The aboriginal guide leads us to some rock art. Pictures of wallaby, echidna, thylacine,
possum and the rainbow serpent.
Aboriginal guide: The rainbow serpent (Wardijina). Wardijina
came here 7,000 years ago. She painted these pictures and told us what to eat.
Wardijina has no mouth. If she had a mouth, she would be too
powerful, cause floods, monsoons. Too much water. Respect her and she gives us
the right amount of water. Not too much.
Our guide: See these people they just wander in. Not with a guide. Don’t know
anything. Might see some paintings. They will know nothing.
We walk past a pile of rocks arranged in the shape of a
corpse.
Our guide: This is the Primary Burial Site. A body is placed
here and protected by the rocks from all the animals. After 6 months the dried
bones are taken for second ceremonial burial.
I ask the obvious question.m
The answer: These bones were put here about 15 years ago.
They have never been used. They were put here to show people the way things are
one.
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