Ngardan, the earth mound created by the black soil termite namulu is great medicine. Eaten straight it helps with arthritis and all your joints. Lying down on a heated mound earth bed covered with straw and a little water to create steam is a wonderful healer for your whole body. …
Created for Yoana Mynah's Bush Botanic's exhibition 2018.
We go out to Dianne Stoke's traditional land of Pawu Springs, where we're shown how to create 'Yakkula' a traditional skin lotion.
A story about a group of ladies who go out hunting with two dogs. They hunt for porcupine, and one gathers a plant for bush medicine. The two dogs chase a goanna up a tree and then the ladies kill the goanna. They go to the dinner camp and cook the goanna, and have a cup of …
Today we collect and prepare some bush medicine which is good for fixing issues with your skin. Banrrarragu, pronounced bandadagu. We also take a walk in the mangroves and eat some long-bomb shells while we're waiting for the medicine to heat up.
A man goes hunting for kangaroo, he shoots the kangaroo and then cooks it. He takes the blood from the kangaroo to be used as a bush medicine. Dogs gets the meat at the end.
Barkly Yarning was a Festivals Australia project for the 2012 Desert Harmony Festival. Produced by Barkly Regional Arts Project Director - Ktima Heathcote
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