Aboriginal Elder Sings Ancient Creation Song
Clip: Season 47 Episode 13 | 4m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
In the Wardaman Creation Story, all the plants and animals of the world were once people.
For tens of thousands of years, Aboriginal culture has been handed down orally through song and poetry without the need to write anything down.
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Aboriginal Elder Sings Ancient Creation Song
Clip: Season 47 Episode 13 | 4m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
For tens of thousands of years, Aboriginal culture has been handed down orally through song and poetry without the need to write anything down.
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