Indigenous Conversations: traditional Aboriginal healing

For 60,000 years, traditional Aboriginal healers or ngankari (pronounced as "nun-ka-ri") have treated patients using a set of ancient medical knowledge system passed down from generations.

Source: ANTAC

Beyond physical wellbeing, the nganakri also take care of a patient's mind and spirit.

 

The ngankari can see a person's spirit through the healing touch, the pampuni (pronounced "pahm-poo-ni") and place a misaligned spirit back into the body.