The deeper riches of river country

摘要

At Nauiyu Nambiyu on the Northern Territory’s Daly River, Ngan’gi-speaking people observe the signs of Wirirr marrgu, orn'burn grass season'. Elder, Patricia Marrfurra McTaggart, says when the wet season ends, people go out harvesting fish,npig-nosed turtle, long-necked turtle, snapping turtle, echidna, rock python and water lilies. It is, she says, a season of plenty.