Year 10 Endeavour Week - East Arnhem Experience
“We had an incredible time in Yirrkala in Week 10 of Term 2 2023, part of Endeavour Week at Good Shepherd. We experienced a fishing charter, community living, fishing, beautiful beaches, Buku-Larrnggay Mulka (Yirrkala art centre).
And we had an amazing time in Dhalinybuy Community. Thanks to Kevin (TO) and all the families at Dhalinybuy. We feel very lucky to have had this experience; we will never forget our time together.
- Welcome to country
- Smoking ceremony
- Waterfall swims
- Basket weaving
- Spear and Woomer making and throwing
- Bark painting
- Community living
- Dancing
We were able to feed the community with our charter catches for both nights, as our thank you. We were able to connect with families in this short amount of time, getting adopted there.
We were given Aboriginal names, totems, and skin names. We were called by those names and fully accepted into our families, (grandma, nanna, cousin, granddaughter, newphew etc).
A beautiful community and an unforgettable experience. Thank you Liya Wanhurr!” Gemma Cusack - HPE Coordinator
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