Alinga was born about 1882.
She belonged to the Yolnga people of Arnhem Land.
Alinga loved to tell the story of Barnumbirr,
the creator-being associated with the planet Venus.
This being came from the island of Baralku in the East,
guiding the first humans to Australia.
Barnumbirr then flew across the land from East to West,
creating and naming the animals, plants,
and natural features of the land.
Alinga married Wilberforce Brennan about 1900.
They had 4 children:
Bindi b. 1901
Jedda b. 1902
Mia b. 1904
Dural b. 1906
She belonged to the Yolnga people of Arnhem Land.
Alinga loved to tell the story of Barnumbirr,
the creator-being associated with the planet Venus.
This being came from the island of Baralku in the East,
guiding the first humans to Australia.
Barnumbirr then flew across the land from East to West,
creating and naming the animals, plants,
and natural features of the land.
Alinga married Wilberforce Brennan about 1900.
They had 4 children:
Bindi b. 1901
Jedda b. 1902
Mia b. 1904
Dural b. 1906
For reflection ...
Every ethnic group, cultural tradition and religious belief system,
has its own creation story.
What is mine?
Every ethnic group, cultural tradition and religious belief system,
has its own creation story.
What is mine?