Yankirri (Emu) - 2007, 2014, 2016
2007 Milpirri - Kurdiji
Yankirri (Emu)
Dance Story
Men with Women supporting.
The father emu tends to the chicks showing them the right way to grow up - how to find food, how to learn. The emu is the teacher and represents both the teacher and the taught.
From the Kurdiji ceremony.
Belonging to Skin Groups
Jangala, Jampijinpa, Nangala and Nampijinpa (Blue Group)
2014 Milpirri - Jardiwanpa
Yankirri (Emu)
Dance Story
The Emu looks around for food and finds Mundurru (yellow berries) on the bush. Humans can't eat them, only the Emu. The Mundurru Bush is in Centre
From the Jardiwanpa ceremony.
Belonging to Skin Groups
Jangala, Jampijinpa, Nangala and Nampijinpa (Blue Group)
2016 Milpirri - Kurdiji
Yankirri (Emu)
Dance Story
The Emu looks around for food and finds Mundurru (yellow berries) on the bush. Humans can't eat them, only the Emu. The Mundurru Bush is in Centre
From the Jardiwanpa ceremony.
Belonging to Skin Groups
Jangala, Jampijinpa, Nangala and Nampijinpa (Blue Group)
Body Design
Naga, headbands with leaves in front, White body paint stripes on chest, arms and thighs (like baby emu chick)
Dance Story
The Father emu tends to the chicks showing them the right way to grow up - how to find food, how to learn. The Emu is the Teacher and represents both the teacher and the taught. Song is about the emu in the sky.
In the Jardiwarnpa ceremony there is a story where the Wampana (Hare Wallaby) and the Yankirri (Emu) had a common direction and shared obligations. They respected and cared for each other.
You can see the emu flying across the night sky, crowned by the Southern Cross. In Warlpiri cosmology the emu is seen in the dark spaces within the Milky Way.
