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The students at Ernabella Anangu School learned how to do claymation by the tutor Jonathan Daw.
The Seven Sisters story is narrated by Tapaya Edwards, Senior Cultural Custodian.
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The sisters carry wana (digging sticks) on their travels. The digging sticks were used to dig for food like honey ants, and finding bush foods, witchery grubs, sand goanna and perentie eggs and also to find water in the desert sand.
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The sisters carry wana (digging sticks) on their travels. The digging sticks were used to dig for food like honey ants, and finding bush foods, witchery grubs, sand goanna and perentie eggs and also to find water in the desert sand.Tapaya Edwards, Senior Cultural Custodian, explains this part of the story.
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The girls perform the Inma which they learned for this location at Pimba. The Inma is called Natji Natji.
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The girls perform the Inma which they learned for this location at Pimba. The Inma is called Natji Natji.
DID YOU KNOW?
Cultural authority means you have been given permission to learn and know the important stories for country from senior elders and cultural custodians. You must have this permission to be able to sing, paint and dance the Inma.
DID YOU KNOW?
Cultural authority means you have been given permission to learn and know the important stories for country from senior elders and cultural custodians. You must have this permission to be able to sing, paint and dance the Inma.
The girls are holding digging sticks (wana) which the sisters use to hunt for food.
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The girl holding the red wana (digging stick) is the older sister (Kangkuru).
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The Walka gives the dancer a sense of pride and confidence.
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For women dancers, the Walka (paint up) on the face is only painted in this area to cover the nose.
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The girl holding the red wana (digging stick) is the older sister (Kangkuru).
The girl holding the red wana (digging stick) is the older sister (Kangkuru).
The girl holding the red wana (digging stick) is the older sister (Kangkuru).
For women dancers, the Walka (paint up) on the face is only painted in this area to cover the nose.
The Walka gives the dancer a sense of pride and confidence.
The Walka gives the dancer a sense of pride and confidence.
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The formation in the Pimba salt lakes is Wati Nyiru and is an important part of the Seven Sisters Tjukurpa.
The formation in the Pimba salt lakes is Wati Nyiru and is an important part of the Seven Sisters Tjukurpa.
Traditionally, dancers would wear a headband made from human hair and decorated with a cockatoo feather. Today Anangu use coloured wool for their head bands.
Let's Practice Language
Natji Natji
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The name of a song
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The name of a song
Wati Nyiru
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The man who follows the Seven Sisters
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The man who follows the Seven Sisters
Kungarankalpa
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The Seven Sisters Story
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The Seven Sisters Story
Wangka
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Language
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Language
Wapar
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The Yankunytatjara word for Story
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The Yankunytatjara word for Story
