Gumbaynggirr-led Learning Experience

Giinagay!

You are invited to join us, Yandaarra, on a journey of learning, listening, and walking together with Gumbaynggirr Custodians and Country. Yandaarra is a Gumbaynggirr-led research collaboration, guided by Aunty Shaa Smith, Uncle Bud Marshall with Neeyan Smith, working with Gumbaynggirr people and Country to deepen understanding of how Caring for Country can be practiced today. It brings together the University of Newcastle (Sarah Wright, Lara Daley, Paul Hodge and Liz Murphy-May), the Jaliigirr Biodiversity Alliance, and Gumbaynggirr Country on the NSW mid-north coast and is funded by anARC Linkage program.

Guided by Gumbaynggirr Custodians and the wisdom of the Old Fellas (Gumbaynggirr Ancestors), this learning experience shares stories, protocols, and practices that honour Country. This is for anyone—natural resource managers, land stewards, or just those wanting to understand a Gumbaynggirr-led way of caring for the land.

This learning experience isn’t just about knowledge, it’s about relationship. With Country, with each other, with ourselves, and with the stories that have always been here. Through listening, sharing, and guided reflection, you’ll explore what it really means to care for Country in a way that’s guided by Gumbaynggirr wisdom and protocols.

There’s no rush, no checklist. Just an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and shift the way we think about land, work, and connection.

Together, we listen to Country, remember old ways, and re-create relationships that are for all time, relevant, and needed now more than ever.

Step into this learning journey and walk with us.