▁special ▁symbol , ▁they ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁to tem s , ▁which ▁represent ▁a ▁spiritual ▁attachment ▁or ▁special ▁link ▁to ▁a ▁particular ▁ancest ral ▁Being , ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁animal , ▁fish , ▁bird ▁or ▁plant ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁Ab original ▁people ▁c ared ▁for ▁their ▁to tem ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁a ▁brother ▁or ▁sister ▁or ▁friend . ▁The ▁Di raw ong ' s ▁tribe ▁is ▁the ▁' ny ang bal ' ▁tribe ▁from ▁the ▁Far ▁north ▁Coast ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁the ▁Di raw ong ' s ▁to tem ▁symbol ▁is ▁the ▁' Go anna ' ▁ ▁What ▁exactly ▁is ▁the ▁Di raw ong ? ▁Red uc ing ▁the ▁Di raw ong ' s ▁complex ▁features ▁into ▁a ▁formal ▁description , ▁will ▁be ▁limited ▁to ▁a ▁general ▁view ▁or ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁Go anna ' s ▁characteristics . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁most ▁relevant ▁attributes ▁will ▁be ▁anal ys ed ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁Ab original ▁trad itions ▁ ▁Although ▁its ▁appearance ▁may ▁differ ▁slightly , ▁it ▁retain s ▁similar ▁features ▁and ▁stories ▁and ▁two ▁particular ▁characteristics ▁that ▁remain ▁the ▁same ▁throughout ▁is ; ▁its ▁gender ▁is ▁not ▁agreed ▁upon ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁Go ann as ', ▁Bird s , ▁Sn akes , ▁eth ics , ▁food , ▁land , ▁medic ines , ▁mor als , ▁rain , ▁social ▁relationships ▁and ▁spirits ▁ ▁Bund jal ung ▁people ▁believe ▁the ▁spirits ▁of ▁wounded ▁war riors ▁are ▁present ▁within ▁the ▁mountains , ▁their ▁inj uries ▁having ▁manif ested ▁themselves ▁as ▁sc