Dreaming Stories
Storytelling is an integral part of life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The Dreamtime Stories tell of the ancestor spirits and explain how the land came to be inhabited. It can explore and explain the origins of features of the landscape, natural phenomena and ways of caring for the environment. Traditionally these stories have been passed down through the generations by story telling.
To find out more visit these links:
Aboriginal Art Centre - Click on the Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories located left hand within index
Aboriginal Nations - Dreaming stories
Australian Dreamtime - more on the Australian dreamtime stories
Bunyips - For 6 different stories about bunyips, select the Aboriginal Stories option in the menu
Gadi Mirrabooka - Australian Aboriginal Stories
Gundungurra Dreaming - This is the Gundungurra Aboriginal peoples Dreaming story of the creation of the Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves and surrounding areas
Indigenous Australia - On this site you can hear or read stories of the dreamtime from Indigenous storytellers across Australia committed to keeping the stories alive and passing them on to the next generation
Some recommended reads include:
Dunbi the owl by Pamela Lofts
The echidna and the shade tree by Mona Green
How the birds got their colours by Pamela Lofts
Jirrbal, rainforest dreamtime stories by Maisie Barlow
