The Mark Of The Wagarl (2004)

by Lorna Little, Janice Lyndon

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Maadjit Walken is the Sacred Rainbow Serpent. She is the mother spirit and creator of Nyoongar Country in the south-west of Western Australia. She formed the landscape and the waterways, and made her first child Maadjit Wagarl, the Sacred Water Snake, the guardian spirit of all the rivers and fresh waters.… (more)

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CBCA Book of the Year (Notable Book – Younger Readers – 2005)

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Maadjit Walken is the Sacred Rainbow Serpent. She is the mother spirit and creator of Nyoongar Country in the south-west of Western Australia. She formed the landscape and the waterways, and made her first child Maadjit Wagarl, the Sacred Water Snake, the guardian spirit of all the rivers and fresh waters.

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The Wagarl is the sacred rainbow serpent, the mother spirit, of Nyoongar country in Australia's South West. It is the guardian spirit of all the rivers and fresh waters in the area. This is the story of how a young boy questioned the wisdom of his Elders and why he received the Wagarl for his totem.

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