at Minyma Kutjara Arts. Rene was one of the founding members of Irrunytju Artists. Her work draws on her extensive knowledge of Country and the important rock holes around her place of birth. A skilled bush …

Diane Dawson is a passionate and versatile artist who explores a variety of styles including traditional tjukurpa (ancestral creation stories) passed down by her parents, both highly regarded artists. Dawson has recently been exploring landscapes in her own contemporary style, …

WAITOC Workshop trip up the Cape Leveque.

WAITOC Workshop trip up the Cape Leveque.

Sign Language Project from Tjuntjuntjara community in Western Australia. Story by: Sophia Brown & Michelle Anderson

Sign Language Project from Tjuntjuntjara community in Western Australia. Story by: Katy Brown

Sign Language Project from Tjuntjuntjara community in Western Australia. Story by: Maureen Donegan

Sign Language Project from Tjuntjuntjara community in Western Australia. Story by: Janine Hogan & Shonna Jamieson

Sign Language Project from Tjuntjuntjara community in Western Australia. Story by: Maureen Donegan

Sign Language Project from Tjuntjuntjara community in Western Australia. Story by: Katy Brown, Suzina Goodwin and Noeli Rictor