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Woonyoomboo: The Night Heron

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

Woonyoomboo: The Night Heron is a story of the Nyikina People of North West Australia. Woonyoomboo: The Night Heron’ is a story, shared by Senior Nyikina Cultural Custodians Annie Nayina Milgin and John Darraga Watson, that teaches the journey of ‘Woonyoomboo’, a Creation Ancestor for the Nyikina people. On his travels, ‘Woonyoomboo’ named and created all things for the Nyikina people including the Fitzroy River, leaving songs, stories and law at important and sacred sites along the way. The path he takes creates the course of the Fitzroy River.

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Roles and Relationships
Teacher will introduce the students to the Woonyoomboo stories and select one mini-story to act as focus.
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Living Waters – Year 7 English
Students will examine the language used in descriptions of water, text types and illustrations used in the stories.
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Living Waters – Year 7 Geography
Students will explore the formation of the rivers and examine the economic, cultural and spiritual value of water for Nyikina, Gija, Wägilak and Bangerang…
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Connecting to Place
Students will connect with the story of Woonyoomboo and discover how he created all living things, the land, law, language and culture for his…
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Forming Country and Rivers
Students will examine the way Woonyoomboo formed landscapes in Nyikina Country.
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Nyikina
The Nyikina Cultural Custodians and the broader Nyikina community is situated in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia. Maduwarra, the Fitzroy River is…
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