Water Yarning – Tidings, Flows and Sorrows is a series of yarning circles, each circle is apron. 2-hours in linear time. Each circle is held by an elder or elders who share their knowledge of water and water related issues. Please join us to learn about country, and engage in a paradigm shift through this experience and appreciation for indigenous knowledge, so that we may begin to work ‘two-way’ – together.
Please note, while we are providing a more detailed event programme, any programme can only be an outline. You will be experiencing the goorie way of knowledge sharing. As all good storytellers and teachers know, the teller responds in a living way to the immediate needs of the moment and to a sense of where the listeners are. Open yourself to new experiences and flow …
| Days | 8:30 - 10:30 | 10:30 - 11:00 | 11:00 - 1:00 | 1:00 - 2:00 | 2:00 - 4:00 | 4:00 - 4:30 | 4:30 - 6:30 | 6:45 - 8:00 | 8:00 - |
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| Thursday 19/09 | Arriving Elders | Arriving Elders | Arriving Elders | Lunch | Arriving Participants Event registration; settling in | Tea Break | Welcome to Country; Gumbaynggirr & Yarning Circle protocols | Celebratory Bushfood dinner | Yarning Circle: Garby Elders |
| Friday 20/09 | Yarning Circle: Clyde & Shoalhaven Rivers, Bays & Ocean | Tea Break | Yarning Circle: Clarence River from the headwaters to the Ocean | Lunch | Yarning Circle: Muurrbay Elders | Tea Break | Yarning Circle: Muurrbay Elders | Dinner | Yarning circle: Murray-Darling Basin from Murra Murra to the Coorong |
| Saturday 21/09 | Yarning Circle: Murray-Darling Basin from Murra Murra to the Coorong | Tea Break | Yarning Circle: Murray-Darling Basin from Murra Murra to the Coorong | Lunch | Yarning Circle: Lake Eyre, Artesian Basins, Desert Rain & Ocean | Tea Break | Yarning Circle: Lake Eyre, Artesian Basins, Desert Rain & Ocean | Dinner | Open space: Watering our roots; stories around the fire |
| Sunday 22/09 | Yarning Circle: Sacred Water | Tea Break | Yarning Circle: Water rights | Lunch | Final Circle: Our uniting will to protect all bodies of water | Farewell Cuppa |
Falls in Dandarrga (Dorrigo) in flood