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Noongar Six Seasons

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Noongar Boodja Waakiny

The Noongar Six Seasons


Birak Makuru
December to January June to July
The hot and dry was characterised by During the cold and wet Noongar
the onset of hot easterly winds. The signals people moved inland from the coast to
of this season were the Christmas and paper bark the Darling Scarp to shelter from the cold
trees blossoming. Noongar people burnt mosaic coastal winds. The owering sheoak trees meant
sections of scrubland through re-stick farming. the kangaroos were ready to eat. Wild carrots
This forced animals into the open to hunt and and several species of wild potato were ready
opened the canopy to the November rains, which for harvesting. Colours of this season are grey
increased germination of summer foodstuffs. An and black.
abundance of food was found along the coastal
lakes and river estuaries. The mullet, bream,
marron and crabs were fat and ready for harvest.
Colours of this season are green, blue, orange
Djilba
August to September
and yellow.
As the weather started to get
warmer Noongar groups moved
Bunuru to the drier Guildford and Canning-
Kelmscott areas. This calmer weather allowed the
February to March
bush to rejuvenate and plants begin to bloom.
The fruiting was characterised by Eggs from water fowl, emus, swans and ducks
hot easterly conditions with afternoon sea breezes. were collected. Tortoises, berries and roots
Noongar people moved to coastal estuaries and also supplemented the larger game of kangaroo,
reefs where sh and abalone constituted a portion emu and ringtail possum. Colours of this season
of the seasonal diet. This was also the salmon and are black, blue and green.
herring season. Large sh could be speared from
overhanging trees along river banks. Colours of this
season are yellow, orange and red.
Kambarang
Kambarang

Djeran The owering is the height of the


wildower season. Quandong trees were ripening,
April to May
ready for harvesting later in the season, as well as
First rains rst dew began when other small shrubs that produced berries. Families
the weather became cooler with winds moved towards the coast where frogs, tortoises
from the southwest. Fishing continued, the emus and freshwater craysh or gilgies and blue marron
were fat and the zamia palm nuts, bulbs, and were caught. Snakes and goannas were also a
other seeds were collected and prepared for food. source of food during this season. Colours of this
Colours of this season are red, brown and grey. season are blue and green.

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December to January - hot and dry

Birak

February to March - fruiting

Bunuru

April to May - rst rains

Djeran

June to July - the cold and wet

Makuru

August to September - becoming warmer

Djilba

October to December - the owering

Kambarang

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