New dating techniques, involving the University of Melbourne, reveal Australia’s oldest known, intact, Aboriginal rock painting – dating back 600 generations.
At 17,000 years, Australia s oldest painting is of the beloved kangaroo msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In 1962 she released the first album by a female Indigenous artist,
Georgia Lee Sings the Blues Downunder.
But her shy nervous personality didn’t fit with a life played out on stage.
And, Ian Waina shares some Kwini language from north-east Kimberley.
Duration: 53min 59sec
Kalumburu in north-east Kimberley of Western Australia is renowned for its rich gallery of rock art.
Ian Waina is a Kwini man with a passionate for bringing his knowledge and scientific ways together to answer some of the questions about the rock art of Kalumburu.
He s also a regular radio presenter on Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (
PAKAM).
Ian joins us for Word Up this week to share the Kwini words for a type of rock art known as Bradshaw style, and tells us why the kangaroo is important to Kwini people.
Duration: 4min 52sec