Topics: Culture: North West

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2008 - view

Gamilaraay raiding party to Broke to steal women for wives

2008 - view

In ancient times, Wa-boo-ee, the demon-spirit of the Wollombi tribe who controlled the seasons, springs from Devil’s Rock to land on Mt Yengo and step up into the sky. Another creation story is associated with the pathways of Tiddalik, a giant frog who lived in the Wollombi Valley and drank more than his share of the Wollombi Brook

2009 - view

lore sites, including rock engravings and cave paintings within the Wollombi and Broke valleys

2009 - view

The Biame cave is also protected

2010 - view

a possum skin cloak along the lines of the “Hunter River Cloak”

2010 - view

Aboriginal cultural revival movement

2011 - view

Reinvigoration of possum skin cloak making

2011 - view

Cultural and Community Centre Consultation Workshops

2011 - view

Gorri and Kool-chee Kool-chee

2012 - view

honouring the memory of an Aboriginal Elder

2013 - view

Wollombi, which is an ancient ceremonial and meeting ground for many Aboriginal communities

2013 - view

This program will blend traditional Indigenous approaches to healing with other therapies

2013 - view

development applications which have the potential to threaten sites of Aboriginal cultural and heritage significance

2013 - view

Adam runs camps for Aboriginal people who have been disconnected from their culture

2013 - view

“Aboriginal Places”. The mission church school and corroboree ground are recognised for their cultural, spiritual, social and historic significance

2013 - view

Aboriginal trail through Newcastle Museum