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The Aboriginal "Emu in the sky".In Western astronomy terms, the Southern Cross is on the right, and Scorpius on the left; the head of the emu is the Coalsack.. A constellation used almost everywhere in Australian Aboriginal culture is the "Emu in the Sky", which consists of dark nebulae (opaque clouds of dust and gas in outer space) that are visible against the (centre and other sectors of the ...
Kidili, Mandjindja moon deity who was castrated for attempting to rape the first women, who in turn became the Pleiades; Kurdaitcha (or kurdaitcha man) is a ritual "executioner" in Australian Indigenous Australian culture (specifically the term comes from the Arrernte people). [3]
Indigenous astronomies are diverse in their specificities, but find commonality in some storytelling themes, practices, and functions. [1]In Aboriginal Astronomy, Kamilaroi and Euahlayi elders reveal that the Emu in the Sky, a dark constellation, informs on emu behaviour and seasonal changes, with consequences for food economics and ceremonial events.
Kirsten Alexandra Banks is an Indigenous Australian astrophysicist and science communicator of the Wiradjuri people, known for her work in promoting mainstream and Aboriginal astronomy. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of New South Wales in 2018, and worked at the Sydney Observatory .
Barnumbirr as a Morning Star is a creator spirit in Yolngu culture. [2] Her story is part of the Dhuwa moiety. [7] Yolngu songlines depict Barnumbirr guiding the Djanggawul sisters as they row a canoe from the mythical island of Bralgu (the home of Wangarr, the Great Creator Spirit) to discover Australia [3] and bring Madayin Law to the Dhuwa people. [8]
Karlie Alinta Noon is the first Indigenous Australian woman to graduate with a double degree in maths and physics; [1] she is an astronomer, multiple award winner, 2019 Eureka Prize nominee, and one of the 2017 BBC's 100 Women. [2]
Since inheriting the knowledge of the Banumbirr tradition from his father, Gali was a prolific producer of Morning Star poles which he sold and exhibited. [6] As a Galpu clan leader, senior ritual specialist, and Morning Star Dancer, Gali held a particular authority within his community, responsible for teaching portions of the Morning Star tradition to his relatives and preserving the Yolngu ...
In the early 1790s, the Aboriginal man Woollarawarre Bennelong— employed as a cultural interlocutor by the British—persuaded Governor of New South Wales, Arthur Phillip, to build a brick hut for him on the point, giving it its colonial name. [5] In December 1798, a half-moon battery was constructed at the extreme northern end of the Point ...