Womens and Children’s Hospital Foundation

“Karra Wadlu Yaitya Purruna”  ~ Bush Tucker Makes You Healthy

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Julianne Turner Nungarrayi & Nancy Martin, Guest Panelists

Julianne Turner Nungarrayi Guest Panelist Wild Mulga Berries and Bush Onions Acrylic on canvas 124 x 100cm Bush Tucker is always fresh and in season. Tasks of collecting Bush Tucker and Medicines is divided into the Women who gather and the men who hunt. This story is about a happy time, when out on country the women go in to group, with the older ones handing down knowledge, about where to find, choose, pick and prepare the wild mulga berries and bush onions, which are taken back to camp to add to the community meals.

Wild Bean Dreaming. This painting is amazing. The women have been out gathering the beans in other paintings you’ve see, and now, they are starting to move into dance mode. They have come back to settle themselves in the main camp, around the centre camp there close by in real life and soon they will start the dance of the celebration of this painting. Photo by Glenelg Art Gallery

Bush Tucker is always fresh and in season.  Tasks of collecting Bush Tucker and Medicines is   divided into the Women who gather and the men who hunt.  The stories are about sharing time when out on country the women go in to group, with the older ones handing down knowledge, about where to find, choose, pick and prepare the wild natural foods (and medicines), which are taken back to camp to add to the community meals.

Thank you so much for everything Lauren, including your beautiful flowers