365 Places: Redcliffe
Day 1: Redcliffe, Queensland Australia This lovely hand coloured photograph was taken at Woody Point around 60 years before I was born. Woody Point is one of the hamlets on the Redcliffe Peninsula,… Continue reading
Tag Archive: Indigenous Culture
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The Magic of Mudbrick
Text: Garry Benson I built my own mudbrick house 20 years ago on 10 acres and as an artist have added mosaics, sculpture & murals. I’ve also delighted the Welcome Swallows & Paper Wasps… Continue reading
Aspects of the Anangu Lifestyle
Text: Garry Benson Photos: ©2008 Garry Benson Dragon Design This article focuses on many aspects of the Anangu (the Aboriginal people of Central Australia) lifestyle. Tjala (Pitjantjatjara) or Honey Ants are ants which… Continue reading
50th Anniversary of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Originally posted on Transventure:
Gathering in Reconciliation Place It’s a cool Canberra evening. The famous tee-pee shape of Parliament House dominates the skyline to the south-west and the Australian War Memorial’s red parade ground expands…
Nudgee Waterholes
Originally posted on Geokult:
Yesterday we went for a lovely wander around the Nudgee Waterholes, located on the northside of Brisbane, close to Nudgee Beach on Moreton Bay. We went with good friend,…
Ways of walking, ways of talking
I have been contemplating an online chat I had a while ago with good friend Linda Carroli, who has been exploring suburban environments through a range of lenses, including walking and fieldwork. Linda… Continue reading
Seeing with both eyes : Indigenous knowledge and sustainability
Since I posted Videos of Yorta Yorta Country yesterday, I have come across some other really interesting pieces of information which relate strongly to Indigenous connections to landscape, embodiment and identity that I… Continue reading
Videos from Yorta Yorta Country
In this post, I would like to feature some of the great videos about Yorta Yorta culture online. This video titled From Dhungala with love by Sharon Atkinson and filmed by Rochelle Patten is… Continue reading
Kaiela Dreaming at Cumeragunja
In this post I would like to encourage people to support a very worthy project being organised by Sharon Aktinson and the Torch Project. The project is titled Kaiela Dreaming multimedia art installation and… Continue reading
Week 3 (and a bit) round up – Jawun
It is hard to believe that we are already more than half way through the secondment. Time seems to be flying by. This week I would like to start by acknowledging Sorry Day,… Continue reading