Malarrkarrka kulu a-Wangka

The Chicken Hawk and the Crow

Yanyuwa, Northern Territory - 2009

The Chicken Hawk (Malarrkarrka) Dreaming belongs to the Wuyaliya clan and is the possessor of fire. The Crow (a-Wangka) Dreaming belongs to the Mambaliya clan and is the possessor of water. Both Wuyaliya and Mambaliya are clans of the Yanyuwa people. The Chicken Hawk and Crow Dreamings argue and fight over who should possess fire and water.

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