Morning Star prose   dreaming story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Morning Star
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'A camp has experienced its first death, so Mardiyhin must begin the ceremony of birth, life and death. Morning Star is a very ancient story. The storyteller, Victor Hood, says it comes ‘from the dust’, which means it comes from the Dreamtime. This story is told in Rembarrnga language.'

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Language: Aboriginal Rembarrnga AIATSIS Code: N73 NT
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    form y separately published work icon Dust Echoes : Ancient Stories, New Voices 2004 Z1611900 2004 website film/TV dreaming story

    The Dust Echoes consists of twelve dreamtime stories from the Wugularr Community in Arnhem Land located in the northern Territory of Australia. Narrated by Tom E. Lewis, this series has been screened during film festivals throughout the world. The Dust Echoes provides young people with 12 dreamtime stories to inspire interest and respect for Aboriginal culture

    2004
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