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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Broadway, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Indigenous Literacy Foundation , 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Nanhthi Marrurru, Deminhimpuk Francella Bunduck , Tjinburul Bruce Wundjar Tchinburur (illustrator), Deminhimpuk Francella Bunduck (translator), Bill Forshaw (translator), single work prose dreaming story

'This is the Kardu Diminin Dreaming story of the Milky Way that happened at Mawurt. It tells the story of the two women who drowned at Mawurt and then changed into the Milky Way.'

Source: NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language (p.11).

 (p. 10-19)
Ngalkunburriyaymi Yawkyawk, Jill Nganjmirra , Jill Nganjmirra (illustrator), Seraine Namundja (illustrator), Dell Hunter (translator), Andy Peart (translator), single work prose Indigenous story

'Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory know and believe that the ngalkunburriyaymi mermaid spirits are everywhere in the Top End.. Stories about these spirits have been handed down by our ancestors from long ago.'

Source: NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language, p.21.

 (p. 20-29)
Balanda Runu'ŋur, Fred Munyirinyir , Jeffrey Ranhdhakpuy (illustrator), single work prose Indigenous story

'This story, "Balanda Runu'ŋur", is about a non-Indigenous man who was stranded on an island for three months. Two Yolŋu people found him and took him back home to the mainland.'

Source: NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language (p.31).

 (p. 30-39)
Note: NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language describes this edition as 'edited': no information on extent of changes.
Wunenungkwarba-kiya nenandeyi-mulangwa yimendu-wa, Groote Eylandt Linguistics , single work prose Indigenous story

'This story is about two men looking for a turtle. The people from the three communities on Groote Eylandt love eating the meat from turtles.'

Source: NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language (p.41).

 (p. 40-49)
yi-Gudarrgu-yinyung marri yi-Waayin-jinyung ana-Lhaawu, Jangu Nundhirribala , single work prose dreaming story

'"The Brolga and the Emu" is a Wubuy Dreaming story for the Ngalmi and Nunggumajbarr clans. This story is about a fight between Brolga and Emu over a grinding stone. It explains why brolgas have a red crest and why emus have a hump on their back. It also tells us why brolgas and emus live in their respective habitats.'

Source: NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language, p.51.

 (p. 51-59)
Tudei En Longtaim, Stella Raymond , Binjari Buk (illustrator), single work picture book children's

'Move back and forth in time in Stella Raymond’s fascinating book comparing how life is lived now in Aboriginal communities to how it was lived in the olden days. Written in English and Kriol, Stella’s home language, this book not only is an insight into Aboriginal life now and then, but also to a language that is widely spoken across the top of Australia.'

Source : publisher's blurb

 (p. 60-69)
Jurttanti-kurangi, Teddy Plummer , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 70-79)
Urreye Akweke, Sabella Kngwarreye Turner , Sabella Kngwarreye Turner (translator), single work prose Indigenous story

'"Urreye Akweke, Little Boy" is a traditional story about a boy and his dog being chased by unknown fierce men after his parents disappear. He finally makes it to safety and meets up with family.'

Source: NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language, p.81.

 (p. 80-89)
Lungkarda-kurlu, Lloyd Jungarrayi Spencer , Jack Jakamarra Ross , single work prose dreaming story

'"The Blue-Tongue Lizard" is a Warlpiri Dreaming story. The Dreaming goes from a place called Lungkarda-muju-muju, not far north of Yuemdumu and travels to Karriya, a hill north of Willowra. The woman Nungarrayi is very persistent, setting off again and again. She is right skin for the man Jangala so this story has a happy ending. The story also explains why blue-tongue lizards have dark patches under their eyes.'

Source: NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language, p.91.

 (p. 91-99)
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