Blue Mountains City Council First Nations Community Updates

Due to a loss in the community and with respect to Sorry Business, the Aboriginal Advisory Council (AAC) Election has been postponed from Wed 27 November until next year.

Come along to the opening night on Friday 29 November from 6 to 8pm.

Celebrate the opening of two thought-provoking exhibitions with a Gulumun Smoking Ceremony and Cunning Revived performance.

Venessa Possum: Gulumun

"As a Dharug-Muringong artist living in the Blue Mountains, I acknowledge Ngurra – Country, my ancestors and the interconnected paths and footprints that guide my artistic practices. As I transitioned into grandmotherhood, I embarked on a profound path uncovering living gulumun practices from long ago. My exhibition shares an emerging gulumun archive, a vessel presence, carried on a path of experiential being, ever mindful and open to Ngurra, teacher everywhere."

Free event. All welcome.RSVP's appreciated via culturalcentre@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Also Venessa Possum: In Conversation with Djon Mundine Saturday 25 January 11am

Cunning Revived

Cultural Centre curator Hayley Zena Poynton will open an exhibition at the end of November called Cunning Revived, which is all about magical and mystical processes, and the tradition of ritual in art and life. Poynton said “Curatorially I am strongly influenced by the natural world and the human expression of storytelling, primarily folklore and revisionist histories. My intention is to generate meaningful experiences between the artist, artwork and audience.” Featuring local artists Daisy Beattie and Yvette Hamilton, plus Tamara Elkins, Gianna Hayes, Emily Hunt, Adriana Māhanga Lear, Hayley Millar Baker, Katy B Plummer and Justine Youssef.

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Applications close 13 November 2024 at 11:59pm AEDT.

Book now for Monday 25 November.

This is a film featuring Yolgnu Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra and his extroardinary story, a 45 year long journey fighting for the political and spiritual freedom of his people. Unflinching in his delivery, yet soft in his humanity - Rev Dr Gondarra OAM has a confronting and urgent message for Australians and the world as he illuminates the long standing paradigm that controls us all.

https://www.lukungarrafilm.com/

https://mountvicflicks.com.au/sessions/luku-ngarra-the-law-of-the-land/

The community election to the Aboriginal Advisory Council for Blue Mountains City Council is coming up on Wednesday 27 November.

To be held at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre from 10am to 1pm in the workshop room.

The committee has a total of 9 members including a designated Dharug and Gundungurra custodian position.

The election will be run by independent First Nations facilitators.

Any Blue Mountains resident who is a First Nations person can nominate themselves.

Nominations can be received in advance or by 10:30am on the day. Nominations must include your name and a little bit about yourself.

To vote you must be in attendance at the election.

Morning tea provided so please RSVP to firstnations@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

If you're an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student studying or enrolling in an entry level health course, you can now apply for financial,cultural, mentoring and other supports.

To find out more follow the link

Expressions of interest are now open for NSW Aboriginal organisations seeking to own and manage their own carbon project. Carbon projects are a great way to restore Country, bringing back totemic species, medicinal plants and bush tucker. You can also receive income by selling carbon credits generated by your project.

Successful applicants will receive help to:

• plan and design their project, including access to legal, financial and technical support
• register their carbon project as an Environmental Plantings project under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme.

Once the carbon project is registered, partners can apply for funding for up to 90% of project implementation costs, up to a maximum of $250,000 per project.

Expressions of interest are now open and close 11:59pm AEST Thursday 24 October 2024.

To find out more or to submit an expression of interest visit the website or email netzero.land@environment.nsw.gov.au

This funding is part of our $2.5 million investment to support NSW Aboriginal organisations to set up mixed species tree planting projects that earn carbon credits and restore Country

Your're invited!

Sunday 8 September 9:30am to 4pm

Join the Blue Mountains Women's Health and Resource Centre to celebrate the new native garden with workshops on traditional uses of native plants, cooking and women's health.

124 Lurline St Katoomba

Bring a plate to share for lunch.

Wednesday 4 September from 2pm to 3:30pm

Mid Mountains Neighborhood Centre 9 New St Lawson

Belong BM, supported by BMCC Library, ACRC and Connect Child and Families, are hosting a book swap, story time and afternoon tea, for children and families.

Bring no more than 3 good quality books per person and and swap them for a small donation to INDIGENOUS LITERACY FOUNDATION.

Afternoon tea provided

Storytime at 2:30pm.

Check out the video filmed at the 2023 Glenbrook Lagoon Cultural Burn.

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