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Gandjaḻaḻa: Sugar Bag Hunter

Year 5, Year 6, Year 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Arts, English, Geography, HASS, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Sustainability

Gandjaḻaḻa: Sugar Bag Hunter is a story from the Wägilak people of Yolngu Country and follows Gandjaḻaḻa on his journey to collect the sacred Yarrpany honey, while creating features of Country. Both the bees and the water take on spiritual qualities as he travels through the land.

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