What is The Dreaming? Why is it different to other cosmological understandings? Why is land so connected to the Dreaming? Drs Sugi Iswalono, explains why The Dreaming is so important to aboriginal identity.
The Dreaming
"Yanjirlpirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming", 2011, acrylic on canvas, 91x76 cm. Source: By Alma Nungarrayi Granites, Warlukurlangu – Artists of Yuendumu http://warlu.com
Drs Sugi Iswalono, a lecturer in culture and literature Yogyakarta State University, and specialist in Australian cultural studies explains the importance of role of the indigenous women in the continuity of The Dreaming.
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