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Everyone's journey is unique, this painting symbolises the individuality of everyone's journey.
This represents a mother's journey of childbirth and the creation of her young through the pain endured throughout her and her children's journey.
This is a combination of our Indigenous symbols that I have learnt about in jail. I have learnt their meaning and how they were used within our community. I often think to myself that I am the luckiest person in the world to have a culture so beautiful and rich. Our connection to all things is so spiritual; the whispers from the trees and vibrations from the ground. I can feel my Ancestors calling me home.
The symbols in my artwork represent; (Starting from the top right-hand corner and going clockwise):
Totems are also very important in our culture. When travelling into another Mob's Country it is important to give respect to that Mob's totem, as you would your own. Our totems are animals such as the goanna, kangaroo and emu. I feel strong and empowered learning about my culture.
Everyone's journey is unique, this painting symbolises the individuality of everyone's journey.
This represents a mother's journey of childbirth and the creation of her young through the pain endured throughout her and her children's journey.
This is a combination of our Indigenous symbols that I have learnt about in jail. I have learnt their meaning and how they were used within our community. I often think to myself that I am the luckiest person in the world to have a culture so beautiful and rich. Our connection to all things is so spiritual; the whispers from the trees and vibrations from the ground. I can feel my Ancestors calling me home.
The symbols in my artwork represent; (Starting from the top right-hand corner and going clockwise):
Totems are also very important in our culture. When travelling into another Mob's Country it is important to give respect to that Mob's totem, as you would your own. Our totems are animals such as the goanna, kangaroo and emu. I feel strong and empowered learning about my culture.
This painting represents me as the goanna, going back home to freedom, reconnecting with my dad, mum, brother and sister and the rest of family, and going back to Country.
Beyond the Bars is a radio program giving a voice to First Nations people in prison in Victoria. The live prison radio broadcasts are aired on 3CR and released on CD each year. This year, the program interviewed a number of First Nations people across six prisons during NAIDOC week.
Including a piece about songlines and another about the lands of the Namoi River People.
A Stolen Generations redress scheme has launched in Western Australia, with eligible people to receive $85,000.
Help keep the momentum going. All donations will be vital in providing an essential resource for people in prison and their loved ones.
All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. If you would like to pay directly into our bank account to avoid the processing fee, please contact donate@abouttime.org.au. ABN 67 667 331 106.
Help us get About Time off the ground. All donations are tax deductible and will be vital in providing an essential resource for people in prison and their loved ones.
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