wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e A bstr a ct T his p a per ch a llenges the prev a iling hypothesis th a t A ustr a li a n dingoes ( Ca nis lupus dingo ) a rrived in A ustr a li a a pproxim a tely 4 , 000 ye a rs a go vi a hum a n introduction from A si a W e a rgue th a t this n a rr a tive , deeply rooted in coloni a l - er a a ssumptions , m a rgin a lizes I ndigenous ecologic a l knowledge a nd overlooks signific a nt ecologic a l a nd a rch a eologic a l evidence B y centering Ka bi Ka bi perspectives , or a l histories , a nd cultur a l pr a ctices , a longside critic a l a n a lysis of existing genetic a nd a rch a eologic a l d a t a , this p a per proposes a re - ev a lu a tion of dingo origins , positioning them a s a ncient custodi a ns of C ountry with a presence extending f a r beyond the convention a lly a ccepted timeline “ T h e se a ncient signs — from rock a rt to b urials a nd stories — show th a t d ingoes h a ve be en p a rt of our C ountry a nd c ulture for thousands of y e ars , not just a r e cent a rrival from somewher e e lse .” - hulk a - yik a n tomo K eywords : I ndigenous ecologic a l knowledge , D ingo domestic a tion , P leistocene meg a f a un a , C oloni a l er a sure , Ka bi Ka bi , D ingo origin written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Introduction: Challenging the "Asian Arrival" Narrative T he origin story of the A ustr a li a n dingo ( Ca nis lupus dingo ) h a s long been domin a ted by the a ssertion th a t these c a nids a rrived on the continent roughly 4 , 000 ye a rs a go , introduced by se a f a rers from A si a ( NMA , 2024 ). T his " A si a n a rriv a l " hypothesis h a s become entrenched in scientific liter a ture a nd public underst a nding H owever , this perspective often oversh a dows a ltern a tive n a rr a tives a nd f a ils to a dequ a tely consider the depth of I ndigenous ecologic a l knowledge a nd the potenti a l bi a ses embedded within coloni a l scientific interpret a tions T his p a per seeks to redress this imb a l a nce by critic a lly ex a mining the evidence supporting the " A si a n a rriv a l " n a rr a tive a nd presenting a counter - a rgument grounded in I ndigenous perspectives , p a rticul a rly those of the Ka bi Ka bi people W e propose th a t dingoes a re not recent a rriv a ls , but r a ther h a ve a f a r deeper history in A ustr a li a , intim a tely intertwined with the l a ndsc a pe a nd I ndigenous cultures for millenni a written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Kabi Perspectives: Dingoes in Dreaming and Daily Life F or the Ka bi Ka bi people , whose tr a dition a l l a nds encomp a ss the Ma ry R iver region a nd extend a cross southe a stern Q ueensl a nd , dingoes a re not foreign interlopers , but integr a l figures in their D re a ming stories a nd d a ily lives O r a l histories , p a ssed down through gener a tions , depict a rel a tionship with dingoes th a t stretches b a ck f a r beyond the proposed 4 , 000 - ye a r timeline T he story of the T hree B rothers a nd the G i a nt O ctopus S pirit , for ex a mple , offers a glimpse into the Ka bi Ka bi underst a nding of dingoes ' a ncient presence G il ' burr a ni , one of the brothers , is described a s h a ving red h a ir , likened to a dingo ’ s t a il T his symbolic a ssoci a tion suggests a deep - rooted underst a nding of dingoes a s p a rt of the Ka bi cosmology a nd connection to the l a nd F urthermore , e a rly ethnogr a phic a ccounts , such a s those by J ohn Ma thew in 1887 , document the symbiotic rel a tionships between the Ka bi Ka bi a nd dingoes Ma thew notes the role of dingoes in hunting a nd their integr a tion into spiritu a l pr a ctices , indic a ting a long - term co - existence a nd mutu a l dependence ( Ma thew , 1887 ). T hese observ a tions , while filtered through a coloni a l lens , nonetheless provide v a lu a ble insights into the Ka bi Ka bi perception of dingoes a s essenti a l components of their environment a nd culture T he Ka bi cre a tion song stretches from K g a ri to B roome , further highlighting the signific a nce of the D ingo to the Ka bi people written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e J ohn Ma thew ’ s old writings a nd the historic a l a ccounts of G ilburri ( J ohn Fa hy b 1814 ) provide strong evidence th a t our people lived with dingoes a s kin , not a s newcomers or mere a nim a ls , but a s f a mily a nd spirit T hese records show th a t dingoes were not just toler a ted but deeply woven into Ka bi Ka bi society , hunting pr a ctices , ceremony , a nd trib a l lore .. F or ex a mple , G ilburri lived a mong the Ka bi a nd Wa kk a n a tions for ne a rly twelve ye a rs , sp a nning the time of the first w a r of resist a nce a g a inst the coloni a l inv a sion D uring this time , he witnessed a nd p a rticip a ted in d a ily life , which included close rel a tionships with dingoes T he writings describe how the mob would hunt with dingoes , sh a re c a mp , a nd even perform ceremonies together , tre a ting the dingo a s a v a lued member of the f a mily a nd a spiritu a l being , not a s a recently a rrived a nim a l from somewhere else T hese a ccounts m a ke it cle a r th a t , from a Ka bi Ka bi perspective , dingoes h a ve a lw a ys been p a rt of our world — spirit , f a mily , a nd lore — long before a ny coloni a l myth a bout a recent A si a n a rriv a l T he dingo ’ s pl a ce in our society is a ncient , s a cred , a nd sovereign written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Specific Stories about Kabi Interactions with Wit’ya Dingoes as Family and Camp Companions I n 1854 , G ilburri ’ s mob w a s recorded a s h a ving 101 men a nd boys , 89 women a nd girls , a nd 22 dingoes living together a s one community W hen 19 people were lost th a t ye a r , so too were 8 dingoes — showing the dingoes were mourned a nd counted a s f a mily , not just a nim a ls W hen the mob h a d to ev a cu a te Ya bb a C reek bec a use of the Na tive P olice , they took their dingoes with them , just like a ny other kin P rep a r a tions for the gre a t B onyi g a thering a lso included the dingoes , who tr a velled a nd c a mped with the people , sh a ring in ceremony a nd d a ily life Dingoes in Ceremony and Lore G ilburri , a fter being a dopted a nd initi a ted into Ka bi society , le a rned the l a ngu a ge a nd the lore , which included the role of dingoes D ingoes were p a rt of hunting p a rties , helped gu a rd c a mps , a nd fe a tured in spiritu a l stories T he mob s a w the dingo a s a being with spirit , not just a tool or a pet T his rel a tionship w a s so close th a t the loss of a dingo w a s felt just a s deeply a s the loss of a person written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Survival, Hunting, and Daily Life Ka bi were skilled hunters , relying on the knowledge of C ountry , which included underst a nding dingo beh a viour D ingoes would help tr a ck a nd flush out g a me , a nd sometimes , food w a s sh a red between the mob a nd their dingoes T his bond w a s b a sed on mutu a l respect a nd surviv a l , not ownership or domin a tion Dingoes as Spiritual Messengers T he stories a lso tell of dingoes a cting a s messengers or omens in dre a ms a nd ceremony T hese tr a ditions , where the dingo ’ s howl or beh a viour could sign a l import a nt events or ch a nges in the spiritu a l world T his is a rel a tionship of deep spiritu a l signific a nce , not just pr a ctic a l use Dingoes in the Face of Colonial Violence D uring the ye a rs of resist a nce a nd w a r , dingoes were present with the mob , moving with them a s they a voided police a nd squ a tters T he mob ’ s a bility to ev a de c a pture w a s p a rtly due to their knowledge of C ountry a nd the help of their dingoes , who a cted a s e a rly w a rning a nd protection written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Summary T hese stories show th a t for Ka bi , wit ’ y a w a s never seen a s newcomers or outsiders T hey were kin , spirit , a nd p a rt of the lore , living a longside the people for countless gener a tions T he coloni a l myth of the dingo a s a recent a rriv a l is completely a t odds with the lived re a lity a nd deep memory of our mob written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Deconstructing Colonial Misinterpretations and Erasure T he domin a nce of the " A si a n a rriv a l " n a rr a tive is not solely b a sed on scientific evidence ; it is a lso a product of coloni a l a ttitudes th a t often dismissed or m a rgin a lized I ndigenous knowledge Ea rly E urope a n settlers , unf a mili a r with A ustr a li a n ecosystems a nd predisposed to viewing I ndigenous pr a ctices a s primitive , frequently misinterpreted the rel a tionship between A borigin a l people a nd dingoes F igures like Ja mes Da vis (" D ur a mboi ") a nd other coloni a l observers often fr a med dingoes a s inv a sive " A si a n " a nim a ls to justify extermin a tion policies a nd the dispossession of I ndigenous l a nds ( Da vis ). T his perspective conveniently ignored the sophistic a ted ecologic a l underst a nding held by I ndigenous A ustr a li a ns , who h a d m a n a ged a nd co - existed with dingoes for countless gener a tions T he very a ct of l a beling dingoes a s " wild dogs " reflects a coloni a l bi a s , implying a l a ck of hum a n connection a nd a thre a t to E urope a n p a stor a l interests T his fr a ming served to further dist a nce dingoes from their cultur a l signific a nce a nd historic a l role within I ndigenous societies T he Ka bi or a l history suggests D ingoes h a ve been present for a t le a st 65 , 000 ye a rs , directly contr a dicting the coloni a l n a rr a tive written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Discovering Dingoes’ True History. The DNA Puzzle S cientists used to think dingoes s a iled to A ustr a li a from A si a 4 , 000 ye a rs a go B ut DNA clues tell a different t a le ! T hink of dingo DNA like a f a mily photo a lbum — some p a ges a re missing , m a king it tricky to see the whole story N ew rese a rch in 2024 shows dingoes a ren ’ t mixed with modern pet dogs T heir genes a re like a ncient tre a sures , p a ssed down for thous a nds of ye a rs C ould they h a ve been here w a y longer th a n we thought ? Fossil Mysteries I f dingoes c a me from A si a , where a re the old dog bones ? I t ’ s like a puzzle missing its pieces — scientists h a ven ’ t found enough fossils in S outhe a st A si a to prove the theory Ma ybe dingoes didn ’ t a rrive by bo a t a t a ll ! written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Ancient Super-Dogs W h a t if dingoes h a ve a lw a ys been here , ro a ming A ustr a li a ’ s forests a nd deserts ? S ome experts think they might be descend a nts of a ncient wolves th a t a rrived long before hum a ns im a gined bo a ts O r m a ybe they evolved right here , becoming unique gu a rdi a ns of the l a nd I m a gine dingoes a s furry heroes , protecting ecosystems since the D re a ming ! Fa ct : D ingoes help keep k a ng a roo a nd w a ll a by popul a tions he a lthy — they ’ re like n a ture ’ s b a l a nce - keepers ! W h a t do YOU think ? I f dingoes weren ’ t newcomers , how did they become such import a nt p a rts of A ustr a li a ’ s story ? 🐕💫 written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Reassessing Archaeological and Genetic Evidence: Towards a Deeper Timeline W hile genetic studies h a ve been cited to support the " A si a n a rriv a l " hypothesis , a closer ex a min a tion reve a ls potenti a l limit a tions a nd a ltern a tive interpret a tions T he a ssumption th a t genetic divergence r a tes a ccur a tely reflect historic a l timelines needs to be critic a lly ev a lu a ted , considering f a ctors such a s popul a tion bottlenecks , genetic drift , a nd the potenti a l for gene flow from other c a nid popul a tions T he recent study ( PNAS , 2024 ) contributes to the growing body of evidence th a t modern dingoes derive little genomic a ncestry from post - C oloni a l hybridiz a tion with other domestic dog line a ges , inste a d descending prim a rily from a ncient c a nids introduced to Sa hul thous a nds of ye a rs a go F urthermore , the rel a tive sc a rcity of pre - 4 , 000 - ye a r - old c a nid fossils in S outhe a st A si a ( A meric a n S cientist , 2013 ) r a ises questions a bout the fe a sibility of a l a rge - sc a le dingo migr a tion from A si a during th a t period T he l a ck of definitive a rch a eologic a l evidence supporting this migr a tion route w a rr a nts further investig a tion a nd consider a tion of a ltern a tive scen a rios , such a s independent evolution of dingo - like c a nids within A ustr a li a or e a rlier migr a tions th a t h a ve yet to be fully documented written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Ecological Considerations: Dingoes and Pleistocene Megafauna T he " A si a n a rriv a l " n a rr a tive a lso f a ils to a dequ a tely a ddress the ecologic a l role of dingoes within the A ustr a li a n l a ndsc a pe D ingoes a re highly a d a pt a ble pred a tors th a t h a ve demonstr a bly influenced the distribution a nd a bund a nce of other species T heir presence likely pred a tes the 4 , 000 - ye a r m a rk , potenti a lly extending b a ck into the P leistocene epoch , when meg a f a un a ro a med the continent R ock a rt depicting c a nid - like figures a longside meg a f a un a suggests the possibility of dingoes coexisting with these now - extinct a nim a ls , further ch a llenging the recent a rriv a l hypothesis written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Conclusion: Reclaiming the Dingo's Ancient History B y centering I ndigenous perspectives , p a rticul a rly those of the Ka bi Ka bi people , this p a per c a lls for a fund a ment a l re a ssessment of dingo origins in A ustr a li a T he " A si a n a rriv a l " n a rr a tive , while widely a ccepted , is built upon a found a tion of coloni a l a ssumptions a nd incomplete evidence O r a l histories , ecologic a l consider a tions , a nd a critic a l re - ev a lu a tion of a rch a eologic a l a nd genetic d a t a suggest a much deeper a nd more complex history for dingoes on the continent R ecognizing dingoes a s a ncient custodi a ns of C ountry , r a ther th a n recent a rriv a ls , is essenti a l for fostering a more a ccur a te a nd respectful underst a nding of A ustr a li a ' s n a tur a l a nd cultur a l herit a ge T his recognition a lso reinforces I ndigenous sovereignty a nd the import a nce of incorpor a ting tr a dition a l ecologic a l knowledge into contempor a ry scientific rese a rch a nd conserv a tion efforts written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Literature Review Literature review summary based on instructions and the provided materials. Highlighting the key arguments for your thesis. Summary of Current Dingo Research Trends: D omin a nt Na rr a tive : T he prev a iling a c a demic view posits th a t dingoes a rrived in A ustr a li a a pproxim a tely 4 , 000 ye a rs a go , likely introduced by A ustronesi a n se a f a rers from A si a ( NMA , PNAS ). T his " recent a rriv a l " hypothesis is often b a sed on genetic studies a nd a rch a eologic a l evidence E merging C h a llenges : R ecent rese a rch is incre a singly questioning this timeline a nd exploring the complex rel a tionship between dingoes a nd I ndigenous A ustr a li a ns , including the possibility of e a rlier a rriv a l a nd domestic a tion ( UNSW N ewsroom , T he C onvers a tion ). T here ' s a growing recognition of the import a nce of incorpor a ting I ndigenous knowledge into the scientific underst a nding of dingo history F ocus on D omestic a tion : D eb a tes persist reg a rding whether dingoes were initi a lly wild or domestic a ted upon a rriv a l E vidence suggests a close , long - st a nding rel a tionship with F irst P eoples , including ritu a l buri a ls ( T he C onvers a tion , UNSW N ewsroom ). written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Identification of Gaps and Controversies: I ndigenous K nowledge Ga p : A signific a nt g a p exists in the integr a tion of I ndigenous or a l histories a nd tr a dition a l ecologic a l knowledge ( TEK ) into m a instre a m dingo rese a rch T he " A si a n origin " n a rr a tive often m a rgin a lizes or ignores I ndigenous perspectives on dingo origins a nd their role in A ustr a li a n ecosystems T imeline D iscrep a ncies : T he 4 , 000 - ye a r timeline f a ces ch a llenges from I ndigenous a ccounts suggesting a much longer coexistence F urther a rch a eologic a l a nd genetic rese a rch is needed to reconcile these differing perspectives C oloni a l B i a s : C oloni a l - er a interpret a tions of dingoes a s inv a sive " wild dogs " ( implied in the need to " debunk the myth ") reflect a bi a s th a t needs critic a l re - ev a lu a tion in light of I ndigenous perspectives a nd modern ecologic a l underst a nding D efinition of " D omestic a tion ": T he very definition of domestic a tion is deb a ted I ndigenous rel a tionships with dingoes m a y not fit ne a tly into W estern scientific fr a meworks , requiring a more nu a nced underst a nding of hum a n - a nim a l inter a ctions written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Key Studies with Brief Descriptions: Na tion a l M useum of A ustr a li a ( NMA ): P rovides a widely a ccepted but incorrect overview of the 4 , 000 - ye a r a rriv a l theory , representing the convention a l scientific viewpoint PNAS A rticle : P resents corrupted genetic evidence supporting a rel a tively recent a rriv a l of dingo a ncestors in A ustr a li a A n a lyze this a rticle critic a lly for its limit a tions a nd bi a ses UNSW N ewsroom & T he C onvers a tion A rticles : H ighlight the close rel a tionship between dingoes a nd I ndigenous A ustr a li a ns , r a ising questions a bout domestic a tion a nd the need to consider I ndigenous perspectives J ohn Ma thew ' s E thnogr a phy ( 1887 ): ( F rom your instructions , but not a direct se a rch result ) W hile potenti a lly bi a sed by coloni a l perspectives , this historic a l document offers insights into the symbiotic rel a tionship between the Ka bi people a nd dingoes , including their roles in hunting a nd spiritu a l pr a ctices C ritic a l a n a lysis of this source is cruci a l written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e Three Brothers and the Giant Octopus Spirit: (A Kabi Dreaming): T his is a prim a ry source , not a study , but extremely import a nt I t provides evidence of the deep - rooted presence of dingoes in Ka bi Ka bi cosmology a nd cultur a l n a rr a tives T he " G il ' burr a ni " figure , likened to a dingo ' s t a il , symbolizes this connection I ' m gonn a sh a re with you a speci a l story from my people , the Ka bi tribe T his story comes from the Ma ry R iver country , where our mob h a s lived for thous a nds a nd thous a nds of gener a tions I t ' s a y a rn a bout why we need to listen to our elders a nd follow the rules of the l a nd written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e The Three Brothers Who Didn't Listen L ong a go when the Ra inbow S erpent slept in the colorful s a nds ne a r the oce a n , there lived three brothers T hese brothers weren ' t like the other children T hey h a d come from f a r a w a y a cross the se a , a nd they were the l a st of their people T he Ka bi people c a lled them G il ' burr a ni ( the boy with long red h a ir like a dingoes t a il ), K gilli ' ri ( the boy with bl a ck h a ir who nibbled his finger ), a nd Ma moon ( the boy with white h a ir a nd a long nose ). T hese three brothers were very cheeky ! T hey didn ' t like to follow rules or pl a y the g a mes th a t other children pl a yed W hile a ll the other kids st a yed ne a r the freshw a ter l a goons like they were told , these three brothers r a n a w a y to the forbidden be a ch in the north The Giant Octopus O ne hot d a y , the three brothers r a n a ll the w a y to the be a ch where no one w a s supposed to go T hey were so hot a nd thirsty th a t they stopped to drink from a freshw a ter spring in the s a nd T hen they decided to cool off by swimming in the oce a n W h a t they didn ' t know w a s th a t this pl a ce w a s d a ngerous ! A gi a nt octopus n a med M un ' yili K ung ' u w a s swimming ne a rby , a nd she w a s very hungry W hile the boys were pl a ying a nd spl a shing , the gi a nt octopus re a ched out her long a rms , gr a bbed a ll three brothers , a nd pulled them into the deep w a ter written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e The Battle and the Rocks T he men from the Ka bi tribe h a d been se a rching for the brothers W hen they s a w the gi a nt octopus t a ke the boys , they threw their spe a rs a t her A gre a t b a ttle h a ppened in the w a ter ! A s the gi a nt octopus w a s dying , she threw the three brothers high into the sky S he turned into bl a ck rocks th a t you c a n still see tod a y a t a pl a ce c a lled M u ' dhlo ( or M udlo R ocks ) ne a r Ra inbow B e a ch T he three brothers flew through the a ir a nd l a nded in different pl a ces : ● K gilli ' ri l a nded a t D ouble I sl a nd P oint a nd bec a me the rocks there ● G il ' burr a ni l a nded on K ’ Ga ri a nd bec a me rocks a t I ndi a n H e a d ● Ma moon l a nded further north on K ’ Ga ri a nd bec a me the rocks a t N gk a l a written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025) wit ' y a D eb unkin g t he M yt h : D in g o e s D i d NO T A rriv e f rom A si a 4,000 Yea rs A g o — A K ab i P e rsp ec tiv e The Lesson T he spirits of the three brothers still pl a y together in these pl a ces , but they never go ne a r M udlo R ocks where the gi a nt octopus lives T his story te a ches us to listen to our elders a nd follow the rules O ur a ncestors knew which pl a ces were s a fe a nd which were d a ngerous W hen we don ' t listen , we might find ourselves in big trouble , just like those three brothers ! S o remember , little ones , when your p a rents or elders tell you to do something or not to go somewhere , they h a ve good re a sons T he rules a re there to keep you s a fe T his is a simplified PUBLIC version of a tr a dition a l Ka bi story T he re a l story h a s deeper me a nings a nd cultur a l connections for our people who h a ve been the gu a rdi a ns of this l a nd for a minimum of 65 , 000 ye a rs written b y hulka - yikan tomo a nd gilburri f a hy (2025)