▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁habit ation , ▁the ▁last ▁speak ers ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁tong ues ▁of ▁this ▁region ▁were ▁all ▁but ▁w ip ed ▁out . ▁Their ▁sacred ▁land ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hunting ▁grounds ▁were ▁invol unt arily ▁turned ▁into ▁someone ▁else ' s ▁property . ▁So ▁much ▁has ▁been ▁lost . ▁ ▁Bund jal ung ▁Nation ▁Cre ation ▁M yth ▁- ▁The ▁Rain bow ▁S nake ▁& ▁the ▁Dream time ▁ ▁Since ▁there ▁are ▁numerous ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁myth , ▁what ▁is ▁in ▁this ▁instance ▁reported ▁is ▁a ▁summar ised ▁version , ▁which ▁la cks ▁cru cial ▁details ▁essential ▁for ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁myth ▁ ▁In ▁transl ating ▁creation ▁myth s ▁into ▁English ▁and ▁in ▁using ▁another ▁version ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁Bund jal ung ▁nation ▁Ab original ▁dream ▁time ▁story , ▁Europe ans ▁have ▁obsc ured ▁the ▁wisdom ▁passed ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁Ab orig ines ▁from ▁generation ▁to ▁generation . ▁The ▁creation ▁myth ▁or ▁story ▁is ▁but ▁one ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁linked ▁with ▁the ▁sacred ▁place , ▁sacred ▁song ▁and ▁sacred ▁ceremony ▁known ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁knowledge able ▁initi ated ▁el ders ▁of ▁each ▁tribe ▁ ▁Bund jal ung ▁Nation ▁or al ▁literature ▁tradition ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁fight ▁between ▁the ▁Di raw ong ▁and ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁S nake , ▁that ▁caused ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁B ung aw al bin ▁River , ▁the ▁Evans ▁River , ▁Pel ican ▁Island , ▁S nake ▁Island , ▁other ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁Evans ▁River ,