Creation stories from the Dreaming are important links between the local indigenous Australians and their traditional country, often explaining how features of the landscape were formed while also affirming important community values and customary laws.

Yirrganydji Dreaming -They believed that their landscape was created by Gudjugudjum, a Rainbow Serpent. Gudju gudju then went to sleep curled up at Wangal Djungay (Double Island).

It is thought that the word "Yirrganydji" means "from the north" but in the Mamu language it means "east". They resided in the Cairns lowlands rainforests and were seafarers.

Men would hunt and fish and women would gather and prepare food. Women would also be the predominant carers of the children. The Irukandji sought food from waterways (creeks, rivers, coast and sea) such as fish, eels, turtles,oysters and crustaceans.

At the end of the dry season, they would burn off vegetation to encourage regrowth. Annually, they would meet with their neighbouring groups at what is known as Palm Cove for trading, feasting and to undertake initiation ceremonies.

They also undertook marriages and the settlement of problems. Trading goods would consist of nautilus shell necklaces, dilly baskets, swords and shields.