They were the Aboriginal people of the land that white people called Australia. They have been there since the beginning of time, from the dream age when everything they knew was created. Their people know how to chant every part of this holy place while meditating on the sun god Gee. Each song is a living map describing the course of a particular path, river, mountain or forest. If you put together these intergenerational songs from dreams, they form the map of Australia.
At dusk, the hum of the didgeridoo, their religious instrument, reminds them of who they are and what they’re doing there. It is their traditional beat that unites them and keeps them connected to the land. Yaka Garimala, as foreigners call them Aboriginal Australians, will tell you what their world is like.
His country is huge. This is the most beautiful country in the world. You have deserts, jungles, savannahs, plateaus and mountains, and deep valleys washed by wild currents. The sea is everywhere. Along its shores there are coves and coves, and sacred cliffs like Bikerton Island. He lives here.
The elders have the important task of introducing the boys to their customs, explaining their history and teaching them to respect traditional laws. They were there thousands of years ago. They existed at the same time as what white people call Homo sapiens. In the caves, they can all feel the influence of their ancestors’ spirits. If you sleep there, you can see them in your dreams and receive messages from them. They come to fill you with their power, and when you wake up, you feel so good.
These are sacred places to them. People used to live in caves and such natural shelters. Paintings of their ancestors can be seen all over their territory, and they tell of the dream age, creation and their lives 50,000 years ago. There is a block in Kakadu National Park where the Rainbow Serpent left after creating the world and was painted on a rock for people to see. Over time, their ancestors left a complete collection of images on the rocks, depicting their way of life and beliefs.
