What are the Yulunga games, who wrote the resource and what does Yulunga mean?
- Australia
- Australian Sports Commission
- Yulunga
- Indigenous games
- Years K-12
- 2008 edition
- Teachers
Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games is an Australian Sports Commission (ASC) resource presenting a selection of games and activities played in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies, including traditional pastimes and some more "modern" activities. Dr Ken Edwards wrote it, with the assistance of Troy Meston, after reviewing almost every available account of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander games from all parts of Australia. The book was published in 2008. In the language of the Kamilaroi (Gamori) people of north-western New South Wales, Yulunga means "playing".
It can be used in schools as an educational resource and as a guide to inclusive, structured sport within communities. The games are available as a full set of cards and as individual cards.
Source: https://www.ausport.gov.au/schools/resource-hub/yulunga and Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games (Australian Sports Commission, 2008).
Added 24 Oct 2026