25/01/2024
On this Survival Day/Australia Day I would like to share this important knowledge... Thank you for reading. 🙌
"The Gariwerd - Grampians National Park is a highly enriched cultural site and had also been listed on the Australian National Heritage List. With the opportunity to not only learn the indigenous heritage, but also awe at the beauty of nature".
"Gariwerd is home to the Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjali people, who have lived here for more than 50,000 years. They consider the place to be sacred and special, with immense cultural significance. They believe ancestral spirits to be present at the mountains, and thus wish to safeguard their Dreamtime track, their Songline.
Once upon a time, the Great Ancestor spirit of Bunjil , the creator, set at work to reform the Earth.
He had the task of creation. Of the lakes and the seas, the mountains and the plains, the flora, and the fauna.
In this came the creation of the Grampians" (as we currently call it!). "As Bunjil finished with the sandstone ranges, he presume’s the body of an eagle, the Werpil. Thereupon he flew, to glance from above at his masterpiece. He watched the mountains, and the flowing of the river, the chirping of the birds, and the whispers of the Earth.
After some time, Bunjil realised the sandstone ranges and his other creations must be named. Thus this task was appointed to the two sons of the frog, Duke. The Bram Bram Bult brothers set out to finish the Great Ancestor’s work, and thereupon Gariwerd came into being, the indigenous name of the Grampians."
You can read about this and more from: https://oursonglines.com/blog/gariwerd-grampians-national-park
As a nation we must acknowledge that the Grampians name comes from a Scottish man, Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836 on his exploration down from the Darling(Qld). Along the journey his party committed many known massacres of indigenous peoples😥. We need to think about why we still acknowledge the Grampians name, that Mitchell, a man responsible for so many murders, gave to one of Australia's most significant bio-cultural landscapes🤔. Grampians name now seems disrespectful to me
My respects to all indigenous people on this day and every day. ❤️💛🖤