Seasons

Warramiri Introduction: Seasonma djaŋu walu mä djanal ŋarru marŋgiyi walumurru djanal ŋarru warrathun ŋarirri, maypal, ŋatha, guku, maranydjalk, miyapunu. Bayiŋuya nhan ŋarru rakaram waluyu.

Knowing about the seasons and when and how they change keeps us safe. Old people were living with this knowledge before the time of the Balanda. They knew the markers of the seasons and could read the land, knew what food to collect and when was a good time to burn. All this knowledge is also in the songs and dances we perform. Our children can stay healthy by listening to the teaching’s of the land, the sea and the sky. At Gäwa we are using the seasons to develop a curriculum at our school. We can’t have a Balanda only curriculum, we don’t want our children to be taught everything foreign, we need them to have an education of the land.

You can find out about the seasons by clicking on the names of the seasons in the menu above.