Title |
Umbarra. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
[Wallaga Lake, N.S.W.? : Wallaga Lake Cultural Centre, 199-?] |
Description |
10 unnumbered pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 15 x 22 cm. |
Note |
"Umbarra is the totem of the Yuin people of Wallage. Inside are notes, stories and information about the Yuin people." |
"Umbarra (King Merriman) was a leader of his people. He died in1904. A small island in Wallaga Lake bears his name and is protected as an Aboriginal place."--p. [1] |
Cover title. |
Summary |
Introduction to the oral traditions of the Yuin people of the Wallaga Lake region - contact history, story of the Waratah (Guboo Ted Thomas), hairy man, bush medicines, dance hall, bush foods (fruits, seafood, animals), Jacky Jacky song (Percy Mumbulla); short word list. |
Subjects |
Umbarra |
Yuin (Australian people) |
Yuin (Australian people) -- Social life and customs |
Yuin people (S67) (NSW SI56-13) |
Settlement and contacts |
Stories and motifs - Plants |
Stories and motifs - Creation / Cosmology |
Stories and motifs - Devils, monsters, evil spirits, hairy men, bunyips |
Wallaga Lake Region (N.S.W.) |
Wallaga Lake |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Thomas, Guboo Ted, 1909-2002 (author) |
Mumbler, Percy, died 1991 (author) |
Other Corporate Bodies |
Umbarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre |
Call number |
PAM 2020.001 |