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. …
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 Traditional elder gives a tour out bush in the Chuulangun Homelands (Cape York) looking for native plants ,speaking in both English and language, he talks about the Tjulu plant.
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 …
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
Senior traditional owners and community members of the Thamarrurr region were engaged before the beginning of the Kakadu plum season to express their thoughts and opinions on what the plum business means to them and the importance of sustainability.
A story about a group of girls playing basketball. One girl gets injured and her friends take her to see an old woman who knows bush medicine. She gets better and they recommence their basketball game.
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