There are four distinct weather periods recognised in the Kaurna Miyurna seasonal cycle, as well as winds which can act as seasonal indicators. The mapping of Kaurna seasons to the Australian calendar is approximate as the seasons are very changeable.
Learn more about each season in the downloads below.
Learn about the Kaurna Miyurna culture through the endemic species lens. This is the Kaurna Food & Fibre unit of work. This program aligns brilliantly with the Year 5 & 6 Science and HASS curriculum. It also provides an opportunity to explore the cross-curricular priority areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures and Sustainability through an authentic and locally relevant context.
Many thanks to Uncle Michael Kumatpi Marrutya O'Brien for permission to use the Kaurna season calendar and related information on the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website is given by the Elders/Directors of Kaurna.
Thank you to the SA Museum for providing the image of well-known Kaurna Elder Ivaritji Wartapukarra - seen within the Kaurna Seasonal Calendar Wheel wrapped in possum skin. The photo was taken in 1928. Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology, http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/calendars/kaurna.shtml