Topics: Culture
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2008 - North West - view
Gamilaraay raiding party to Broke to steal women for wives
2008 - North West - view
In ancient times, Wa-boo-ee, the demon-spirit of the Wollombi tribe who controlled the seasons, springs from Devil’s Rock to land on Mt Yengo and step up into the sky. Another creation story is associated with the pathways of Tiddalik, a giant frog who lived in the Wollombi Valley and drank more than his share of the Wollombi Brook
2008 - North West - view
“When the moon cried and formed Moon Lagoon, Belmont”
2008 - North West - view
“Water Monsters” of Freeman’s Waterhole
2008 - North West - view
customary pathways
2008 - North West - view
cultural camping complex identifies cultural heritage and pathways across the wider Finchley area
2008 - North West - view
Finchley’s numerous engraving and art sites
2008 - North West - view
Biame’s cave at Milbrodale
2008 - North West - view
Lizard Rock near Broke
2008 - North West - view
Legend of the Lizard
2008 - North West - view
A yellow rock near Broke is its head and the ridgeline between the two sites is its body
2009 - North Coastal - view
Now in its ninth year, the Guringai Festival celebrates Aboriginal culture and heritage, honouring the traditional homelands of the Guringai people. It aims to raise awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the Northern Sydney region and involves ten councils. Festival events include guided tours of Aboriginal sites, bushwalks, exhibitions and screenings.
The Festival coincides with the International Year of Astronomy enabling Koories to participate with many Dreaming stories about the relationship between ancestral beings, the sun, moon, stars and planets.
2009 - North Coastal - view
Memorandum of Understanding is signed between The Northern Beaches Aboriginal Education Consultative Committee and the NSW Dept of Community and Aged Care to put in place strategy for caring for aged Aboriginal people in area. This was carried out at a Community Consultation meeting at Ingleside with a smoking ceremony by Les de Jong.
2009 - North Coastal - view
Lois Birk gives an acknowledgement of country at the Northern Beaches Annual General Meeting of the Aboriginal education Consultative Group. She says “We acknowledge that we are on Guringai country at Stoney Range Reserve, Dee Why. We will listen to each other. We walk softly and gently and pay homage to Indigenous people of all nations. We respect the spirits of this place”.
2009 - North Coastal - view
Koori diets are now much the same as everyone else’s.
2009 - North West - view
lore sites, including rock engravings and cave paintings within the Wollombi and Broke valleys
2009 - North West - view
The Biame cave is also protected