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Mavis Malbunka Mavis Malbunka i(A123359 works by) (a.k.a. Aunty Mavis)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 form y separately published work icon Tnorala : Baby Falling Herman Malbunka , Mavis Malbunka , ( dir. Warwick Thornton ) Alice Springs : CAAMA Productions , 2007 Z1584315 2007 single work film/TV

'Tnorala is the Aboriginal name for Gosse's Bluff, a dramatic meteorite impact crater set in a vast plain 175km west of Alice Springs. This significant dreaming site for Western Arrernte people is steeped in mystery and tragedy. The story of its creation and the events that occurred there are narrated to the camera by Aunty Mavis Malbunka, one of the traditional story-tellers for the place. Legend says that while stars danced in the Milky Way, a child fell to earth and was lost to its parents, the morning and evening stars, who still search for their baby to this day. Today, ancestors of Tnorala's traditional owners are remembered and honoured by their descendants and visitors that are drawn to this stunning and eerie landscape.' (Source: Ronin Films website www.roninfilms.com.au)
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