How traditional Aboriginal healing is filling the gaps of Western medicine

Ngankaris healer Debbie Watson (L)

Ngankaris healer Debbie Watson (L) Source: ANTAC

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.



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