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This Place: Birian Balunah - the birthing of the rivers

Video This Place: Birian Balunah - the birthing of the rivers

TLF ID M025424

Paula Nihot shares a story told to her by Yugambeh Elder Patricia O’Connor. It's the story of Wanungara, queen of the mountains, and her daughters Princess Toolona and Princess Caningera, and how their complicated relationships and choices explain the geography of the region.

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Year level

4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9

Topics Dreaming (Spiritual) Aboriginal peoples Aboriginal history Land custodianship Asia Water cycle Water resources Landforms Storytelling Human settlements Natural heritage Lifestyles Torres Strait Islander history Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Sense of place
Learning area
  • Geography
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • English

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