Yiwarra
(Photo: Aboriginal Words Glossary © 2012 Central Art)
Yiwarra is an Aboriginal word in the Warlpiri language group. It means 'Milky Way'.
Aboriginal mythology recounts in the Dreamtime where the ancestors broke the Milky Way (called Yiwarra) into individual stars that we see today. Some fragments fell to earth, creating sacred places. This significant story is re-told in paintings, song lines and dance cycles.
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