Sharing Our Stories 1: The Sunbird, 1st edition

Warburton community is in the Ngaanyatjarra lands in the Gibson Desert in Western Australia. People from the Warburton community have chosen to share one of their traditional stories, the tale of The Sunbird. 

The Sunbird is a Dreamtime story about a maparntjarra - a magic man. This story is traditionally told in the Ngaanyatjarra language and has been translated into English for Sharing Our Stories.

Samples

Preview sample pages from The Sunbird

About the series

A landmark series addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures in the primary classroom.

Sharing Our Stories was created in partnership with the SharingStories Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that works with Indigenous communities. Its aim is to protect, maintain and grow language, stories and cultural heritage using digital technologies and artforms for the benefit of children.

This landmark series supports shared reading, comprehension and critical literacy skills, as well as Humanities and Social Sciences in middle and upper primary classrooms.