The Land Remembers: Dreamtime Stories & Living Heritage in Aboriginal Australia

Aboriginal Australian cultures existed separate from the rest of the world for thousands of years. Their stories tell of verifiable events from millennia ago; they also tell of a time outside of time, called the Dreaming. Stories from the Dreaming, also called Dreamtime, are deeply connected to the earth, and tell of our connections to it as well. The stories presented here give perspectives from cultures radically different from most others, providing insight into that which is uniquely and universally human.

Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”

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This channel is a collection of thoughts of one person on the important stories that we humans have shared with each other. I believe that, in respectfully approaching storytelling traditions, we can find timeless wisdom and beauty that apply to modern life. I do my best to find and share that wisdom. I encourage you to share your thoughts and stories as well.

The stories presented here have all been freely shared by their original tellers. I encourage you to study each story directly and consult traditional sources whenever possible.

00:00 Note for Viewers of Aboriginal Australian and Torres Islander Heritage
00:33 Charity Announcement
01:00 Introduction
01:09 An Area at the Bank of the Murray River by Gustav Mützel
01:29 Illustration from More Australian Legendary Tales by K Langloh Parker, illustrated by Tommy McRae
02:05 Global Sea Levels During the Last Ice Age from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
02:43 Corroboree Dance drawn by Aflred T Agate, engraved by E G Dunnell
03:29 Shaping The Land
04:52 The Two Methods of Making Fire by Gustav Mützel
05:06 Coast Scene Near Rapid Bay by George French Angas
05:41 Two Loggerhead or Green Sea Turtles, a Muskrat, and Shells by Joris Hoefnagel
05:54 Mount Wellington and Hobart Town from Kangaroo Point by John Glover
06:17 Bill Neidjie, Story About Feeling
07:24 Illustration from Australian Legendary Tales by K Langloh Parker, illustrated by Tommy McRae
07:51 Musical Maps
08:02 Map of Australia from Nordisk Familjebok
08:57 Illustration from More Australian Legendary Tales by K Langloh Parker, illustrated by Tommy McRae
09:07: Funeral of a Native; A Bark Coffin from The Euahlayi Tribe by K Langloh Parker
09:28 Mount Arapiles and the Mitre Rock by Nicholas Chevalier
09:40 K Langloh Parker, The Euahlayi Tribe
11:04 Baiame Cave, Milbrodale, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia, photographed by Sardaka, licensed under Creative Commons
11:26 Baiame Cave, Milbrodale, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia, photographed by Sardaka, licensed under Creative Commons
11:53 Written in the Sky
12:05 Willy Wagtail photographed in Brassall Queensland Australia by A.Wutke, licensed under Creative Commons
12:13 Sittella leucocephala from Reichenbach Icongraphia
12:34 Landscape with Noah, Offering a Sacrifice of Gratitude by Joseph Anton Koch and Gottleib Schick
13:02 Wagtail Singing, photographed by Benjamint444, licensed under Creative Commons
13:09 Wagtail Nest, photographed by Benjamint444, licensed under Creative Commons
13:14 Sittella leucocephala from Reichenbach Icongraphia
13:40 A Billabong of the Goulburn, Victoria, by Henry James Johnstone
13:54 At the lower Murray River in South Australia, the deceased is wrapped in a blanket with his weapons and favourite items, placed on a frame and left lying in the sun, by William Blandowski
14:13 Dasyurus maculatus photographed by Leonard G
14:36 Conclusion: Important Story This
16:07 Bill Neidjie, Story About Feeling (Image: Aboriginal Carved Trees, photographed by Henry King)

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