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The dispute between enduring Aboriginal cultural heritage and a car rally shows how challenging genuine reconciliation will be as the Victorian government heads down the path to a treaty.
The dispute between enduring Aboriginal cultural heritage and a car rally shows how challenging genuine reconciliation will be as the Victorian government heads down the path to a treaty.
The dispute between enduring Aboriginal cultural heritage and a car rally shows how challenging genuine reconciliation will be as the Victorian government heads down the path to a treaty.
Caring for country has been linked to a broad range of benefits that impact our health and wellbeing. But when country is sick, our people get sick. Healing country has a very deep meaning to our people because the damage to our country affects us on many levels. The destruction of land and heritage has had a great impact on our peopleâs health and wellbeing. It is all inter-connected.
It can be difficult for non-Indigenous people to understand our practices. Itâs about respecting, revitalising and restoring our ancient traditions, knowledge systems and cultural practices to protect country.
My homelands at Boort in Dja Dja Wurrung country is home to my Yung Balug family clan and has the largest collection of scar trees in Australia. Even though we are proud of these remnants of our cultural heritage, we feel powerless to look after them. This only adds to the ongoing trauma we experience as a result of colonisation and dispossession.