WA Journey Ways - Jindalee Songline

A songline is a story associated with a journey made by a Spiritual ancestor. During this journey landscape and landmarks were formed, relationships were observed and established, mistakes made, lessons learnt, skills developed and the values of the community established. Songlines are still walked and sung and as such are living narratives. Jindalee (she has different names in other places) is s Spirit Woman from the Koondarn (dreamtime). She is present as the world emerges from The Nyitiny (cold, dark time). The trees had taken root on the earth and the spirit ancestors of animals were finding homes in the new landscape. When Jindalee first made her journey the coastline was approximately 200m west of the current coastline so some of her footprints  are now underwater. Where she walked her footprints created hollows that collected water and became oasis for flora and fauna and later for people. 

Nannup, Karda Noel, 'Moondang-Ak Kaaradjiny', Batchelor Press, 2006. 

Permissions provided for by Noel Nannup for TLC Map. Do not re-use without permission. An illustrated version of the story can be found at: Nannup Karda Noel, “Moondang-Ak Kaaradjiny”, Batchelor Press, Australia, 2006.