Gunagala (Sky)

Please browse and download our resources in Gamilaraay, as well as some in Yuwaalaraay.

Download pdf here: gunagala.pdf

Activities

Our templates now have QR codes with links to sound files.

Make a mirii (star)

Colour in, cut out and join together on the vertical lines:

Download here: Mirii templateMirii template

Dot-to-dot Gawarrgay (Emu in the Sky)

Dhinawan - emu
gunagala - sky
-ga - in/at/on

Dot-to-dot 1-10

Dot-to-do 1-20

Download pdf here:
Gawarrgay 1-10Gawarrgay 1-10

Download pdf here:
Gawarrgay 1-20Gawarrgay 1-20

Templates for crafts

gilay (moon)

gundaa (cloud/s)

Download pdf here:
gilay

Download pdf here:
gundaa

yaraay (sun)

mirii (star)

Download pdf here:
yaraay

Download pdf here:
mirii

Songs

"Yaraay, gilay, dhawun" (Sun, moon, earth)

This is a simple early childhood song, with some actions to make it fun for children:

Twinkle twinkle little star

We have translated 'Twinkle twinkle little star' into Gamilaraay: 'Mirii-dhuul, mirrii-dhuul, ngandanganda'.

Tamworth Gamilaraay singer Loren Ryan has recorded this for us:

You can download the songsheet here: Download words

This song also features in the book Star dreaming (2021), by Mel Armstrong and Jodie Herden. Ella and Mei Productions.

Here is the mp3 sound file: Download music

You can hear another version of the song in Loren Ryan's album Songs for Charlie https://snd.click/SongsForCharlie

I can sing a rainbow

We have translated this into Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay/Yuwaalayaay: Bawi-lda-nha ngaya yuluwirri'.

This song is often sung with Auslan (Australian Sign Language). Our songsheet includes the English and the signs, and can be downloaded here: Sing-a-rainbow_Gamilaraay-and-signs_19OCT2020.pdf
You can hear another version of the song in Loren Ryan's album 'Songs for Charlie' https://snd.click/SongsForCharlie

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Posters

Peter's poster

Here is a video with some of Peter's story:

Download a Gamilaraay poster (A3 pdf) here: Peter_sky_A3_GR_10-OCT-23.pdf

Dawnie's posters

Here we have individual posters and poster sets, using Dawnie's artwork.

This poster includes the sentence "We are looking at the stars" in Gamilaraay, with QR codes linked to sound from the online dictionary and James (Gindjurra) Hogbin:

Download a pdf here:

This plain version includes the sentence "We are looking at the stars" in Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay/Yuwaalayaay versions:

Download a pdf of the Gamilaraay poster here: mirii_2022.pdf

Download a pdf of the Yuwaalaraay poster here: gawubarray_2022.pdf

This poster has information about the relationship between Gawarrgay (Emu in the Sky) and Warrambul (Milky Way/Flooding) in both Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay here: Gawarrgay-Warrambul-(with-info)_21MARCH2021.pdf