At the heart of Warlpiri mythology lies the Dreamtime, or Jukurrpa, a timeless realm where ancestral beings created the land, its features, and the laws that govern the natural and spiritual worlds. These ancestral beings are revered as creators and custodians, shaping not only the physical environment but also the cultural identity of the ...

2014年1月22日 · We, the Warlpiri people, believe in the Jukurrpa to this day. In this succinct statement Nungarrayi touched on the subtlety, complexity and all-encompassing, non-finite nature of the Jukurrpa....

Passed from generation to generation through storytelling, the Dreaming shares beliefs that are connected to Country and the natural world. These stories incorporate creation, rules for living, social regulations, ethics and morality. They often feature characters who demonstrate undesirable behaviours, and face consequences because of it.

Narratives in Warlpiri; some Jukurrpa stories, others of historical events or personal experiences; parallel Warlpiri and English texts. Full contents: Jajirdikirli : the spotted cat / Molly Tasman Napurrurla; Warlukurlangu : what happened at the place of fire / Uni Nampijinpa

The Bush Plum Dreaming story is a common example of a Dreamtime story. It is set in the sprawling central and western deserts between Warlpiri County and Lajamanu County in the Utopia homeland. In this story, they say that the Dreamtime winds blew in, carrying Bush Plum seeds to the surrounding land.

2016年3月17日 · Who owns a Dreamtime story? The Warlpiri, like all Indigenous groups, use a complex system of kinship that regulates which people can depict, sing, dance or talk about which Dreamings.

The Warlpiri Water Dreaming story, Ngapa Jukurrpa, focuses on sites such Pirlinyanu, which is about 65 km west of Yuendumu, and Puyurru, north west of Yuendumu. It relates how two Jangala men, rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm that collided with another storm from Warpurtali.

2022年2月13日 · The Dreamtime is how Indigenous Australians understand their world, and the stories they tell pass that understanding and respect for country down through the generations. The core of the Dreamtime stories is that at the very beginning of time, ancestors rose up out of the darkness to create everything.

The Warlpiri Water Dreaming story, Ngapa Jukurrpa, tells how two Jangala men, rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm that collided with another storm from Warpurtali. The two storms traveled across the country from Karlipinpa near Kintore.

This collection of fifteen stories from Warlipiri elders reflects the importance of the Dreaming in all of its manifestations. Recorded and translated here for the first time are stories rich with insight into Aboriginal spirituality and life - on subjects as diverse as adolescence, love, hatred, sexuality, marriage, family, war, peace, physical and psychological survival, and aging. Told with ...