Western Desert Verbal Arts Project Collection From 2012 - 2017 Ngaatjatjarra linguist Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis worked with Inge Kral and Jennifer Green to document the endangered verbal arts of the Australian Western Desert. The Western Desert dialects spoken in the …

‘Alpiri’ is a form of motivational or instructional speech traditionally used in the early morning in Anangu camps. Usually an elder would get up early to broadcast a message to people waking in the camp. In the alpiri video series, we have produced short videos in which …

This video shows Violet Wadrill Nanaku telling the Ngarlking Karu (Greedy Child) story. It was produced by Felicity Meakins (University of Queensland). For more information, contact Felicity Meakins (f.meakins@uq.edu.au) or Karungkarni Art (karungkarniart@gmail.com).

"Niminjarra" is a story owned by Warnman people of the Great Sandy Desert in WA. Two young men transformed themselves into snakes to make their way home from law ceremony to their mother in the west. They were pursued by “Niminjarra” spirit beings all the way to Lake Dora. …

Yidumduma shares the story and songline connected to his mother's Dreaming country Golorog-ya, Peaceful and Diamond Dove Rockhole, Jowarrin, on neighbouring Willeroo Station. The beautiful basalt rocks are the Dove People who sang, danced and created this special spring. …

Pintal Pintal: In the middle of the night Babiduwarrida was sleeping, he was dreaming a song (Maru). This song was travelling to him, coming from a spiritual place called Yatangal. Closer and closer the song was coming, the song from the dreaming came closer for Babiduwarrida as …

Traditional dance and song by the Masig Kai-lag Dancers, from Yorke Island in the Torres Strait. Performed at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns QLD 2016