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Walking Together with Kaurna' began in 2017 when Kaurna Elder Uncle Frank Wanganeen and early childhood educator Liesl von der Borch began collaborating to create meaningful experiences for children on Country. Since then, the business has grown and evolved and now offers four on-Country workshop experiences as well as individually tailored workshops relevant for children aged 2 through to corporate PD sessions.
Today Drew and Liesl bring their individual wisdom and lived experiences to the workshops as they honour traditional cultural practices through sharing knowledge and facilitating an understanding of the past, its relevance to the present and its importance for the future.
Mukanthi, Kaurna for ‘play, celebrate’ is the name of the nature play space at Morialta Conservation Park.
This two-hour event includes workshops focussed on three significant Kaurna sites in the CBD and is specifically designed to develop an understanding of the city as Kaurna land.
Wirraparinga (Brownhill Creek) is steeped in Kaurna history, Culture, and language yet this remains unacknowledged by most who visit.
Wilfred Taylor Reserve is located on Christie creek in Morphett Vale. The land was ‘owned’ by the Taylor family from the 1850s until being transferred to Noarlunga council in 1967.
While we have always valued the inclusion of games in our workshops, our new exclusively games-focused workshop was a huge success at a recent Tennis SA event and at Mercedes College where we launched their ‘AFL and Parntu’ unit of study.
In response to numerous enquiries about 'incursions' we have designed ways to present our workshop content to children 'in doors' or 'on site' rather than on Country. Although our preference is for the 'on Country' experience we understand this is not always possible and as the main objective of our work is to facilitate children's understanding and experience of what it means to be on Kaurna land, we have made this happen.
Our incursions are for children upwards of two years of age.
Incursions cover much of the same material as our other workshops. We focus on the karra tree (river red gum) and all it provides, the mirnu tree (golden wattle), animal skins, Kaurna
seasons and ochre. After the main Cultural input, 4 or 5 smaller groups rotate between Aboriginal children's games and the opportunity to look more closely at the artefacts with the presenter.
For early years learners we have songs, rhymes and stories incorporating Kaurna words.
In response to the level of interest in our recent family events we have decided to continue to offer these opportunities as either weekend/school holiday events. These workshops will be held on Country in line with our place-based, on Kaurna land approach.
Please express your interest by adding your email below. Up and coming events will be announced here on our website and on our Facebook page.
We see our role as to raise community understanding of what it really means to be ‘on
Kaurna land’ by enabling people to experience the Culture, language, and history of their
local First Nations people.
To experience one of our workshops on-Country is a powerful experience however we can also tailor an event to suit your workplace requirements/location/time/budget
