The Importance of Elders in Moving Forward
Description:
Elders keep culture alive, passing down knowledge, experience, language, stories and traditions, teaching about the past and how to embed culture into modern life.
My painting hints at a shared Dreaming story passed down in yarning circles. The rainbow gradient and hills reference the Rainbow Snake and creation of the Flinders Ranges.
The sky, stars, land, water and tracks represent the significance of Country, and the knowledge Elders pass down about the land we live on and care for, including seasons and animal identification, behaviour and movement.
The Elders crouched pose reflects how they teach, show and mentor about Culture, amongst the people and involved in Community.
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