First Nations Peoples, and members of the Yuin Nation have practised care for Country for over 60,000 years.
” We took care of the land so it could continue taking care of us. Now Country has been pushed to her limits.
Let’s learn from First Nations culture and let these lores govern how we move forward ”
Reconciliation NSW
Watch & listen here to Djiringanj Yuin Knowledge holder and Elder Warren Foster speak about Sacred Mountain Gulaga, the arrival of Gurung-gubba the Greedy Pelican – and about what his connection to land and Country means to him. Warren speaks about the impacts of colonization on land, Country, and on his people.
Truth telling is needed to address the past and our future – and to show true respect, so that healing, justice and care for Country grow strong.
‘ Djiringanj Yuin knowledge-holder Warren Foster explains the sacred significance of Mother Mountain, Gulaga, and shares his ancestors’ prescient view from the shore at the time Captain Cook first sailed past his country. In collaboration with the National Museum of Australia’s exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s voyage to Australia, this collection focuses on the history and culture of Indigenous communities along Australia’s east coast, from the locations Cook wrote about in his journals from that fateful voyage. The National Museum of Australia’s exhibition, Endeavour Voyage: The Untold Stories of Cook and the First Australians, which is now open. The online exhibition can be viewed here https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/en… Thank you to Warren Foster for sharing his time and knowledge. ‘
Mount Gulaga the sacred Mother and Gurung-gubba The Greedy Pelican: Editor Vanessa Milton Produced by Vanessa Milton Carmen Pratap Gulaga Dancers filmed by Dean Brosche, Grow The Music Aerial camera operator Peter Whiter Filmed on Djiringanj Yuin country Produced by the ABC. Financed with the assistance of the National Museum of Australia. abc.net.au/thisplace
‘ We took care of the land so it could continue taking care of us. Now Country has been pushed to her limits. Let’s learn from First Nations culture and let these lores govern how we move forward
1. What is good for the land must come first.
2. Do not touch or take anything that does not belong to you.
3. If you have plenty you must give and share.’
Reconciliation NSW
NAIDOC Week 2021, Heal Country
Healing Country means embracing First Nation’s cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia’s national heritage. That the culture and values of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders are respected equally to and the cultures and values of all Australians.
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