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Symbols, Signs and Stories

Year 3, Year 4 English, Visual Arts

Brinja-Yuin Walbunja Elder Aunty Trish Ellis shares how symbols are used in ceremony, including ochre markings for mind, body, and spirit, and animal tracks that connect stories of Country.

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