Dreaming stories pass on important knowledge, cultural values and belief systems to later generations. Through song, dance, painting and storytelling which express the dreaming stories, Aborigines have maintained a link with the Dreaming from ancient times to today, creating a rich cultural heritage.
Aborigines have the longest continuous cultural history of any group of people on Earth. Estimates date this history between 50,000 and 65,000 years. Before European settlement of Australia, there were around 600 different Aboriginal nations, based on language groups.
 The Rainbow Serpent |  The Spirit Fingers |  Tiddalik the Frog |
|---|---|---|
 The Legend of the Three Sisters |  Wayambeh the Turtle |  Biladuran the platypus |
 magpie crow and eagle- urrakuli, wak |  Mirram the kangaroo Warren the womba |  Girawu the Goanna |
The relationships between land, animals and people
In most stories of the Dreaming, the Ancestor Spirits came to the earth in human form and as they moved through the land, they created the animals, plants, rocks and other forms of the land that we know today. They also created the relationships between groups and individuals to the land, the animals and other people. http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/dreaming
ANIMALS HOLD SPECIAL MEANING:
GOANNA-STRENGTH
KANGAROO-HOLDER OFNIGHT AND DAY
FISH-WISDOM
SNAKE-CREATION, HEALTH
TURTLE-LOVE
ECHIDNA-FRIENDSHIP
PLATUPUS-TRAVELING
EMU-SPEED
CROCODILE-COURAGE
Land/Sacred Sites: What is a Sacred Site?