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Aboriginal History of Bingi-Congo Walking Track
Aboriginal History of Bingi-Congo Walking Track

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The Bingi-Congo walking track forms part of the Dreaming Track utilised by the Brinja-Yuin people prior to European development. This article is also posted at the Bingi Dreaming track, Eurobodalla National Park....

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Astronomy

Astronomy

Patricia Ellis OAM talks about astronomy and the stars. She explains how stars are used for wayfinding and knowledge holding....

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Biamanga and Gulaga – Aboriginal Cultural Association with Biamanga and Gulaga National Parks
Biamanga and Gulaga – Aboriginal Cultural Association with Biamanga and Gulaga National Parks

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This report is primarily for Aboriginal people who are from the south coast of New South Wales and the wider Aboriginal community. Their family history and their cultural area and cultural association with the land has been reserached in the context of the joint management of Biamanga and Gulaga National Parks....

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Black Wattle and Rope

Black Wattle and Rope

Patricia Ellis OAM talks about Black Wattle, how to harvest it and teaches how to use it to make rope....

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Bulrush

Bulrush

Patricia Ellis OAM talks about Bullrush, how to harvest it and teaches us how to make rope with it....

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Bunja’s Story: Climate Story
Bunja’s Story: Climate Story

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I’ve definitely noticed changes in the weather and in Country. It’s almost as though someone has turned it on its head. Summer is a lot wetter and winter is a lot colder – but then we’re having more and more droughts as well. It’s volatile – it goes from extreme to extreme....

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Buran (Stringy Bark)

Buran (Stringy Bark)

Warren Foster talks about Buran and the multiple ways stringy bark is used....

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Bush Medicine

Bush Medicine

Warren Foster talks about bush medicine. He explains how taking medicine, eating bush tucker or eating the native animals was also a way of taking in the land and a strengthening of the connection to Land and Country....

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Caring for Country

Caring for Country

Bunja Smith discusses the imporatance of caring for and managing Country....

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Caring for Country

Caring for Country

Gary Campbell talks about caring for Country, why the Lake is sick and his goals for reducing mess and caring for Country and community....

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Caring for Country

Caring for Country

Judy Norris talks about caring for Counrty. She talks about being part of 'the firesticks alliance' and the process of doing cultural burns. Alongside this, Judy talks about koala surverying and how to monitor for wildlife....

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Caring for Country

Caring for Country

Lynne Thomas talks about caring for Country, what it means culturally and the importance of keeping it alive....

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Welcome to the Yuin Digital Keeping Place. This website is intended to record and share information on events and people that have impacted on Yuin history, language and lifestyle. Over the coming years, we will include an even wider and richer collection of stories from Yuin Families.