Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours
Just a 15 minute drive north of Port Douglas is beautiful Cooya Beach (Kuyu Kuyu), a special place and traditional fishing grounds of the Kuku Yalanji people and home to Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours.
Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours is 100% Aboriginal owned and operated.
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Indigenous Culture on Cooya Beach, Tropical North Queensland
Linc Walker takes us to a place full of secrets and wonder that sustained his Kuku Yalanji ancestors for generations - Cooya Beach and the mangroves of Tropical North Queensland.
For Linc, Cooya Beach is a place of discovery, strength and tradition. A fishing beach, it has been the source of not just food but also medicine for hundreds of years, deriving traditional remedies from the flora and fauna hidden amongst the mangroves. The Kuku Yalanji way of life is one of hunting, gathering and caring for land through regeneration.
Explore more about Indigenous culture in Queensland:
Daintree Dreaming Day Tour - Adventure North Australia
This fun, exclusive day tour allows you to join a real Aboriginal cultural experience from Cairns and Port Douglas
A spectacular cultural journey taking you from coast to rainforest experiencing natural beauty of the Daintree Rainforest and ancient culture of the Kuku Yalanji people
Learn traditional hunting and gathering skills with Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours at Cooya Beach, a traditional fishing ground of the Kuku Yalanji people.
A unique coastal place with three diverse ecosystems - beach, mangrove and coastal reef.
Be greeted with a traditional smoking ceremony conducted by Aboriginal people with specialised cultural knowledge to welcome people to their land before
wandering into the lush rainforest of the World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park - Mossman Gorge.
Daintree Dreaming, Queensland, Australia
Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours. Travel to Cooya Beach north of Port Douglas and meet with the Kubirri Warra brothers who follow the traditions of their ancestors. This special place is a traditional fishing ground of the Kuku Yalanji. This unique coastal place has three diverse ecosystems - beach, mangroves and coastal reef - that are connected to each other by the every changing mudflats and tidal lagoons. The brothers teach their guests how to throw a spear and demonstrate how to search and hunt for fish, mud crabs and mussels. Learn about bush tucker and medicines before enjoying home- made damper and catch of the day.
Janbal Gallery Mossman. Enjoy and share in an authentic Aboriginal art experience with Binna,Artist in residence. Learn about the Dreamtime, animals and stories of country of the Aboriginal people of the Mossman region. Take home a memento of your time with Binna.
Mossman Gorge Centre. Enjoy a delicious lunch overlooking the Mossman River and rainforest at the Mayi Cafe & Restaurant. Journey into the lush rainforest of Mossman Gorge and experience the wonders of the World Heritage Listed Daintree Rainforest with pristine waterfalls, vivid flora and fauna. All the while immersing yourself in its enchanting stories and rich indigenous heritage. Connect with the lives, culture and beliefs of the local Kuku Yalanji community and experience, first hand, their connection to the natural environment. A visit to Mossman Gorge is a must on any adventurer's trip to Tropical North Queensland. Video Credit: Adventure North Australia
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Aboriginal Crab Hunting - Cooya Beach in Far North Queensland
Sean Lynch in the Daintree. Brandon Walker of Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours follows the traditions of his ancestors and educates visitors about their country in order to ensure the survival of the Kuku Yalanji culture. Our roving reporter, Sean Lynch, visits Cooya beach in Far North Queensland where Brandon teaches him some traditional hunting techniques and shares his extensive knowledge of this special area.
Daintree Dreaming Day Tour, Australia
Journey to the largest continuous rainforest in the world with the Daintree Dreaming Day Tour, a lively tour that will introduce you to the Kuku Yalanji people, lead you to the gorgeous Mossman Gorge, and guide you on a spearfishing to Cooya Beach. More info:
The Social: Australia Part 2 - Kuku Yalanji
Jess joins a member of the Kuku Yalanji tribe to learn how to spear hunt in the mangroves.
Aborigine Tom von den Kuku Yalanji führt durch den Regenwald | Queensland, Australien
Im Daintree Nationalpark in Australien befindet sich der älteste Regenwald der Welt. Den können Reisende bei einer Wanderung auf dem Ngadiku Dreamtime Walk mit Aborigines der Kuku Yalanji kennenlernen. Auf einer dieser Touren befinde ich mich, als ich Tom Creek kennenlerne. Die Kuku Yalanji wollen das Wissen des Waldes vermitteln und Reisenden zeigen, wie das Volk Jahrtausende in der Lage war im Einklang mit der Natur zu leben. Und die Wissensvermittlung gelingt hier im australischen Regenwald extrem gut. Ich habe viel gelernt!
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Kuku Yalanji Spear Fishing #thisisqueensland
Kuku Yalanji Spear Fishing #thisisqueensland #epicOZ #corozpondent
Kuku Yalanji dancers at Laura Festival (Day 2)
The Kuku Yalanji Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku dancers from Mossman Gorge in Far North Queensland perform at the Laura Dance and Cultural Festival in 2001. They depict different scenes: traditional healing, hunting and spearing a crocodile and the behaviour of a cassowary, a large flightless bird, as it walks and feeds and the typical shake-a-leg dances.
Kuku Yalanji people of Mossman Gorge, Australia
World Heritage listed rainforest environment Mossman Gorge.
Manjal Dimbi story
According to the Mossman Gorge Centre, the Mossman Gorge is steeped in history and legends that have been passed down through the generations of the Kuku Yalanji, the Indigenous inhabitants of the land with a history dating back 50,000 years to the earliest human occupation of Australia.
One of their greatest legends is a tale about the striking backdrop to the Gorge – Manjal Dimbi. Manjal Dimbi is the most prominent of all nearby mountains. Roughly translated, Manjal Dimbi means mountain holding back. According to Aboriginal dreamtime stories, the large humanoid rock represents Kubirri, who came to the aid of the Kuku Yalanji when they were persecuted by the evil spirit, Wurrumbu. Kubirri holds back the evil spirit, who is now confined to The Bluff above Mossman River, Manjal Dimbi has been anglicised to Mt Demi and Kubirri is known as the Good Shepherd.”
Kuku Yalanji Girl - Adrian Thomas
Kuku Yalanji Girl is a song celebrating the Indigenous people of Wujal Wujal/Mossman in Far North QLD and the women who balance two worlds, keeping culture strong. We would like to thank the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council for their support in funding this project, the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
Stream: open.spotify.com/album/7K4YFpQb38yLwd3n9OZAjb
Download: adrianthomasmusic.com.au/tracks/kukuyalanji-girl/ music.apple.com/us/album/kukuyala…single/1470903360
Hunt & Gather in Kuku Yalanji country
Foraging with Kuku Yalanji guide, Juan Walker and the Three Blue Ducks boys, Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
spearfishing at cooya beach | Traveling Australia
spearfishing for crabs on cooya beach with an aboriginal man.
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Kuku Yalanji Bama's
This is a Supernatural Project
This song was written and performed by members of the Kuku Yalanji Community in Mossman
The Song writing workshops are designed by Karen Kaye
For more information on the music writing programmes contact:
Karen Kaye
info@supernaturalproductions.com
0415 493 413
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Music Clip Produced and directed by Karen Kaye
Filming and Editing by Alison George
catseyeproductions.com.au
Audio engineering & mastering by Ivo Reisch
Studio recording by Ivo Reisch
Songwriters and Performers:
Mirindi Briscoe
Bree Denman
Kelly Denman
Jarriet Denman
Brendan Creek
Zaman Ryan
Mervina Henry
Mary Anne Port
Cody Port
Shannon Port
Lester Port
Carina Denman
Liam Alberts
Jordan Denman
Special thanks to:
Arts Queensland
Jenuwarrie
Ingrid Hoffman
HITNET
hitnet.com.au
Helen Travers
Steven Pelham
Goobidi-Bamanga Community Advancement
Willie Brim
Aden Brim
Astro Brim
The Brim Family
Reanna Wickenton
Mossman Gorge Community
Mossman Youth Centre
Natalie Davenport
Raelene Solomon
Zaman Ryan
Bronwyn Morgan
Vicki and Byron Kurth
MAD
Port Douglas Carnivale
Douglas Shire Council (Former)
Cairns Regional Council
Pacific Music Cairns
In respect to the Traditional Elders and our Ancestors of all cultures across the planet, may we all heal together for a peaceful future.
This is a Supernatural Production 2008
Cooya Beach Queensland
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Kuku Yaral - Straight Talking Episode 4
Episode 4 - From Where We Come
Join David Salomon in this final of a four part series with John Hartley who shares memories and stories of his Family country, Yalanji Bubu.
I am Yalanji, my blood is in the country and the ancestors know me there.
In this our final episode, John shares memories of his first introduction into Yalanji Country and his big extended Family.