PORMPURAAW ART AND CULTURE CENTRE | 'Pormpuraaw totems : an Indigenous language resource' Book | Soft CoverIncludes an essay, "Totem story" by Sid Bruce Short Joe, a list of totems of the Pormpuraaw region in English with translations into the three languages defined by the author as those of the region: "Wik", "Thaayorre" and "Kugu"; and illustrations showing totems in contemporary art works by Pormpuraaw artists. Pormpuraaw, Qld. : Pormpuraaw Arts & Cultural Centre Inc., 2013 31 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 21 x 30 cm

Lockhart River

drawn back by the beauty of the area and sense of community

One of the favourite games played by boys [and also by men] was the holding of toy canoe races along the shallow waters of the beaches

I do my painting to carry my culture on and so my children will know our stories

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She is committed to being a role model for younger generations and “…to using the knowledge I have about culture and tradition to make an impact

we can no more go fishing on our country

my belly and down both legs

Dimensions: 268 x 218 x 10mm

Shannon Brett is a descendant of the Wakka Wakka

a way to connect with the life forces that flow through our trees