Topics: Culture

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North West - view

Gavi Duncan , youth worker at Youth Connections and a director on Darkinjung Land Council, describes the young people who are born in this area as New Darkinjung Mob

Central - view

young people know the importance of the land, but they don’t practise it much

South Coastal - view

many Aboriginal sites around the Bardens Creek area were not being well cared for by National Parks and Wildlife – trail bikes had destroyed bush and some sites, houses built too near – so in 1985 she mapped all the sites and put in a blanket land claim for them.

South West - view

heritage preservation work through NSW National Parks and with miners

North West - view

One of her roles is to take Jawun secondees out bush and introduce them to culture and country

Central - view

The Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs was established to give opportunities to Sydney Aboriginal people: housing and employment, but also a place to meet and develop their own ideas. This led to the purchase of a building on George St in 1964 where they had an art shop, ran dances and concerts and acted as an action planning centre.

West - view

Stonecutter’s Ridge , a large Aboriginal site where silcrete was mined and traded since long before white settlement. He also explains how stone tools were made and the uses of different kinds of stone. Uncle Gordon is also in charge of a local reburial.

West - view

some of the other men could speak and understand some language

North West - view

feeling drawn to Mt Yengo , then discovering that it was a major east coast ceremonial gathering place. “That’s why I feel it; it’s been passed down through my DNA

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

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.