Ngalia stories, language and culture: a podcast, picture books, a read-along app and a course. Pick where you'd like to start.
Since 2019, Kado has shared stories, knowledge and insights from Ngalia cultural ways: campfire stories his mother told him in the desert, skin groups, reciprocity, native title and caring for Country.
Real stories, written and told by Kado, with Ngalia words woven through and a glossary in every book. Made for families, classrooms and libraries.
Paperback · Kindle · Hardcover coming soon
A broken window, a barnga that runs on two legs, and a boy who has to face the family. A funny, warm story about growing up in the bush.
A Ngalia story about the first camels, the first explorers and the first box of matches
Paperback · Kindle · Hardcover coming soon
A true story Kado's mother told him in the desert. Ngalia children see something enormous coming over the horizon. Everyone runs, except one little girl.
Schools and libraries: talk to Kado about class sets and class access. All titles on Kado's Amazon author page.
"Barnga! Barnga!" Someone in the back seat had spotted a goanna.
Tap any word to hear it ▸
Open it on any phone, tablet or computer. Nothing to install.
A foundational cultural awareness course held in Kado's voice. It's first-person knowledge from a senior Ngalia knowledge holder, not a tick-box module. An AI guide in every lesson answers your questions by text or voice, in Kado's own voice.
20 lessons
Each one carries its own Ngalia word, because the language isn't decoration. It is the knowledge.
Training a team? Book a call with Kado about group access.
Ngalia names: Tjunpin and Pakukurrku
Kado is a Ngalia Elder from Leonora, Western Australia, of the Tjarurru skin group. He is one of the last fluent speakers of Ngalia. For more than thirty years he has worked as an anthropologist and archaeologist, and he chairs the National Native Title Council.
The stories here are ones he grew up with, many told to him by his mother around the campfire when the family lived in the desert. My Culture Story is how he passes them on.
New episodes, new books and launch-day offers, about once a month.
Everything shared on My Culture Story is public knowledge that Kado has the right to tell. Nothing sacred, secret or ceremonial is shared. Ngalia words are used only with the meanings given by a Ngalia speaker. The stories, language and artwork are Kado Muir's Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property. Please ask before reusing them.
My Culture Story