E. Graham Nakkamarra, E. Nelson Nappanangka, K. Fitz Nappanangka, and J. Nixon Nakkamarra

Those three soakages are all lined up, three straight like that. Old people used to go there, they might travel from Alroy, Rocky or Phillip Creek. The middle one, Jarra, that's the main one. There was a bucket in the tree next to the rock hole so people could get water there. We would cut off the top of those flat ones, the anthills there by that Mulga tree. Inside there we would get them little ones with wings and a hard shell, that's really good meat in that one [winged termites]. We just pull off the wings and chuck them in the fire. People might go and stop there, camping out for two or three nights and then go on to Seven Mile. Those three, they're dreaming places straight up. That's those two Mungamunga women, Narrurlu and Nangali, they traveled through that country. They stopped there at Jarra and were digging in the ground, they buried tucker there for Wumpurrarni people. That old lady at Phillip Creek she used to tell us those stories. We might sit down with her at night and all the kids would listen. After that land claim when we got that place, we went there for a big meeting with CLC mob, all the Jakkamarras and Nakkamarras, it was really good for everyone.

Translation of “Three Soakages” by: J. Nixon Nakkamarra

Ayitinya yurrkati ngulya ajjul Jakarra ngara ngunta paninya. Pulkka pulkka marnu ajjul apina ala kana ngini, apina ajjul Alroy ngara, Rocky ngara kapi Phillip Creek ngara. Kulanganjil ngini Jarra, alinya ngini ajingirri. Bucket ama nguyina yuwala-jja minyngala ngala ngulya-ka, apparra ajjul karriny parinjina ngappa ala kana. Ankkul jarr warlpunjina januki mintapa karra karra wakiri yuwala-jja. Kantu ankkul marnu parinjina manjun manjun limppi jangu kapi wilya shell jangu alinya kuyu piliyi. Ankkul wurr parinjina limppi ngini, ngarapunjina ankkul warlukun kuna. Karriny apina, nyiyina ajjul kapi ajjul kuttjarra kapi yurrkati tapinyngara ala ngara ngini apina ajjul Seven Mile kana. Ayitinya yurrkati ajjul wirnkarralki manu jurrkkul. Ala kuttjurr kuttjarra Mungamunga kirriji, Narrurlu kapi Nangali, apparra awul apina arnttinya manu kuna. Jina kuyina awulurnu Jarra-jja apparra awul warntina narra, nyirrinjina awul mangka kana mayi karriny-ki. Alinya pulkka kirriji Phillip Creek warinyi ankku marnu turruparinjina apparr. Ankkul marnu nyiyina apparra ankku turruparinjina ankkul pinayina pikka pikka-jja. Akkil ngini apparra ajjul Land Council-jji parinyi manu meeting kina CLC ngara ankkinyi Jakkamarras kapi Nakkamarras kan, piliyi paninya ngini.