The Murray River splits three states in the south-east of the country and tells many stories from many clans and tribes: to the Bangerang in north-eastern Victoria it’s called Dunggula.
The river is known as a lifeline to many, but in the Bangerang creation story it wasn’t always so: a sandy desert plain existed in its place.
It s a story which goes back millennia, and now makes up one of four new i-books exploring the origins of First Nations cultural practices, totems, and Country.
The creation stories they tell come from Nyikina, Gija, Bangerang and Jaara communities and were launched last week through the SharingStories Foundation.