Inapertwa Explained

In Aboriginal mythology (specifically: Arrernte), the Inapertwa are the simple, ancestral creatures with which the Numakulla modelled all life (plant, animals, birds) on Earth. From these they formed human beings. The "totems"[1] of the Arrernte are named after individual Inapertwa formed into animals, then into humans.

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  1. https://books.google.pt/books?id=-nN1kdzBGJIC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=arrernte+totem&source=bl&ots=Mvqpl3hP6Z&sig=ACfU3U1EZ0dgmN5H1Xzf0DLbn2ZICTzZEg&hl=pt-PT&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKtv384c7uAhWLecAKHfdRBx4Q6AEwAnoECAMQAg|An inaccurate term.