https://hillstohawkesbury.com.au/bangadyi-nawi-canoe-exhibit-opening/ ‘bangadyi nawi making a canoe,’ an engagement program by the hawkesbury regional museum © picture by elissa blair
Make time for the Hawkesbury Regional Museum’s necessary community challenge, Bangadyi Nawi, on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at the Museum.
Everyone is encouraged to take part within the collaborative occasion by the Museum, the Dharug Community, and the Brewongle Environmental Education Centre.
The Welcome to Country ceremony shall be led by Erin Wilkins, adopted by an Official Opening by Hawkesbury Councilor and Deputy Mayor Barry Calvert at eleven:30 AM.
“The project has supplied a transformative expertise for native Aboriginal high school college students who created a conventional canoe during an inter-generational camp, led by Elder Uncle Dean Kelly and with Uncle David Payne and Dharug Educator Erin Wilkins,” the announcement indicated.
“As a brand new exhibit, the canoe will shape learning alternatives for the whole community.”
The Saturday event is freed from cost and can be booked on-line via Eventbrite: Celebration of Bangadyi Nawi and Opening of Canoe Exhibit. Light refreshments shall be provided.
The Museum was additionally nominated just lately on the IMAGinE Awards 2023 by the Museums & Galleries of NSW for its engagement program known as “Bangadyi Nawi Making Making a Canoe.”
The Hawkesbury Regional Museum is situated at 8 Baker Street in Windsor.