Sacred Sites

Sacred Sites by Aunty Munya Andrews

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Aboriginal sacred sites are a contentious political issue in Australia, largely because of the cultural clashes that involve mining and other land development projects. Our people have been wrongly accused of fabricating stories about sacred sites to halt these initiatives,…
Mother-in-Law Tree

The Mother-in-Law Tree

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On our recent trip to Broome, we visited Eco Beach on Roebuck Bay in Yawuru country and came across the mother-in-law tree. Everyone who undertakes our cultural awareness and competency courses learn about Aboriginal kinship and cultural protocols. Many are…
Trees can talk

Talking Trees

TREES CAN TALK! (Science proves they really can) A recent ground-breaking study has found that trees commune with the aid of fungi beneath the ground. Not only do they talk, trees are extraordinarily intelligent and community-minded. They care for, nourish,…

The Dreaming of the Left-­Handed Kangaroo

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(Western science catches up to ancient wisdom) Munya Andrews | September 2016 Did you know kangaroos are left­handed? What does this mean for human beings and what might it tell us about our common ancestry? Is there a deeper connection…
Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training

What’s with Wrong Skin?

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If you haven’t heard about The Age’s cold case investigation ‘Wrong Skin’ in the past two weeks, you will. Led by reporter Richard Baker, it was launched with much ado two weeks ago. Julie Buck’s friends never believed the young…
$50 man

The $50 Man

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(Australia’s Leonardo Da Vinci was an Aboriginal genius) By: Munya Andrews November 2016 When asked to identify who he is, most Australians are stumped. Few can name him and fewer still know what he is famous for or indeed why…