You may have heard of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. But did you know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have their own names and times for the seasons? This knowledge is unique to each language group and their environment and has been passed down through the generations for over 65,000 years.
This series explores six Aboriginal seasonal calendars to find out how the unique knowledge they contain helps the traditional owners to hunt, fish and collect bush tucker at the best time!
We Yolngu, we are proud of our culture, of who we are.
Our culture makes us strong.
We Yolngu, we belong to our country and our country belongs to us.
Our country makes us strong.
The clips in this collection draw on three longer films made in 1966, 1976 and 2002 about the Djungguwan ceremony in north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
The aim of the Djungguwan is to bring young boys into the Law, identifying them with clansmen of previous generations and with their ancestral origins.