For Aboriginal people the Dreaming is never-ending, linking the past and the present, the people and the land.

For Indigenous Australians Dreaming stories pass on important knowledge, cultural values and belief systems to later generations.

Through song, dance, painting and storytelling, Aborigines have maintained a link with the Dreaming from ancient times to today, creating a rich cultural heritage.

In the Catholic Church our Tradition is an important aspect of our faith which must be faithfully passed on from person to person, generation to generation.

Xt3.com were down in Adelaide at the Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Convention 2014 and heard the story of Whyalee (Willy Wagtail). The story you hear in this audio is retold by an Aboriginal man Marlon Riley who is a cultural tutor from Ngutana-Lui cultural centre (Brisbane) and a Youth mentor for NATSICC Youth.

Marlon admires this story and the message behind it. Marlon explains that he uses this story as an example to students to respect Corroboree and the morals of stories.

"These stories are passed down the generations; and the stories as well as traditional dances must be passed on correctly and not foolishly," explains Marlon.

This audio story was a synopsis used as a teaching tool as part of a cultural immersion at the ACYMC 2014 it was sourced from the Dreaming DVD series & ABC KIDS Channel. Marlon & Xt3 would like to acknowledge and respect the original story teller Aunty Beryl Carmichael of Ngiyaampa Country, far west NSW along the Darling river, including Menindee and Wilcania to the north. We also acknowledge & respect her Great Uncle Geordy Murray, Southern Ngiyaampa man of the Willandra lakes area (Marfield Mob), to whom this story originally comes from.