Identity & Belonging

Identity and belonging is how we connect to each other. There are a wide range of systems and beliefs through kinship, totems, language, and Yuin Country that define our relationships.

How Yuin people belong and connect to each other.

It goes through your mind and your body and inside your heart.
Lynne Thomas from Narooma

Lynne Thomas from Narooma

Learn about our identity and how we belong

Ancestors Photo Gallery

Ancestors Photo Gallery

Photos of Ancestors shared by the Yuin Community....

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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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Defining Moments – Yuin & National Timeline

Defining Moments – Yuin & National Timeline

Timeline of key national and Yuin historical moments....

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Family Photo Gallery 1970-2025

Family Photo Gallery 1970-2025

Family photos from 1970 onwards shared by the Yuin Community....

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Family Photo Gallery pre-1970s

Family Photo Gallery pre-1970s

Family photos pre 1970 shared by the Yuin Community....

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Identity and Belonging

Identity and Belonging

Lynne Thomas talks about identity and belonging. She discusses the sense of belonging Aboriginal people feel to each other and Country....

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Identity and Belonging

Identity and Belonging

BJ Cruse talks about his perspective on Aboriginal identity and belonging....

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Identity and Power

Identity and Power

Bunja Smith discusses identity and power through stories of his childhood.....

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Prominent People Photo Gallery

Prominent People Photo Gallery

Photos of prominent people shared by the Yuin Community....

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The Black Duck Totem

The Black Duck Totem

BJ Cruse shares the story of 'The Black Duck Totem 'Ubarra''....

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Identity and Belonging

Lynne Thomas talks about identity and belonging. She discusses the sense of belonging Aboriginal people feel to each other and Country.

Lynne Thomas talks about identity and belonging.

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.