The country associated with this 'ngapa Jukurrpa' (water Dreaming) is
Mikanji, a watercourse west of Yuendumu that is usually dry. There are
‘mulju’ (soakages) in this creek bed. The 'kirda' (owners) of this
Dreaming site are Nangala/Nampijinpa women and Jangala/Jampijinpa men.
Mikanji is an important water Dreaming site, and features in at least
three different water Dreaming tracks.

In one story,
the water Dreaming travelled from Puyurru, northwest of Yuendumu, to a
‘mulju’ (soakage) in the Mikanji creek. It unleashed a huge storm there.
Two old blind women of the Nampijinpa skin group were sitting by the
side of the soakages. As the two women strained their eyes to see the
sky, tears formed in their eyes, creating the rain. Their spirits can
still be seen at Mikanji in the form of two ‘ngapiri’ (river red gums)
growing near the soakage.

A second water Dreaming track
that passes through Mikanji is also owned by the Nangala/Jangala and
Nampijinpa/Jampijinpa subsections, and travels further west. At Mikanji,
the storm rained so hard it created a hole in the ground which became a
soakage. At Mirawarri a ‘kirrkarlanji’ (brown falcon [Falco berigora])
picked up the storm and carried it on its wings to the west until it
became too heavy for it. The falcon eventually dropped the storm at
Pirlinyarnu (Mt. Farewell) about 165 km west of Yuendumu, where it
formed an enormous ‘maluri’ (claypan). A ‘mulju’ (soakage) exists in
this place today.

A third Dreaming track that passes
through Mikanji is the story of the water Dreaming and ‘pamapardu
Jukurrpa’ (termite Dreaming). This Dreaming travels further north. This
water Dreaming is owned by Nakamarra/Napurrurla women and
Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men. The termite and water Dreamings travelled
together from Warntungurru in the east past Warlura (a waterhole 8 miles
east of Yuendumu), Wirnpa, Kanaralji, Ngamangama, and Jukajuka. A
portion of this Dreaming track also includes the ‘kurdukurdu mangkurdu
Jukurrpa’ (children of the clouds Dreaming). The termite Dreaming moved
on to the west to Nyirrpi, a community approximately 160 km west of
Yuendumu, whereas the water Dreaming travelled on to Mikanji. A
‘kirrkarlanji’ (brown falcon) eventually picked up the water and tied it
to its head using hairstring. The falcon travelled north with the water
Dreaming; at Puyurru, it flew under a tree and the water fell off of
its head, forming a soakage there. The Dreaming then travelled on
through other locations including Yalyarilalku, Mikilyparnta, Katalpi,
Lungkardajarra, Jirawarnpa, Kamira, Yurrunjuku, and Jikaya before moving
on into Gurindji country to the north.

In contemporary
Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography is used to represent the
‘Jukurrpa’ (Dreaming), associated sites, and other elements. In many
paintings of this Dreaming, short dashes are often used to represent
‘mangkurdu’ (cumulus & stratocumulus clouds), and longer, flowing
lines represent ‘ngawarra’ (flood waters). Small circles are used to
depict ‘mulju’ (soakages) and river beds.