Dreaming Stories and Children's Safety single work   prose   dreaming story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Dreaming Stories and Children's Safety
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'One dreaded spirit, the Mulyawonk, (promounced mool-ya-wonk) lives in the water and fear of this spirit kept children in their camps at night and is still feared today.'

Notes

  • This version of the story comes from South Australia's Riverland

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    y separately published work icon The Ngarrindjeri People : Aboriginal People of the River Murray, Lakes and Coorong : An Aboriginal Studies Course for Secondary Students in Years 8-10 South Australia. Education Department , Adelaide : South Australia. Education Department , 1990 7384442 1990 selected work information book children's

    'The Ngarrindjeri People is an Aboriginal studies course which details the history, culture and life experiences of the Aboriginal groups who were the original inhabitants of the areas along the River Murray, Lakes and Coorong.'

    'This course is important in that Ngarrindjeri people are now a significant part of the South Australian community. Ngarrindjeri country, chiefly the River Murray and Coorong, is now used extensively for both agricultural and recreational purposes and through this course students will learn to appreciate its historical cultural significance in addition to its value as a natural resource.'

    'The Ngarrindjeri People is a part of the 8-12 Aboriginal studies program which has been developed to meet the needs of students, teachers and Aboriginal people.' (Source: page 7)

         Adelaide : South Australia. Education Department , 1990     pg. 58
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