Wik boys 'Aak Kangk.a'

Added by Woyan-min Bio-Cultural Project

Wik boys head out bush during the season of Kaarp (wetseason) for some bush fruits known in language as 'may yoorp'. These berries are very sweet and are part of a healthy bush-tucker diet.

The boys then enjoy a fun afternoon in the peak of Kaarps big wet at a local waterhole just outside their community of Aurukun.

This film is part of the Aurukun Indigenous Knowledge Centres Bio-Cultural project called 'Woyan-Min' (the Wik-mungkan translation to English is 'the good way').

Supported by the Aurukun Shire Council, State Libraries Queensland and Education Queensland.

More Information
  • Language:Wik-Mungkan
  • English Subtitles:Yes
  • Genre:Bushcraft & Bush Medicine
  • Year Completed:2019
  • Editor:Gabriel, Perry
  • Narrator:Roofus Namponan
  • Translator:Perry Yunkaporta
  • Custodians:Wik Elders
  • Partner Organisation:Aurukun Shire Council
  • Location:Aurukun, QLD, Australia
  • Duration:00:03:55
  • Director:Gabriel Waterman, Perry Yunkaporta
  • Writer:Rufus Namponan
  • Talent:Roofus Namponan, Rosie Wolmby, Jonny Blowhard Jnr
  • Music & Musician:Craig Koometa
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