NAIDOC Week
Celebrating history and cultureTo celebrate NAIDOC week, Junior School students experienced a variety of age-appropriate indigenous cultural activities.
Steve Parker, local Indigenous Boonwurrung man, led a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony for our ELC to Year 6 boys in the creek area.
Steve spoke of his mob, connection to country and the many indigenous languages used across Victoria.
He introduced the boys to different types of indigenous plants and placed the branches on the fire, creating smoke and showing respect to the elders who had passed away.
To conclude the ceremony, the boys walked past the fire and cupped the smoke in their hands, symbolising the letting go of bad thoughts and feelings whilst in the background the didgeridoo and clap sticks echoed.
It was captivating to witness the engagement of our boys as they were immersed in indigenous culture.
