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Story Cycles

Some stories belong together. Follow a cycle across Country.

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The Bunjil Cycle

🌿 Djab wurrung πŸ“– 6 stories πŸ“ Gariwerd (Grampians), Victoria

The great eagle Bunjil is creator, law, and sky. These six stories trace his journey across Gariwerd β€” from the making of the rivers to the first ceremony, from the teaching of law to the naming of Country.

Story 1 of 6
How Bunjil Made Country
Elder β€” Gariwerd Region
Djab wurrung
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Story 2 of 6
Bunjil Calls the Rivers
Elder β€” Gariwerd Region
Djab wurrung
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Story 3 of 6
The First Ceremony
Elder β€” Gariwerd Region
Djab wurrung
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Story 4 of 6
Bunjil's Children
Elder β€” Gariwerd Region
Djab wurrung
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Story 5 of 6
The Law of the Eagle
Elder β€” Gariwerd Region
Djab wurrung
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Story 6 of 6

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Rivers of Life

🌿 Yorta Yorta, Wiradjuri πŸ“– 5 stories πŸ“ Murray-Darling Basin, NSW/VIC

The Murray-Darling is not just a river system β€” it is a living ancestor. These stories follow the water from the mountains to the sea, carrying the laws of the land with them.

Story 1 of 5
Tiddalik the Frog
Elder β€” Murray River Region
Yorta Yorta
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Story 2 of 5
The Making of the Murray
Elder β€” Yorta Yorta Country
Yorta Yorta
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Story 3 of 5
The Platypus Story
Elder β€” Wiradjuri Country
Wiradjuri
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Story 4 of 5
Cummeragunja and the River Law
Elder β€” Yorta Yorta Country
Yorta Yorta
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Story 5 of 5
When the River Speaks
Elder β€” Wiradjuri Country
Wiradjuri
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Night Sky Dreaming

🌿 Multiple nations πŸ“– 7 stories πŸ“ Across Australia

The oldest astronomy in the world. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have read the night sky for sixty thousand years. These stories are written in the stars β€” and in the dark spaces between them.

Story 1 of 7
Mirrabooka β€” The Emu in the Sky
Elder β€” Queensland
Kamilaroi
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Story 2 of 7
The Seven Sisters Songline
Elder β€” Central Desert
Anangu Pitjantjatjara
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Story 3 of 7
Morning Star Ceremony
Elder β€” YolΕ‹u
YolΕ‹u
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Story 4 of 7
Namorrodor the Night Spirit
Elder β€” YolΕ‹u
YolΕ‹u
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Story 5 of 7
The Dark Constellations
Elder β€” Central Australia
Arrernte
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Story 6 of 7
The Crow and the Milky Way
Elder β€” Wurundjeri Country
Wurundjeri
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Story 7 of 7
The Southern Cross
Multiple Elders
Multiple nations
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