Kayang (Hazel) Brown
Kayang Brown was born in 1925 and grew up in the lower south-west region around the Porongorups in Western Australia. She went to school for a while at the Gnowangerup mission unti...
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Doolann Leisha Eatts
Aunty Doolann Leisha Eatts is a Ballardong woman. She grew up in the south-west, where she says, she was part of two worlds. Aunty Doolann tells stories of her life in the bush. Ho...
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Coolbaroo League
The Coolbaroo League was seen as a haven of hope when it began in 1947. It existed in a time of harsh restrictions for Noongars and all Aboriginal people, when we were not allowed ...
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Family
Noongar Words Moort or moortung – family or relationsDemban – GrandfatherDembart – GrandmotherNgangk – MotherMaam bart/maaman/naan – FatherNgoony R...
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Food
Noongar Words Seasons:Birak – December and January, the first summerBunuru – February and March, the second summerDjeran – April and May, autumnMakuru – Jun...
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Noongar Lore
Noongar Words kaartdijin – knowledge noonookurt koorliny – you go along ngulluk koorl koorliny – they can go back warra wirrin – bad spirit boolywar –...
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Identity
The Aboriginal peoples of Australia have the oldest continous living cultures in the world. WAAETC, Western Australian Strategic Plane for Aboriginal Education and Training 2...
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Northam – 1850s
Northam town site evolved, as more settlers took up land. Noongar people moved to camps around the Avon Valley, ‘where they lived on animals and plants that they could find. ...
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About the Whadjuk Region
Whadjuk is the name of the dialectal group from the Perth area. Whadjuk is situated south of Yued and north of the Pinjarup dialectal groups. The major cities and towns within the ...
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Connection to Country
For thousands of years Noongar people have resided on and had cultural connection to the booja – land. Everything in our vast landscape has meaning and purpose. We speak our ...
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About Us
I would just like to say that I stumbled across this page just surfing around on the net, delaying tidying up for a house inspection in the morning. Was only supposed to have a qui...
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Kayang (Hazel) Brown talks about bush tucker
Audio Recording Hazel Brown- Bush Tucker Audio Transcript It was alright while you were staying in the Mission, and then you know, you worked and things like that. But I liked bein...
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