In Aboriginal mythology, Baiame was the ancestor and patron god of the Kamilaroi. He was a sky god and a deity of death and life, and a god of rain and the shamans. He was married to Birrahgnooloo, with whom he was the father of Daramulum.
Baiame, a creation being who saw their plight, designed a gift for the Ngemba an intricate series of fish traps in the dry river bed.
Baiame produced the design for the Ngunnhu by casting his net over the river course.
Baiame instructed that although the Ngemba people were to be custodians of the fishery, maintenance and use of the traps should be shared with other tribes in the area.
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