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Wirangu woman Susie Betts is reconnecting with her country.
She’s from the Eyre Peninsula on South Australia’s west coast and her country stretches from Elliston to north of Streaky Bay.
She’s piecing together her people’s story of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters Constellation, and how the land was formed.
It’s a journey that’s taken her across the world.
The Wirangu were driven from their country when white settlers came to farm it.
There are documented conflicts and deaths from both sides.
The height of the violence saw a number of Wirangu and other Aborigines, driven from the clifftops to their deaths into the ocean in 1845.
For a long time Aboriginal people avoided the Elliston and Streaky Bay areas.
But a ceremony two years ago to acknowledge the massacre was a turning point for Ms Betts.
She is returning to areas precious to her ancestors and charging her soul with the sacred stories from the past.
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[@SamuelMcKenzie-mh6gj]

The education of Australia need to learn the none indigenous of Australia to this ❤️💛🖤 more about this great country

[@wendibridge3577]

This is beautiful, well done everyone who contributed, and thank you for such a lovely message. We are indeed star dust.

[@tausa75]

Truly beautiful

[@jaedynw5178]

Definitely for us we call it MATARIKI THE 7 kete or (Bags of knowledge) ⭐️

[@elizabethhuber783]

💗

[@ridge7524]

🌌✨

[@tay7366]

That must be an old story if it is all over the planet . From the dawn of human kind .

[@amirazozeo]

God's cathedral is in the sky. Not temples made by hand.

[@jazzerdazzle5958]

Just because you believe something else doesn't mean you should force that upon others, Someone may believe something else to you and that is ok, stop saying their wrong because it isn't part of your religion, start saying that your view is different and you should try to see others views on their religion. You might just find out that they love their religion as you do.

[@Mangosbot]

Agreed

[@Redheartlove]

Beautiful Susie!

[@sukhino4475]

In the Hindu religion,we do have the Sapthamathru, saptha means 7 Maathru..divine mothers

[@lukes6819]

That's my mob. Currently reading Songlines in the First Knowledges book series. Beautiful Dreaming thank you for putting this together

[@ShaqKoyokArt]

Amazing. I love how many indigenous shares the same beliefs as the seven sisters.

[@jharmony2.085]

this is so crazy because I had a dream about a woman spirit here on earth and she was watching this fire race through the sky lighting up everything as it went past, and then she saw it was a huge snake. then he saw her and came rushing down crashing into the earth creating hills and fire. And when they came into contact and they mated and created the earth as it is today.

[@marnitzjankowitz425]

I was at the wa museum today in perth and read the story of the seven sisters. I was so moved i could not help but cry. Thank you for sharing your story and teaching your culture

[@2011shruti]

There are also well known legends in India about the seven sisters associated with Pleiades. They are referred to as Kritika.

[@colleen2671]

India and East Africa were part of Australia once!

[@caseyrayharris.esquire489]

The fact that this story is found in cultures on every continent except Antarctica. Teaching us.. I really hope that they are the ones in the ufos.. I would thank them for the help & apologize for anyone who fears that which they don't understand. Everyone wants a safe family and peaceful home. I feel like someone burnt the bridge . Maybe calling quantum mechanics witchcraft.. Idk

[@colleen2671]

🖤💛❤️👣

[@lizagnew2704]

Wonderful!

[@vamillahailstorm112]

So blessed to hear your story. I wish only Australian schools talk about all of this. Our education is missing aboriginal ways.

[@schoolkid5217]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME IM WATCHING THIS FOR SCHOOL YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO WATCH THIS

[@someonesomeone6873]

@@schoolkid5217 lol

[@lisalander6731]

It's happening now.. education is catching up

[@beautybrainsbrawn]

@@schoolkid5217Wow, you did not need to shout like that.😬

[@mikenicholas9017]

My time under Merlene Miller's care when i was a young man is still treasured. Still WIRANGU at heart.

[@loldiers3238]

Since most of the elements are formed through the stellar life cycle, we really do come from the stars 🌌 ❤🌈

[@kylemoon3194]

Their ancient myths are incredible. How they were able to pass this down over the millennia without written language is impressive.

[@Barbara-b4r]

❤

[@ihrtmrk]

we had a interactive art mus😮exhibit about it in Delhi in knma! absolutely loved it

[@AdamSandaver]

Gold

[@CurlyEm]

I return to hear this Dreamtime story when things become heavy and the special way this story is told lifts me....thank you.

[@Brown_Skittle]

What an awesome journey you went on, I love that you connected the 7 sisters stories to the America’s too

[@BlackHeartWitch]

Very inspiring and beautiful to see. Thank you for sharing your stories.

[@thisismyname8627]

A snake that was from the sky that dug up the mountains. Sounds like a meteorite.

[@TaylorCatherine]

Yes, it sure is 😊

[@Barberrasah]

That is one of the most beautiful dreaming stories I have ever heard.

[@Animo888]

This is heart warming 💚

[@CurlyEm]

absolutely beautiful

[@eleanorpalitsch357]

WE LOVE YOU ALL, BLESSINGS AND HONOR FOREVER.❤️🙏🇺🇸🇸🇻🌎👍👍

[@rosannereitze8749]

I love the description of the beautiful ladies involved with forming and shaping, like capillaries of Earth, diverging out. I travelled with my child through my ancestor's place. Wiradjuri Dreaming captured me into the night sky and I danced with the sister, then released as the Earth turned. We travelled on our way as two females, yet never alone. That's what Pleiades means to me.

[@judithsmorti4306]

❤

[@Mangosbot]

Am I the only one hear from humanity's?

[@digitalwolf8098]

Thank you 💚🌈🙏

[@ProPrivaC]

Thank you aunty