Yanama Budyari Gumada in Dharug language means to go/walk with good spirit. Yanama Budyari Gumada is also the name of our Dharug-led Indigenous/non-Indigenous collective, who have worked together for over 9 years at Yellomundee Regional Park on Dharug Ngurra (Country).Yanama Budyari Gumada in Dharug language means to go/walk with good spirit. Yanama Budyari Gumada is also the name of our Dharug-led Indigenous/non-Indigenous collective, who have worked together for over 9 years at Yellomundee Regional Park on Dharug Ngurra (Country).
Yanama Budyari Gumada in Dharug language means to go/walk with good spirit. Yanama Budyari Gumada is also the name of our Dharug-led Indigenous/non-Indigenous collective, who have worked together for over 9 years at Yellomundee Regional Park on Dharug Ngurra (Country). In this seminar led by Dharug custodian Uncle Lex Dadd and Macquarie University researchers Marnie Graham and Sandie Suchet-Pearson, we share and invite conversations with you about what it means to Yanama Budyari Gumada together from our experiences ‘caring-as-Country’ on Dharug Ngurra. Specifically, we share our experiences of guwiyang – fire – and the many ways we collaborate together on/with/as fire – including through cultural burning, camping, living, loving and caring-as-Ngurra.
Bio:
Yanama Budyari Gumada are a Dharug-led collective based on Dharug Ngurra (Country) in Western Sydney. Led by Dharug custodians Uncle Lex Dadd and Aunty Corina Norman, Yanama Budyari Gumada includes Macquarie University researchers Professor Sandie Suchet-Pearson, Dr Harriet Narwal and Dr Marnie Graham, and University of Newcastle PhD Students Rebecca Scott and Jessica Lemire, alongside NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service partners. Yanama Budyari Gumada aim to Care as Country on Dharug Ngurra, and we invite people to connect with Dharug Ngurra, culture, and caring as Country practices through workshops, on-Country culture camps, and by disseminating our research through publications, films, and in-person connections.