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Indigenous Australian World-views, knowledge & current affairs

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Address: McGregor Rd 4878 Cairns, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 Here is the official poster for High Ground. Look out for it at a cinema near you.

24.01.2022 Nest defence is not ‘aggression’ but exactly what it says - a defence. It has nothing to do with ‘anger’ or ‘hatred’ and it is not an undirected, mean or delib...erately nasty behaviour. - Professor Gisela Kaplan It is important to distinguish between ‘swooping’ and attacking. Generally, the word ‘attack’ is used but this often does not accurately explain the purpose of the magpie’s approach. Magpie swooping is usually not meant to make contact or harm the person but to encourage the person to make a wider turn away from the nest. - Professor Gisela Kaplan. Savage magpie attacks are extremely rare, occurring in less than 1% of cases. - Professor Darryl Jones. The most dangerous animal in Australia is an ant, the jumping jack which kills more people annually than crocodiles - Professor Gisela Kaplan.

20.01.2022 this. understanding the welcome and honouring it in acknowledgement.

18.01.2022 Keith spearfishing on his Grandfather's country. Children's Ground is helping Keith to learn and practice his culture. We should all be cheering Adam Goodes.

18.01.2022 You may occasionally come across a statement that dot paintings are not traditional Aboriginal art, and are either the invention of a white man, or that Aborigi...nal painters were ‘stimulated’ by a white man to commence dot painting in 1971 at Papunya. The white man, a schoolteacher, may have given the artists of Papunya canvases on which to do their dot painting, but in other areas of Australia, dot painting techniques had been used for many years perhaps thousands - to decorate sacred items and weapons, bodies, bark and rock before the white schoolteacher went to Papunya. Here are some photos published in PIX Magazine on 24 June 1936, 34 years before 1971. The photos clearly show items from Arnhem Land decorated with the same styles we know and love today, as well as the beautiful crisscross style.

17.01.2022 #goondeenmarketingallaroundtheglobe this post highlighting Kieren’s work - is what makes our world go round

17.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Irene Hammett. Word list: Bujigan 'Cat'... Guguur 'Mouse' Buligi 'Cow' Waarigan 'Moon' Dawaar 'Star' Daan-gaay 'Wind' Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

17.01.2022 Wangaratta is the Bpangerang word for the long necked cormorant or Australasian Darter. It is used as the emblem for the Rural City of Wangaratta acknowledging Bpangerang Traditional Owners and representing our beautiful, clean environment and bountiful waterways which they frequent.

13.01.2022 Today we launched our campaign with @wearechuffed to raise some much needed funds for the work we do. Our vision is to build a safe space for justice involved p...eople and families to heal and receive much needed support. Help us STOP the mass imprisonment of our people and deaths in custody. #NowistheTime4change #CareNotCages #InvestinCommunities

12.01.2022 86 of 250 Reconciliation Yarns #inthistogether2020 #250yarns250years #reconciliation Reconciliation Australia Reconciliation Queensland Inc Hamish from Yarrabah.... I am a proud Guru-Gulu man from the Gunggaandji nation of Yarrabah. I was born at the Yarrabah Hospital. Growing up in Yarrabah, I have a lot of childhood memories. I remember one day, myself and some friends after school, we fell into this deep conversation which was based on the topic, What we wanted to be when we grow up", I remember saying I wanted to be a painter or a carpenter.... that all changed. When I was growing up in Yarrabah, I always loved dancing, playing touch-footy, rugby league and also different forms of art. Painting and weaving are my most favourite hobbies. Most people know me as the ‘Yarrie Mascot’ which my aunty started it all. It all started at Jilara Oval (can’t remember what year, that’s how long I was doing it for) Yarrabah Seahawks. I have completed most of my primary school years at Yarrabah State School then as i got into secondary school, boarding school is where I had to go away with two of my big brothers, down to St. Teresa's College, Abergowrie where I completed Year 8-12. I had a lot of educational opportunities from the Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) where it took me and my dad on a trip to Canberra, where we both got to meet an amazing artist who goes by the name of Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil) I have been in the tourism industry for about 7 years now. Making my debut in 2013, a year after I graduated from high school. My career started with Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park - Cairns Day & Night Tours where I learnt a lot about my people, my culture and even to learn a bit about myself and also taught me to love the land more. Working at Tjapukai, i met a lot of people/friends from every corner of the world ranging from Nepal, Brazil, West Africa, Germany and even all the way to my Great Great Grandparents homelands of Vanuatu. Even learning over 20 different languages was a bit of a challenge. After 6 years being at Tjapukai, I thought it was my time for a change, which then I started right next door, at Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. I have been working with Skyrail for several months now which I thoroughly enjoy every bit of it, Still quite new, with a lot of learning still to come but giving it my best is the only option. From holding my first job (Tjapukai) for at least 6-7 years, I have had a mindset all throughout my career that I wanted to own my own car and get a house on the hills. Seven years later down the track, I ended paying off my first car. The house on the hills, not now, but one day.. I am really enjoying my new job at Skyrail. There is still alot more learning to be done. Which is very normal for anyone. The more you put your mind and heart to it, the better the result is going to be. I always try and keep this in my head whenever I do things. Importantly, remember also to have fun doing whenever you’re doing. #livepositive #postpositive Photo 1 by Senior Constable Dave Coffey, Photo 2 by Hamish from one of the deadly Skyrail cabins.

09.01.2022 Bethany and Laurena are 7 and 9 years of age from Nowa Nowa. With no formal training they put in a stirring performance singing Father and Son. Both girls performed at the Briagolong Music Festival and sang with the local mens choir. Well done girls, you're in the KidzRock Grand FInal.

09.01.2022 Introducing Nan/Aunty Ollie ( Gami ), Elder & Darumbal Woman, it's a absolute privilege to photograph her, being one of the guibiri ( eldest ) left in the clan ...group she holds a immense amount of knowledge. I asked her when is the last time you've been painted up, and she said when she was 12-15yrs of age in Woorabinda Central Queensland, which is some 60yrs ago now, that's a life time ago 60yrs, she also mentioned that at that time she was not allowed to speak her language it was forbidden and you would be punished. She's magara wanmala dhagula ( painted in traditional white clay ) from nunthi ( country ) she also shared her knowledge on how to apply it to old people ( protocol ) I also asked her about dance you'll notice picture No 2 the way she's holding her hand she's depicting the Mundaghutta dance ( rainbow serpent ) creator. Pictures taken near Tunuba ( Fitzroy river ) garrgal ( swamp area ) Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/trentwhite_photo

08.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC Week from Nan Lera Bennell

06.01.2022 HAPPY WORLD CASSOWARY DAY!!! It's a day of celebration to draw attention to the reasons Cassowaries are globally important and need to be protected. The Cassowa...ry, or Bundarra, in Djabugay language, is part of the Creation Story for Rainforest Aboriginal people. Traditional owner Barry Hunter says if you look closely at the Redlynch valley, a Cassowary footprint, with its distinctive three prongs, is clearly visible on the mountain ranges. Barry oversees the Bulmba rangers who are working hard on country to protect cassowary habitat against the pressures of the loss of habitat. He and other residents are hoping government departments will work with councils to design better roads and minimise the opportunity for interactions between cars and cassowaries. But everyone will need to play a part, he says. "It's captured the imagination of not only Kuranda people but others as well, bringing together those actions, a lot of them on a volunteer basis, to get out there and protect this iconic species," Barry Hunter says. "So yeah, I think there's a movement to play a role in ensuring the Cassowary are there for my grandkids and their grandkids hopefully. But, that's only one part of the equation, there's a broader public out there that needs to be aware."

05.01.2022 Our first nation ancestors fishing on bark canoe. What a catch! Gigantic groper mouth! ... For survival skills such as this being physically healthy and fit, was the only means of surviving. Skin group, location and year: unknown. #mujamunducreations #mmcteam #proudaboriginal #firstnations #aboriginal #ancestorshunting

05.01.2022 Yinya Wanyu?: Marilyn Wallace launched her language books and Kuku Nyungkul Cultural Information Management Systems back in February 2020. She has spent her tim...e focusing on the preservation of the Nyungkul language and culture. To purchase her books, please contact the Jabalbina Office and we will refer your number to her.

03.01.2022 Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky airs Tonight, 8.30pm