Acknowledgement of Country

Dharug

Bayadyinyang budyari Dharug yiyura Dharug Ngurra.
Bayady’u budyari Dharug Warunggadgu baranyiin barribugu.
Bayady’u budyari wagulgu yiyuragu Ngurra bimalgu Blacktown City. Flannel flowers dyurali bulbuwul.
Yanmannyang mudayi Dharug Ngurrawa. Walama ngyini budbud dali Dharug Ngurra Dharug yiyura baranyiin barribugu.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharug people, and their continued connection to Country.
We pay our respects to Elders from yesterday to tomorrow.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Blacktown City where the flannel flowers still grow proud and strong.
We will walk softly on this land and open our hearts to Country as the Dharug people have for tens of thousands of years.

Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson

The Sunday Stir at the Maritime Museum

The Sunday Stir at the Maritime Museum

Mix it up at the Maritime Museum for an afternoon of art, storytelling, music and culture on Sunday 21 March from 12 – 5 pm.

Experience local contemporary artists sharing their stories of migration through drawing, poetry, story and song in a vibrant and interactive program that celebrates Australia’s multicultural society.

The artists will perform throughout the museum, interacting with visitors and deepening their experience and understanding of the journeys we make, what we take with us and what we leave behind.

Directed by Daisy Montalvo.

Click here to check out the full lineup of artists, storytellers and musicians.

The Sunday Stir is a program produced in partnership with the Australian National Maritime Museum and Settlement Services International.

Image Credits:

Maryam Zahid by Anna Kucera.

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