Worlds Village

Tangentyere Artists is an Australian Aboriginal Art Centre, owned and directed by Tangentyere Council. The enterprise represents artists from the 18 Alice Springs town camp communities who produce acrylic paintings and local seed jewellery. A defining feature of this product is stylistic diversity. The variety is largely due to the cultural breadth of the Town Camp population, which encompasses over 20 cultural contexts from Central Australia. Tangentyere Artists is strongly committed to improving social justice and supporting the cultural heritage of Town Camp residents through its art and marketing services. Anwernekenhe Ayeye The Story Belonging to Us Tangentyere Artists PO Box 8070 / 4 Elder Street Alice Springs NT 0871 T 08 8951 4241 F 08 8952 8521 International T +61 8 8951 4241 F +61 8 8952 8521 E artsales@tangentyere.org.au www.tangentyereartists.org.au The beautiful song played on this film is Petrol Wanti written and performed by Stewart Gaykamangu from the CD -UPK#4 Ulkiay produced by Nganampa Health Council as part of a collaborative ongoing music project by APY musicians. Copyright 2007 Nganampa Health Council Available from – www.nganampahealth.com.au Tel: (61+) 08 8952 5300 Please enjoy our video!

Come on a journey through an ancient land and be captivated by its timeless surrounds. Australia’s Northern Territory presents itself in many varied guises — experience countless adventures, the best that nature has to offer, the world’s oldest living culture, and a taste of a genuinely relaxed, outdoor lifestyle. Experience the bluer than blue waters of the Cobourg Peninsula and Arnhem Land’s dramatic floodplains, which renew their look several times a day with the changing light. Amongst the lush wetlands and surging waterfalls of Kakadu, learn about life within the park with indigenous guides and see the rock art galleries of their ancestors. Float on your back in Katherine’s majestic sandstone gorges, gazing at the ancient faces of the rock walls that loom up to meet the sky. In the heart of the Territory, watch the landscape’s metamorphosis from the bronzed savannahs of the Barkly Tablelands to the washed terracottas and rusty reds of the Centre. Meet the locals and share their passion for this intriguing land, which captures hearts and minds with reckless abandon. After all, it’s been practising its charms since the dawn of time. Visit the Northern Territory, share our story, and create your own. www.travelnt.com

The Rainbow Serpent is an Aboriginal Dreamtime Story from the Western Region ofNew South Wales, Australia. Aboriginals believe in two forms of time; two parallel streams of activity. One is the daily objective activity, the other is an infinite spiritual cycle called the “dreamtime”, more real than reality itself. Whatever happens in the dreamtime establishes the values, symbols, and laws of Aboriginal society. It was believed that some people of unusual spiritual powers had contact with the dreamtime. “Dreaming” is also often used to refer to an individual’s or group’s set of beliefs or spirituality. For instance, an Indigenous Australian might say that they have Kangaroo Dreaming, or Shark Dreaming, or Honey Ant Dreaming, or any combination of Dreamings pertinent to their “country”. However, many Indigenous Australians also refer to the creation time as “The Dreaming”. The Dreamtime laid down the patterns of life for the Aboriginal people. “The Dreaming” was the time of creation. Dreaming stories vary throughout Australia, and there are different versions on the same theme. For example, the story of how the birds got their colours is different in New South Wales and in Western Australia. Stories cover many themes and topics, as there are stories about creation of sacred places, land, people, animals and plants, law and custom. It is a complex network of knowledge, faith, and practices that derive from stories of creation, and which pervades and informs all spiritual and …

How the Kangaroo got Her Pouch is an Aboriginal Dreamtime Story of the Wirrajuri Tribe from the Western Plains inNew South Wales, Australia. Aboriginals believe in two forms of time; two parallel streams of activity. One is the daily objective activity, the other is an infinite spiritual cycle called the “dreamtime”, more real than reality itself. Whatever happens in the dreamtime establishes the values, symbols, and laws of Aboriginal society. It was believed that some people of unusual spiritual powers had contact with the dreamtime. “Dreaming” is also often used to refer to an individual’s or group’s set of beliefs or spirituality. For instance, an Indigenous Australian might say that they have Kangaroo Dreaming, or Shark Dreaming, or Honey Ant Dreaming, or any combination of Dreamings pertinent to their “country”. However, many Indigenous Australians also refer to the creation time as “The Dreaming”. The Dreamtime laid down the patterns of life for the Aboriginal people. “The Dreaming” was the time of creation. Dreaming stories vary throughout Australia, and there are different versions on the same theme. For example, the story of how the birds got their colours is different in New South Wales and in Western Australia. Stories cover many themes and topics, as there are stories about creation of sacred places, land, people, animals and plants, law and custom. It is a complex network of knowledge, faith, and practices that derive from stories of creation, and which …

In 2008, BCRG (Bankstown Community Resource Group Inc) started a project called “Our Journey, My Story”. The project was about the tradition of story telling and how important it is in Aboriginal culture.