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"Just as people bury their pets today, First Nations groups across
south-eastern Australia often buried their companion dingos. These companion
animals were given ancestral burials – similar to family members.
Last week, at the request of the Menindee Aboriginal Elders Council, a group of
researchers from the Australian Museum, University of Sydney and the Australian
National University excavated a dingo burial.
It was found eroding out of a cutting on the junction of the Darling Barka and
Ancestral Talyawalka rivers in the Menindee Lakes area, east of Broken Hill in
New South Wales.
This dingo (
kali in Barkindji language) had been buried in a midden, just as
many ancestors were. It may be that burying family and dingos in middens is a
way to connect them with the ancestors, as middens form a tangible link to the
Old People."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
