Nhiki manhu — Johnny cakes
Kayleen teaches Andrew the Paakantyi language while making Johnny cakes (nhiki manhu). Paakantyi is spoken by Aboriginal people along the…
Culture
Yunpuru Parnti
Paakantyi language teacher Kayleen tells Andrew the Paakantyi words for some parts of his body. Paakantyi is the language spoken…
Wintya: where?
Andrew and Golly are talking in the backyard. Golly asks Andrew where some people are. They are speaking Paakantyi, the…
Menindee Schools Spectacular
Many schools travelled to and participated in the Menindee Schools Spectacular The event celebrates culture and diversity. Students are encouraged…
Wan.ga: meat and the meaning of it to the Paakantyi People
Andrew wants to find out what ‘meat’ means to the Paakantyi people of western New South Wales. He asks Kayleen…
Menindee at the Mosque
A group of Aboriginal women from Menindee go to Belmore Boys High School to be introduced to Arabic Muslim culture….
Eileen ‘Susie’ Williams
Eileen (Susie) Williams says she was a perfect student, she did what she was told. They had the cane then…
The Ngiyampaa people
On their country away from the river, the Ngiyampaa people continued to be in charge of their ngurrumpaa (country) in…
Frontier violence
When squatters set up outstations along the Darling in the 1850s, at Tintinallogy and elsewhere, the Paakantyi people resisted and,…
Beryl Carmichael
Beryl was born at the Menindee Mission Station in 1935 to Jack Kelly and Louisa Kelly (nee Briggs), remaining at…
Marie Dawn Halls
Born in Broken Hill in 1934, Marie spent much of her childhood there before marrying and settling in Menindee, where…
William’s story
Meet William, an Aboriginal student from Menindee. William speaks about his wish to learn more about his culture and his…
Station Life
In the early days there was plenty of station work available. These photos show Paakantyi people who lived at Momba…
Making Johnny cakes
Amanda from the Barkanji Menindee community shows us how to make fried bread, or Johnny cakes.