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Lightning Ridge is a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, ... the town had a population of 1,826, of whom 344 (18.8%) were Indigenous Australians. ...
Tracking skills of Indigenous Australian of the Kimberley region. The Cattle King (1936). The story of Sir Sidney Kidman. Forty Fathoms Deep (1937). Pearl-diving community of Broome, Western Australia. Over the Range (1937). Story of the Kimberleys. Lightning Ridge (1940). Based on Idriess's opal prospecting experience at Lightning Ridge.
According to Norman Tindale's estimation, the Gamilaraay's tribal domains encompassed some 75,000 km 2 (29,000 sq mi), [6] from around Singleton in the Hunter Valley through to the Warrumbungle Mountains in the west and up through the present-day centres of Quirindi, Gunnedah, Tamworth, Narrabri, Wee Waa, Walgett, Moree, Collarenebri, Lightning Ridge and Mungindi in New South Wales, to ...
The ethnonym Yuwaalaraay derives from their word for "no" (yuwaal) to which a form of the comitative suffix, -iyaay/ayaay/-araay, is attached. [2] [a]While AUSTLANG cites Euahlayi, Ualarai, Euhahlayi, and Juwalarai as synonyms for the Gamilaraay language in earlier sources, [4] more recent sources suggest different distinctions.
Namarrkon (also known as Namarrgon [2]), Lightning man, makes lightning appear and creates roars of thunder in storms; Ngintaka, Pitjantjatjara creator being; Nogomain, a god who gives spirit children to mortal parents; Onur, Karraur lunar deity; Papinijuwari, a type of one-eyed giant which feeds on the bodies of the dead and the blood of the sick
Aug. 16—It started as an amusing thought experiment for wife-and-husband creative team Crystle Lightning and RedCloud: Wouldn't it be great if there was an Indigenous version of the 1978 film ...
Indigenous filmmakers continue to make strides in Canada, building industry capacity on their own terms and telling stories that both honor their communities and reach out to global audiences.
The god of thunder and lightning who is also responsible for rallying the other storm gods. Coatrisquie: The torrential downpour Goddess, the terrible Taíno storm servant of Guabancex and side-kick of thunder God Guatauva. Bayamanaco: Old man fire; the Taíno spirit of Cohoba and guardian of the secrets of sweet potato bread. Boinayel