Elephants in the Bush and other Yamatji Yarns Mind and Spirit From a master storyteller

From a master storyteller

Ngarta and Jukuna lived in the Great Sandy Desert

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How is the connection to country different for Aboriginal people compared to non-Aboriginal people’s love of nature or sense of belonging to an area

Old myths and smoky legends from an ancient scroll begin to take on new meaning

Elephants in the Bush and other Yamatji Yarns Mind and Spirit From a master storytellerA huge snake takes refuge under the body of a napping grandfather. A sixteen year old girl keeps three hundred head of cattle together for a couple of weeks without losing a beast. A young Aboriginal boy witnesses a man being thrown off a train onto a remote railway siding for being Jewish. Two trackers lead a police party deep into the desert to apprehend a murderer and rescue a young, abducted woman. From station life to dusty outback towns, Clarrie