Dreamtime on the Derbarl Yerrigan is a very scenic voyage around the important waters of the area.

Dreamtime on the Derbarl Yerrigan is a very scenic voyage around the important waters of the area. Surrounded with an astonishing view of water and the city lights you are drawn into the charismatic storyteller's (elder Walter McGuire) description of the area before the British invaded.

It's a very interesting cruise, and informative too, looking at the various artifacts Elder McGuire had brought, particularly the 200 year old message stick. I was really taken with the two songs which Mr McGuire performed - I could have listened to them for much longer, they were so skillfully performed and very moving.

The one koora koora story he related belongs to his family to tell, but if you want to know one version of it, it's written on the wall of the Chevron Gardens facing the Derbarl Yerrigan. (Swan River)

The Crystal Swan was an excellent venue for this experience, and a very interesting experience all around.

8/10 Fascinating and a good tray of thali when you're peckish on the Sid & Nancy Scale.

#fringeworld #fringeworld2019 #nyungar #indigenous #nyoongar #noongar
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/dreamtime-on-the-derbarl-yerrigan-fw2019

Boorna Waanginy (Trees speaking) is a nocturnal excursion through Karda Katta (Kings Park) - a trek through the 6...

Boorna Waanginy (Trees speaking) is a nocturnal excursion through Karda Katta (Kings Park) - a trek through the 6 indigenous seasons of the South West of Western Australia and one I look forward to seeing. It runs

Fri 8 Feb, 8pm-11pm

Sat 9 Feb, 8pm-11pm

Sun 10 Feb, 8pm-11pm

Mon 11 Feb, 8pm-11pm

Last entry at 10.30pm.

I really want to get to this. #nyungar #noongar #westernaustralia #indigenous
https://www.perthfestival.com.au/experience/boorna-waanginy

South Africa has its fynbos, California has chaparral, France maquis and Chile has matorral - all landscapes...

South Africa has its fynbos, California has chaparral, France maquis and Chile has matorral - all landscapes experiencing Mediterranean climate. So sandy, with bushes and the occasional tree and a low phosphorous content, and limited rainfall.

Here in Noongar boodjar our equivalent is known as kwongan and it's proving to be of great interest because it's a hotspot of botanical biodiversity. Have a read of the wikipedia article. If you've driven through the Stirling Ranges and particularly the Fitzgerald River National Park you'll be familiar with the landscape.

It's also where Wongan Hills gets its name from (over 50% of places in the South West are derived from their Noongar names.) Kwongan Katta - hills above the Kwongan.

#westernaustralia #nyoongar #nyungar #indigenous #noongar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwongan