How Mungurru the rock python formed the Endeavour River | View from the Shore | ABC Australia

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Long before being named the Endeavour River by Captain Cook, that body of water was referred to as Waalumbal Birri. This is the story of that life-giving water, and the clan boundaries it defines.

In collaboration with the National Museum of Australia’s exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s voyage to Australia, this collection focuses on the history and culture of Indigenous communities along Australia’s east coast, from the locations Cook wrote about in his journals from that fateful voyage.

The National Museum of Australia’s exhibition, Endeavour VoyageThe Untold Stories of Cook and the First Australians, which is now open. The online exhibition can be viewed here

Thank you to

Wilfred Gordon

Alberta Hornsby

for sharing their time and knowledge

Special thanks to

Sonja Gibson

Editor

Peter O’Donoghue

Produced by

Dwayne Wyles

Carmen Pratap

Filmed on Guugu Yimidhirr country

Produced by the ABC. Financed with the assistance of the National Museum of Australia.

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