Jaara Welcome
Jaara Elder, Rick Nelson welcomes you to Jaara Country and shares knowledge about the plants used in the smoking ceremony.
Year Level: Year 5
Significance of Country
This session deepens students’ understanding of Yurlu, the Kingfisher Man and enables them to become familiar with features of Adnyamathanha Coun…
Woonyoomboo – The Night Heron film
Woonyoomboo is a major Creation Ancestor for the Nyikina people. This story shows how and where Woonyoomboo lived and travelled and how he brought the…
Yurlu: The Kingfisher Man
The Adnyamathanha Creation story Yurlu: The Kingfisher Man is an important account of the Creation and history of the Flinders Ranges of South Austral…
The Eagle, the Crow and the Bat
The Eagle, the Crow and the Bat is a teaching that explains how the Crow discovered fire and why his feathers are black today.
Jirraginy joo Goorranrndal: Frog and Brolga
The Frog and Brolga is a story from the Gija people in Western Australia. Their story tells of a permanent waterhole at Gawarre and examines how the l…
Gandjaḻaḻa: Sugar Bag Hunter
Gaṉdjaḻaḻa: Sugar Bag Hunter is a story from the Wägilak people of Yolngu Country and follows Gaṉdjaḻaḻa on his journey to collect the sa…
Woonyoomboo: The Night Heron
Woonyoomboo: The Night Heron is a story of the Nyikina People of North West Australia. It follows the journey of Woonyoomboo as he travels through and…
Spirituality, Country and People
In this lesson students reflect on their own understanding of spirituality and compare with others. Students will reflect on how Adnyamathanha spir…
Learning to be Whole: Well-Being, Resilience and Leadership
The intended learning for the lessons: Students know the importance of The Eagle, the Crow and the Bat ‘teaching’ for the Jaara people…
