NATIONAL SUMMIT ON INDIGENOUS MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

This painting depicts traditional Tarntanya (Adelaide) and Mikkawomma (Adelaide Plains). You can see Wonggayerlo (St. Vincent Gulf) on the left, with the yellow sand dunes that were popular summer campsites. There’s Port River coming in and feeding into the wetlands area now known as West Lakes, Karrawarriparri (Red Gum Forest River/River Torrens) coming down from the Adelaide Hills on the right passing through Tarntanya and joining the wetlands. The Kaurna Murlapaka (Kaurna Shield) along Karrawarriparri is the location of the Tarntanya (Adelaide City), with a campsite on the northern side of the river. There’s a Palti (ceremony) happening to the right of the Murlapaka along the foothills. There are hunters chasing a kangaroo down Midlunga (Lefevre Peninsula) to hunt, an age old traditional practice in the area to help with the great hunt of larger game. The red patch is the area of Gepps Cross/Dry Creek where a known battle ground is located, you can see two warriors battling with their various clubs and shields. The campsites across Mikkawomma and Tarntanya reflect the moving of Kaurna throughout the different seasons. In the Adelaide Hills there are possum tracks, leading into winter Kaurna would head to the foothills to collect skins in time for the cold weather. Nganno is seen in the bottom right corner looking over Tarntanya, his body forms the Adelaide Hills that we see today. With the peaks of Mt Bonython and Mt Lofty being called Yuridla, “2 ears”, the saddle between the peaks making the shape of Nganno’s ear.