Wirnpa

Wirnpa is a rainmaking snake[1] who according to Western Desert Australian Aboriginal legend created the land around the Percival Lakes in Wirnpa country, Australia in the Dreaming and whose image was used to repel outsiders.[2]

References

  1. ^ McManus, Bridget (17 March 2008). "Heart of our country". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  2. ^ Caring for Country: Aboriginal culture offers environmental wisdom, NOVA Magazine, May 2010. (WebCite archive)(Archive.today archive)


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