Dunggirr Kids Day

Yandaarra held a kids day that brought together Gumbaynggirr and non- Gumbaynggir families, ancestors, sea and sky Country and multiple non-human beings such as the Koala and Whale. The aim of the day was to hold an intercultural and intergenerational storytelling and ceremony day. The day involved 13 people, including Gumbaynggirr custodians who led the day’s planning, preparation and activities. The ages of the group were from 6 to 60 years old. The day included children’s sand play and creative expression to ‘say hello to Country’ (Scott’s Head); yarning led by Aunty Shaa Smith (Scott’s Head); cooking around the fire and sharing food as ceremony (Yarriabini); creating a gateway connecting dreaming times out of bamboo for ceremony (Yarriabini); and ‘Dunggirr, Koala, Brothers and the Caring Song of the Whale’ Storytelling and ceremony (Yarriabini).