Topics: Culture

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Central - view

Auntie Pat also asked local people what they wanted her to take back to Sydney: "Ningla-ana: I am hungry for my mother (ie. land)”. This became a slogan for the early land rights movement.

West - view

how spirits visited at her grandmother’s house and the one that escorted her mother: “just looking after” her.

West - view

The Duck River Basin in the Silverwater area used to be a meeting place for trade.

West - view

He wants to see Darug people in charge of Darug land

Central - view

Redfern Oval on Saturday nights used to be a big meeting place, recalls Uncle Allan Madden . Sometimes people were “charged up” and it was also the place where planning for many of the big organisations was discussed: the Aboriginal Medical Service and Legal Service. The Palms Milk Bar , just up the road, was another gathering place. Related videos: You don't have to be a pisshead to be Aboriginal

West - view

Currently Chris works as a cultural interpreter for NSW National Parks . For Chris Tobin, his identity gives him heritage, responsibilities and a deep sense of belonging.

North West - view

fight to protect a local art site

North Coastal - view

a recent ceremony and re-understandings have brought them together again .

West - view

Uncle Neddy , who cared for him and shared old stories and knowledge with him and his mother

Central - view

Uncle Gordon Briscoe remembers The Greek Café in Redfern as a place of continuity for Aboriginal people. It was a convenient meeting place for families where they could have tea or a milkshake and then hop on a tram and explore the rest of Sydney.

South West - view

Auntie Frances Bodkin describes how stories travelled across the continent, tracing trade routes

West - view

being shown sites at Penrith.

North Coastal - view

Women’s and Men’s Business that is all through this country

South West - view

Auntie Glenda Chalker discusses the history of known remains from the Appin Massacre of 1816, which some of her ancestors survived and some may not have

Central - view

the power of creating and letting all Aboriginal people dance in their own way, be that traditional or contemporary.

South West - view

Auntie Frances Bodkin explains how Aboriginal science, unlike Western science, has always highlighted the importance of connections

West - view

Uncle Gordon Morton speaks of his work with archaeologists to preserve artifacts

North Coastal - view

Songlines that go across present day Sydney, into Queensland and across to Central Australia

South West - view

Auntie Glenda Chalker describes her relationship to country

West - view

Uncle Dennis shares their stories and his memories of the individuals and families and the connections between them, giving an insight into what they meant to each other.