[Music] prior to 1836 Donna people the
prior to 1836 Donna people the
prior to 1836 Donna people the aboriginal and continuing owners of the
aboriginal and continuing owners of the
aboriginal and continuing owners of the land that we meet on today use their
land that we meet on today use their
land that we meet on today use their sacred sites ceremonial grounds and
sacred sites ceremonial grounds and
sacred sites ceremonial grounds and cemeteries for their purpose when the
cemeteries for their purpose when the
cemeteries for their purpose when the concept of Adelaide came into being many
concept of Adelaide came into being many
concept of Adelaide came into being many of these places were destroyed along
of these places were destroyed along
of these places were destroyed along with many of the people it is important
with many of the people it is important
with many of the people it is important that I acknowledge that we are on garner
that I acknowledge that we are on garner
that I acknowledge that we are on garner land because I’m going to tell you some
land because I’m going to tell you some
land because I’m going to tell you some stories from my people the only matter
stories from my people the only matter
stories from my people the only matter people argue Martin a yachtie or
people argue Martin a yachtie or
people argue Martin a yachtie or argument no land last six hours north of
argument no land last six hours north of
argument no land last six hours north of here in what is commonly known as the
here in what is commonly known as the
here in what is commonly known as the Flinders Ranges just voseo
Flinders Ranges just voseo
Flinders Ranges just voseo archaeological evidence showed that we
archaeological evidence showed that we
archaeological evidence showed that we had been here over forty five thousand
had been here over forty five thousand
had been here over forty five thousand years
the first story I’m going to tell you
the first story I’m going to tell you about is the young G but in order for me
about is the young G but in order for me
about is the young G but in order for me to tell you about this story I need you
to tell you about this story I need you
to tell you about this story I need you to close your eyes close your eyes and
to close your eyes close your eyes and
to close your eyes close your eyes and imagine that you’re a child no order
imagine that you’re a child no order
imagine that you’re a child no order then five it’s not time it’s getting
then five it’s not time it’s getting
then five it’s not time it’s getting darker you’re with your cousin’s outside
darker you’re with your cousin’s outside
darker you’re with your cousin’s outside playing your aunties and your Nana’s are
playing your aunties and your Nana’s are
playing your aunties and your Nana’s are talking but then one of your RT says all
talking but then one of your RT says all
talking but then one of your RT says all right you kids you need to come and sit
right you kids you need to come and sit
right you kids you need to come and sit down because that Yama T is going to
down because that Yama T is going to
down because that Yama T is going to come and get you and all your cousin’s
come and get you and all your cousin’s
come and get you and all your cousin’s get scared but you’re a bit confused
get scared but you’re a bit confused
get scared but you’re a bit confused because you’ve never heard of the Yama T
because you’ve never heard of the Yama T
because you’ve never heard of the Yama T before and so you go to your auntie can
before and so you go to your auntie can
before and so you go to your auntie can you say auntie what’s the younger T and
you say auntie what’s the younger T and
you say auntie what’s the younger T and she looks at you and she says the young
she looks at you and she says the young
she looks at you and she says the young G is a big scary monster it’s bigger
G is a big scary monster it’s bigger
G is a big scary monster it’s bigger than you and he’s even bigger than me if
than you and he’s even bigger than me if
than you and he’s even bigger than me if you see that Yama T you need to quickly
you see that Yama T you need to quickly
you see that Yama T you need to quickly run because he steals kids the best
run because he steals kids the best
run because he steals kids the best place for you to go is to quickly run
place for you to go is to quickly run
place for you to go is to quickly run and climb up a tree because the thing
and climb up a tree because the thing
and climb up a tree because the thing about the Yama T is that he can’t look
about the Yama T is that he can’t look
about the Yama T is that he can’t look up he can only look down or side to side
up he can only look down or side to side
up he can only look down or side to side he’ll be able to smell you but he just
he’ll be able to smell you but he just
he’ll be able to smell you but he just won’t be able to see you til you stay in
won’t be able to see you til you stay in
won’t be able to see you til you stay in that tree until one of us comes and gets
that tree until one of us comes and gets
that tree until one of us comes and gets you you can open your eyes
the story about the geometry came up
the story about the geometry came up last year when I was started doing
last year when I was started doing
last year when I was started doing looking at research into rock art
looking at research into rock art
looking at research into rock art studies in South Australia as a
studies in South Australia as a
studies in South Australia as a postgraduate archaeology student I was
postgraduate archaeology student I was
postgraduate archaeology student I was looking at one study and it had two
looking at one study and it had two
looking at one study and it had two anthropologists during the 1960’s
anthropologists during the 1960’s
anthropologists during the 1960’s looking at extinct animals they were
looking at extinct animals they were
looking at extinct animals they were interested in where the megafauna had
interested in where the megafauna had
interested in where the megafauna had coexisted with Aboriginal people in
coexisted with Aboriginal people in
coexisted with Aboriginal people in particular they were interested in one
particular they were interested in one
particular they were interested in one animal known as the Diprotodon this
animal known as the Diprotodon this
animal known as the Diprotodon this animal was a large wombat black creature
animal was a large wombat black creature
animal was a large wombat black creature that became extinct around forty-seven
that became extinct around forty-seven
that became extinct around forty-seven thousand years ago they found a
thousand years ago they found a
thousand years ago they found a footprint which they believed was the
footprint which they believed was the
footprint which they believed was the footprint of the Diprotodon and they did
footprint of the Diprotodon and they did
footprint of the Diprotodon and they did this by looking at the skeleton of one
this by looking at the skeleton of one
this by looking at the skeleton of one footprint and matching it with the image
footprint and matching it with the image
footprint and matching it with the image of the diaper an enormous footprint and
of the diaper an enormous footprint and
of the diaper an enormous footprint and because of this they came to the
because of this they came to the
because of this they came to the conclusion and the idea became more
conclusion and the idea became more
conclusion and the idea became more interesting that Aboriginal people and
interesting that Aboriginal people and
interesting that Aboriginal people and megafauna had coexisted the thing that I
megafauna had coexisted the thing that I
megafauna had coexisted the thing that I found most interesting about this story
found most interesting about this story
found most interesting about this story was that Aboriginal people were barely
was that Aboriginal people were barely
was that Aboriginal people were barely included the only way that we were
included the only way that we were
included the only way that we were included was as informants back around
included was as informants back around
included was as informants back around that time Aboriginal people were mostly
that time Aboriginal people were mostly
that time Aboriginal people were mostly used as people who they get information
used as people who they get information
used as people who they get information from and then go and tell the world
from and then go and tell the world
from and then go and tell the world about who these strange people were they
about who these strange people were they
about who these strange people were they never really took in any information
never really took in any information
never really took in any information this didn’t surprise me because at the
this didn’t surprise me because at the
this didn’t surprise me because at the time Aboriginal people weren’t even
time Aboriginal people weren’t even
time Aboriginal people weren’t even included in the national count of people
included in the national count of people
included in the national count of people you see prior to the 1967 referendum to
you see prior to the 1967 referendum to
you see prior to the 1967 referendum to change the constitution Aboriginal
change the constitution Aboriginal
change the constitution Aboriginal people were specifically left out and
people were specifically left out and
people were specifically left out and this was because of two reasons the
this was because of two reasons the
this was because of two reasons the first reason
first reason
first reason was that they believe that we were
was that they believe that we were
was that they believe that we were closer to animals than we were human
closer to animals than we were human
closer to animals than we were human the second reason was that they believed
the second reason was that they believed
the second reason was that they believed that we were dying out which is clearly
that we were dying out which is clearly
that we were dying out which is clearly not true because I’m here today the
not true because I’m here today the
not true because I’m here today the thing that surprised me most is that I
thing that surprised me most is that I
thing that surprised me most is that I had grown up knowing about this animal
had grown up knowing about this animal
had grown up knowing about this animal and if you hadn’t realized why now that
and if you hadn’t realized why now that
and if you hadn’t realized why now that animal is the yama to the story that my
animal is the yama to the story that my
animal is the yama to the story that my Nana told my mother my mother told me
Nana told my mother my mother told me
Nana told my mother my mother told me and my sister who told my niece is the
and my sister who told my niece is the
and my sister who told my niece is the same story the same animal that they
same story the same animal that they
same story the same animal that they were looking for in this rock up and
were looking for in this rock up and
were looking for in this rock up and this is a picture that Manny’s true of
this is a picture that Manny’s true of
this is a picture that Manny’s true of the Yama T the thing is all of our
the Yama T the thing is all of our
the Yama T the thing is all of our stories actually talked about megafauna
stories actually talked about megafauna
stories actually talked about megafauna I don’t think there’s too many stories
I don’t think there’s too many stories
I don’t think there’s too many stories out there that talk about a small animal
out there that talk about a small animal
out there that talk about a small animal all of them
all of them
all of them or at least most of them are big stuff
or at least most of them are big stuff
or at least most of them are big stuff just the story of the large snake this
just the story of the large snake this
just the story of the large snake this snake ate too much SAP from an acacia
snake ate too much SAP from an acacia
snake ate too much SAP from an acacia tree and it vomited all across the land
tree and it vomited all across the land
tree and it vomited all across the land the places where this snake vomited and
the places where this snake vomited and
the places where this snake vomited and known to you as uranium and so uranium
known to you as uranium and so uranium
known to you as uranium and so uranium to us is poison and most of these places
to us is poison and most of these places
to us is poison and most of these places right now
right now
right now I used as uranium mines at the time
I used as uranium mines at the time
I used as uranium mines at the time argument people disagreed with mining
argument people disagreed with mining
argument people disagreed with mining however the Australian law never let us
however the Australian law never let us
however the Australian law never let us say no rather we had the right to
say no rather we had the right to
say no rather we had the right to negotiate what we received and what we
negotiate what we received and what we
negotiate what we received and what we received was payment a payment but I can
received was payment a payment but I can
received was payment a payment but I can tell you is less than about enough for a
tell you is less than about enough for a
tell you is less than about enough for a week’s worth of food for a family
so you’ve probably heard about these
so you’ve probably heard about these stories as myths or as legends in books
stories as myths or as legends in books
stories as myths or as legends in books in your classrooms but can you really
in your classrooms but can you really
in your classrooms but can you really say that these stories are as simple as
say that these stories are as simple as
say that these stories are as simple as myths 50,000 years worth of occupation
myths 50,000 years worth of occupation
myths 50,000 years worth of occupation tends to get thrown around a lot like
tends to get thrown around a lot like
tends to get thrown around a lot like it’s nothing but here are 50 squares
it’s nothing but here are 50 squares
it’s nothing but here are 50 squares each square representing 1,000 years
each square representing 1,000 years
each square representing 1,000 years then if you look at the square on the
then if you look at the square on the
then if you look at the square on the right hand side that is the time that
right hand side that is the time that
right hand side that is the time that Europeans have been on this continent
Europeans have been on this continent
Europeans have been on this continent and I’m not even talking about James
and I’m not even talking about James
and I’m not even talking about James Cook I’m talking about the first
Cook I’m talking about the first
Cook I’m talking about the first European boat that sailed past and said
European boat that sailed past and said
European boat that sailed past and said I see land so if we’ve been here for
I see land so if we’ve been here for
I see land so if we’ve been here for that one why aren’t we considered
that one why aren’t we considered
that one why aren’t we considered experts about the land how is it that
experts about the land how is it that
experts about the land how is it that 239 years worth of knowledge is
239 years worth of knowledge is
239 years worth of knowledge is equivalent to 50,000 years worth of
equivalent to 50,000 years worth of
equivalent to 50,000 years worth of knowledge the stories I’ve told you
knowledge the stories I’ve told you
knowledge the stories I’ve told you today come from my elders elders of the
today come from my elders elders of the
today come from my elders elders of the people in our community who have the
people in our community who have the
people in our community who have the knowledge that is equivalent in white
knowledge that is equivalent in white
knowledge that is equivalent in white Australian society of a PhD degree which
Australian society of a PhD degree which
Australian society of a PhD degree which is why they are central to my research
is why they are central to my research
is why they are central to my research whatever they say I can encounter I
whatever they say I can encounter I
whatever they say I can encounter I listen to you’ve probably met an older
listen to you’ve probably met an older
listen to you’ve probably met an older but are welcome to country
but how many of you in saying that
but how many of you in saying that you’ve talked to an elder outside of a
you’ve talked to an elder outside of a
you’ve talked to an elder outside of a welcome to country if the only time we
welcome to country if the only time we
welcome to country if the only time we talk to elders is when we’re asking them
talk to elders is when we’re asking them
talk to elders is when we’re asking them for a welcome to country then we are not
for a welcome to country then we are not
for a welcome to country then we are not seeing them as the people that they are
seeing them as the people that they are
seeing them as the people that they are we’re not seeing them as teachers as
we’re not seeing them as teachers as
we’re not seeing them as teachers as guides as instructors it’s time to move
guides as instructors it’s time to move
guides as instructors it’s time to move on from only seeing elders as people who
on from only seeing elders as people who
on from only seeing elders as people who provide welcomes it’s time to see them
provide welcomes it’s time to see them
provide welcomes it’s time to see them in positions where they can make
in positions where they can make
in positions where they can make decisions and see them for what they
decisions and see them for what they
decisions and see them for what they truly are as the leaders of this nation
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