Cameron Ross Kemarre

‘My Ancestor the Giant Mamu slayer
Thousands of years ago my Kaytetye Ancestor and his wife, with no children at the time. They lived in the Northern Territory about 350km north of Alice Springs at the Devils Marbles on the outskirts. One day whilst hunting and gathering the wind blew a great message all the way from South Australia somewhere near Port Augusta, Flinders Ranges, or even further south or more inland. The tribe there was having a terrible trouble, for a giant Mamu was killing and eating the people and nobody there could stop it or destroy it. My ancestor possessed a great power that this tribe somehow knew about. So, my Ancestor told his wife we must leave right away. People a long way south of here need my help, a Mamu is having his way killing them. So, they walked about fifteen to sixteen hundred kilometres to fix the situation. They passed through a lot of different countries. Corkwood forests, then through open country, crossing over hills, mountains in Aranda Land. In Alice Springs they slept at Emily Gap. They crossed over the Finke River and many other creeks and rivers. From Alice they went to the Finke, the real centre of Australia. Every tribe they passed through allowed them passage. For they were told the story by my Ancestor. Now back in those times you couldn’t just go or enter into another tribe’s Country without being speared, sung, even killed. You had to have a very good reason for being there. Also, in the times of great drought everyone had good reason, for it was life or death. No water in your Country then you must go to your neighbour’s Country like Alice Springs (Aranda) for the great river is underground with a never-ending water supply. So, their journey on foot was all smooth sailing the whole way. It would have taken months up and back. He was a chosen one with great power, I’m so proud of my ancestor. We are said to be moon me our ancestors came from the moon. Ngarte gave great powers to us to help others in need. Each place along the way became our story line. Our Dreaming tracks tun all the way. Even though they travelled into other tribe’s country’s each place they stayed became ours, of great significance, importance. He was just like a superhero in those times., Once arriving at the place where the Mamu was, the leader of that tribe, maybe he was like a king, told him of the giant Mamu, where it was and what it was doing to his people. My ancestor went there with some warriors showing him the way. He left his wife alone, looked after by that tribe. Found it killing others, had a great fight, and defeated it by knocking his head off with his left hand, for this was a big part of his power given by Ngarte (God). His head went flying north, all the way to his Country the Devil’s Marbles. The big round rock is still there to this day on the outskirts of the marbles. Once over they all celebrated, then my ancestor and his wife left for their journey home, back to Kaytetye Country. Yes, there was giants around on earth then, there are many stories of giants in the Bible, believe it or not true story.
Cameron Ross Pengarte – signature – 1.1.2025 Happy new year Y’all in the world 4 ever.’