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history and culture
Aboriginal History
Wantharra nyundu! Welcome to our
country!
Cooktown lies in
Guugu Yimithirr
country, a tribal nation in which stretched
from the River Annan, south of Cooktown, to
Princess Charlotte Bay in the north. This is one
of the Cape’s
41 tribal nations
, each having its
distinct language, history, culture, bush foods
and bush medicines.
Aboriginal Tours
Accompany Nugal-warra Elder and story-
keeper, Willie Gordon of
Guurrbi Tours
on
one of his magical tours to his ancestral rock
art sites. Now one of Australia’s 20 Top Tours,
this is a must-do whilst in Cooktown.
See page 46.
Milbi Wall
The
Milbi Wall is a reconciliation artwork
which explains the significance of the first
known European contact with the Aboriginal
People of the area from an Aboriginal point
of view. The vibrant Wall tells the story of the
Guugu Yimithirr people
in hand painted tiles.
The rainbow serpent on the Milbi Wall