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Yugul Mangi Fire and Seasons Calendar CODES AND COLOURS FOR EACH LANGUAGE KRIOL (K) WUBUY (NUNGGUBUYU) (NU) MARRA (M) ALAWA (A) WARNDARRANG (W) NGANDI (NG) RITHARRŊU/WÄGILAK (RW) NGALAKGAN (NN) REMBARRNGA (R) ENGLISH BLACKSHEEPSTUDIO Yugul Mangi Faiya En Sisen Kelenda Yugul Mangi Fire and Seasons Calendar BUILD UP WET SEASON (December - March) REINTAIM (KRIOL) A-NYALK (NGANDI) AGALHAL-ANBANA (WUBUY) (September – November) DHULUDUR (RITHARRŊU/WÄGILAK) MIJAL (MARRA) HOTWETHA/KOLWETHA (KRIOL) ‘During rainy time, we eat preserved food, we still go hunting. WARLIRR-TDHI-NA (NGANDI) We have meat, fish all the time- dry and wet time. AGALHAL-ALIRR (WUBUY) BANARRABANARRA (ALAWA/MARRA) We hunt for plums, other fruits, fish, kangaroo.’ – Mrs C W Daniels MIDIWARR (RITHARRŊU/WAGILAK) ‘The gum bark changes from white during a-nyalk to dark grey during Martdun’ RAIN S EV – Mrs C W Daniels ERY OCTOBER DAY A DIS . EV ‘After the cold weather comes rain. The wattle tree flowers are yellow. MB EM ER BE BA YT FLADWADA (K), WARAJARRA (M), (FLOOD WATER) White flowers on the paperbark tell us it is time for sharks to be fat. Also tell us about U HIN W O G I E LILISTEM (K), JAWJAW (M), ŊAWKŊAWK (RW), WUMBADUNG (NU), JAWHJAWH (NN), YARLBUN (A), N S G T men’s ceremony.’ - Ruth George RE NYAWKNYAWK (R), GU-JAWHJAW MA DHADAM NGAK NGOWK (NG), (LILY STEM) EN S . E YARLBUN (M), DATTAM (R) AYAG (NU), (LILY SEED) ‘Leichhardt’s grasshopper, he comes out with first storms.’ - Hazel Farrell ) HO A W S S B JUPI (K), GUMIRR (M), DJUPI’ (RW), GU-JUPIH (NG), WUNGARRAGAGA (NU), JUPBIH (NN), E IG O DIKDIK (K), DAJBIDAJBI/YARLAGAGA (M), DAPURRURRU’ (RW), R T N YARRAGAGA (A), JUPPIH (R), (BLACK CURRANT) I D H IN MA-JALMA (NG), DABURRURRUG (NU), DENYDENY (A), LETJLETJ (R), F W E - BLANGGANGGA (K), BULANGGANGGA (NU), BULANGGANGGA (A), E W D H E T (LEICHHARDT’S GRASSHOPPER) T T BURLANGGANGGA (M), GU-BURLURRUGAH (NG), GORROWON (R), L A H J O ALIGIDA (K), WARLAJANDAMA (M), MOKKO (R), LHARRAGULA (NU), I IT E IS (WHITE CURRANT) B W D O W ES N E (SALT WATER CROCODILE) ( U V P GU-DHULTDHUL/MA-DHANGGIH (NG), DANGGIH (R), (BILLYGOAT PLUM) O ST Y E W O M O N LANGGUNA (K), LANGGURNA (M), GUMAKKARL (R), E , R U D GRINPLAM (K), MA-BARRAKARLH/MA-BERRGEH (NG), BIRRGI (RW), T IN M E A R S NUNMA (NU), (MAGPIE GOOSE) M K R S O T BOERRKKOEH (R), YURRMURU (M), MUYNJUJ (NU), (GREEN PLUM) I G I N IN DUBULDUBUL, MUKOI (K), A-JINMA (NG, A, M, R), O S DERRENEH (R), (RED APPLE) T S T T A H MOKUY (RW), (FRESHWATER SHARK) E O A . P BLEKPLUM (K), GULINJA/WARNNGU (M), WUNDAN (RW), WUJAL IN A JIRRILMA (A, M, W), MA-JIRRILMA (N), MU-JIRRILMA (NU), Y A M (RW), MA-WURNDANH (NG), WUUNG (NU), BALTJJA/WOM (NN), I R O B SHAK TRI (K), T (WHITEWOOD) S U U GUNINGIJI (A), WUJAL (R), (BLACK PLUM) A R N A-GARNDAWULH (NG), GANDAWUL’ (RW), F E FI T R GUDARRGU (K, A), GUDARRGU (NU), GUDARRGU/ O GARNDAWULH (R), WAMBARRARDA (M), IM N BURDURRGU (M), GUDURRKU’ (RW), BARNAMI (R), T F N R (ROCK WALLABY LIGHT COLOURED) R A (BROLGA) E A I Langguna (Magpie geese) migrate from Queensland, after H N In November, Yugul Mangi Rangers receive their final W T T the rain they lay their eggs and people collect the eggs. A H fire scar map for the year. They review their burning E A Whitewood (shark tree), wattle and paperbark flowering. D W and plan for next year, targeting areas which weren’t T This tells us the freshwater shark and stingray are fat. U T F burnt. After an area has been burnt in the early Dry O A Crocodiles and turtles are laying their eggs. H L Season, the rangers leave it for a couple of years. G L S U , During the Wet Season, we collect bush tucker fruits Y ) R A including , red and S F black white currant/berry, N D E SEPTEMBER B I green, billygoat, black and yellow plum, red apple R E ‘Barra. That’s the hot wind that comes - A V B and wild banana. We collect water lily stems M ( in from the north around August, E P R and lily roots until July. We also collect the small P U D white nut like a peanut without a shell and red T I September. That wind tells us the L U I dye. We catch long-necked turtles with bait P U B season is changing, you can feel the . D during February, then in May and June we dig E T O heat too, the humidity changes, and L them out of the flood plain. Brolgas breed S H when it is hot that certain month, I from February to May. During February, Yugul U Mangi Rangers attend the Arnhem Land Fire bang! Everything stops.’ B Abatement (ALFA) meeting and plan for – Clarry Rogers savanna burning. This includes preparing a fire management plan, consultation plan and ‘The time to stop burning is when it payment information. gets very hot.’ – Walter Rogers ‘A hot burn, that is a ‘nugudwan faiya’ WUUJI (NU), GARDANY (R), YUBI (M), (FOG) burn, that makes us unhappy. That is BARRAMUNDI (K), MIRRIJI (M), MIRRITJI . not right. Not only will the trees get S E (RW), NI-MIRITJJI (NG), MIRRITJJI I L L (NN), YIMAYIRRI (A), MIRRITJJI (R), burnt, it will stop the birds [wanting] I W YINGGULBANDI (NU), (BARRAMUNDI) to make their nest in there and even Y L S L NI-NGURRU (NG), NGURRU (R, M), kill small lizards, the skink that climbs I P O W NANGURRU (NU), (CATFISH) T G S up the tree, kills the landscape.’ N Y S J A-GARNNGAL (NG), (BLACK NAILFISH), O L I R T L – Clarry Rogers T A A-BARTJJARR (NG), GANŊAL (RW), G U S , A S BARLANBARLAN (R), WABILIMARR (M), D U N O I N (YELLOW NAILFISH) NUGUDWAN FAIYA (K), (WILDFIRES) I W M A Y R Sometime in March, the rain usually stops. During BAARRA (NU), (NORTHWEST WIND) L E R E H the Run-off, all fish are fat and it is the best season During September, women go dabulun hunting. H T T to catch barramundi. Other fish include archer fish, R During August/September, rangers work on weed O black bream, catfish, freshwater cod, long tom, black management and undertake boat patrols on the N and yellow nailfish. During March, the Yugul Mangi waterways. Willy willies and hot wind tell us that the hot Rangers continue their fire management planning weather time is coming. Coolibah is flowering. and undertake consultations with traditional owners, pastoralists and ALFA. AUGUST ‘When the birds are singing and active it means warmer season is coming.’ - Mrs C W Daniels ‘When the green shoots come up, that’s when we should stop burning.’ – Anthony Daniels JU L L BEWABED (K), JURIRR (M), DJURIRR’ (RW), A-JURERRH (NG), A U DHILIBAY (NU), JURERRH (NN), JULMANJA/YUREWERR (A), I PR JURERRH / JUWEH (R), (GREAT BOWERBIRD) EI TERIKI (K), WALPPURRUNGGU (R), ALBURRUNGGU (NU) JAMBIRRINA (M), (BUSH TURKEY) PINDEMIS (K), GUNGA (RW), DAYARR (R), BURRURLU/MUGARRA (M), MAGUJ (NU), (COMMON SCREW PALM/PANDANUS) SHUGUBEG (K), GUKU (RW), RDARDA (R), NGULAWARR (M), LAGU (NU), (NATIVE HONEY, SUGAR BAG) WARLAN (K), WALAN (RW, NU), WARLAN (M), (COOLIBAH/RIVER GUM) During August, plants start to put out new growth, including leaves and berries. The bowerbird comes out when it is J ME U I Y TI getting hot. When the plants have dropped their flowers to the ground, the sugarbag (native bee) honey is ready. Up to N ME , DR NDY August, Yugul Mangi Rangers take quad bikes and vehicles to check burnt areas, and to see which areas haven’t been burnt. R. WI EATHE If necessary, they undertake patch burns which are small burns to add on to what has been burnt before. The Rangers stop COLD W lighting large fires and start fighting hot fires (Kriol= nugudwan faiya). This time of year is ‘wrong time fire’- it cooks everything, CO DR LD WE DS G even small animals. Y ATHER, LIG RLY WIN IN SEA HT SOUTH EASTE URN SON - RIGHT TIME FOR B KOLWETHA (KRIOL) MARTDUN (NGANDI) AGALHAL-MARIGA (WUBUY) DRY SEASON (April- August) DHARRATHARRA (RITHARRŊU/WAGILAK) MARDUN (MARRA) MARLUWURRU (REMBARRNGA) JULY APRIL ‘Burning makes it easier to hunt animals including goanna, wallabies, JUNE MAY ‘The grass tells us things, that spear grass. When the seeds of the spear grass kangaroos, bush turkey.’ – Yugul Mangi rangers ‘We are doing cool burning now, right time burning.’ – Julie Roy ‘The whistling tree- Casuarina- tells us cold weather is coming.’ are falling down, that is when it is going towards Martdun, cold weather is ‘Sometimes for burning, there is a bird. Very smart bird. He is called like ‘The right time to burn is when it is cool and the fire burns slowly… when – Norman Wilfred and Roy Natilma coming... Dragonfly starts flying at cold time... Coming into Martdun, we hunt for echidna (in the hole), blue tongue lizards and wallabies.’ chicken hawk or dirdijarr. He can pick up a stick and fly with that stick from a we have heavy dew in the morning and the afternoon… The wind picks up ‘Once the plants stop flowering and the wind is blowing from the Gulf, south – Mrs C W Daniels paddock into another paddock… light a new fire.’ – Hazel Farrell usually midday and then we burn and that helps us push the fire along… east breeze, then we know it is time to burn.’ – Clarry Rogers The more time you burn when it is cooler, the more carbon credits you get.’ ‘Should not burn when there is still bush tucker available… if you burn the PIWI (K), DELILI (RW), MARLIPLIP (R), DILRDILGURRURRU (M) (MAGPIE LARK) ‘Mainly traditional burning was straight after the rain.
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