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Life On The River with Lionel (Charlie) Williams

An Aboriginal man from the Ngemba language, Lionel (Charlie) Williams talks about the Barwon-Darling River. He expressed his concerns about the River's health regarding the decline in water quality and flows and the numbers of native fish. Find out...

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The People of the Narran Lakes

Brenda McBride talks about the Narran Lakes near Walgett. The heritage listed Narran Wetlands was an important meeting place of up to five language groups. Find out more:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CawZAqrUimI&t=5s Source: Western Local Land...

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Gilgais and Caring for Water

June Barker from North-western New South Wales describes the importance of gilgais from her environmental and cultural opinion. She tells about the fundamentals of water health and using gypsum to clear muddy water. Find out more:  ...

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Life On The River with Diane Kelly

An Aboriginal woman, Diane Kelly from the Brewarrina, NSW tells her happy memories of growing up on the Barwon-Darling River when she was a child. She expresses concerns about water quality is decreasing. Find out more: ...

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The significance of the waterways to Wangal people

This video is part of an ABC produced series named This Place. It tells the story behind one of these special places: Wangal people know Sydney as the place of eel Dreaming and before it was known as the Parramatta River, the waterway was called Burramattagal....

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A story about Wimmera River

The Wimmera River is known as Barengi Djul in Wergaia language spoken by the Wotjobaluk people. Along the water, not far from the township of Dimboola is a special place known as Ackle Bend or Wutiyeti which means camping place, and is also known for its stories of...

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Finding water in an arid environment with Badger Bates

Badger Bates, a Baarkindji man from Western NSW, explains how traditional Aboriginal people found water in an arid environment, such as following animals to water or identifying signs left by other people. He also demonstrates a traditional technique for reducing...

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