Stories from the Kaytetye people of Central Australia; Dreaming stories, Thangkenharenge the Bird Woman, Arelpe the Moon; Barrow Creek massacre 1874; early contact stories; early transport; marriage rules; marriage ceremony; stories of ancestors; Overland Telegraph Line; conflicts for land and resources; travelling and living in the bush; social life and customs; history of Barrow Creek region; religion; brief list of Aboriginal language and Aboriginal English.