Monday, March 17, 2008

Aboriginal Children's paintings


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The children of Yuendemu learn from their parents how to paint their Dreamtime stories, these stories are passed down from generation to generation and it's important to get them right. The Dreamtime goes back to creation when the creator spirit swept across the land making the plants and animals, trees, mountians and also humans. Each human was given responsibility for a plant, animal and part of the land which they had to learn how to look after and protect, then in turn pass on their knowledge to their children who would become caretakers.

These are the children who will learn from their parents to be those caretakers.

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