Pirltirrka palka-jarrija, Baby is born

Storytelling has been part of the Warlpiri way of life for centuries. Lajamanu Elders have produced this book for young babies and their families. This story portrays the way Warlpiri children get a good start in life. The ancestral beings, the laws, the land, all connecting with the child to provide the pathway to begin healthy in mind, body and spirit and how to behave into the future, all comes from being smoked as a baby.Warlpiri Ngurra-kurlu, cultural advice, was guided by Jerry Patrick Jangala, Steve Patrick Jampijinpa, Molly Tasman Napurrurla, Biddy Jarrah Nungarrayi and Agnes Donnelly Napanangka. Funded by Department of the Environment, Water, Heritge and the Arts. Cover title