Yanda Bitatj, an education resource from the Eden Language Group
This education resource, a contemporary women’s songline, is bought to you by the Eden Language Group. The video highlights sharing…
Culture
Giiyong Bangari (Welcome Sun) – a children’s story
Rocky Hall Preschool storybook ‘Giiyong Bangari’ ( Welcome Sun) is a children’s story book and accompanying video written in Yuin…
Making Johnny Cakes
Aunty Wilma Manton, Aunty Shirley Aldridge, Zenda Manton and Tanya Aldridge make Johnny cakes and chat about why they enjoy…
Duurunu Miru Dancers
Shaq Aldridge and Nathan Lygon give us some insight into how they were introduced to dance, how long they have…
Jigamy
Jigamy is the place of the basket grass, and this video explores the importance of this place.
Always Be True by Eden Marine High School
This song was written and performed by a selection of Koori students at Eden Marine High School, Far South Coast…
NAIDOC 2019 at Rocky Hall Preschool
NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginals and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal…
Rocky Hall Preschool continues journey with young local Indigenous leader Nathan Lygon
The National Quality Standard (2018) and the Early Years Learning Framework (2009) propose that embedding an Indigenous perspective and sustainability…
Reviving the language of South Coast Elders
Since the beginning of 2017, Aboriginal students at Eden Public School have been learning the language of their elders, the…
Rocky Hall Preschool
The Australian Early Years Learning Framework (2009) and Closing the Gap (2017) recognises the importance of partnership between ECEC practitioners,…
Rocky Hall Preschool begin journey to embed Aboriginal perspective into Early Childhood curriculum
We at Rocky Hall Preschool have embarked on a journey to embed an Aboriginal perspective into our Early Childhood curriculum…
Meaghan Holt at Tech Savvy Elders
Meaghan Holt shares her experiences of working with the Eden community and Eden Marine High School and what it means…
Uncle BJ Cruise talks about abalone diving
Uncle BJ Cruise explains his experiences of abalone diving in his youth.
Uncle BJ Cruise at Tech Savvy Elders
Uncle BJ Cruise talks about his childhood travelling through NSW with his family to follow employment opportunities. He speaks about…
EMHS rock band Nitrogen Narcosis tours and performs
Eden Marine High School rock band Nitrogen Narcosis has performed in a statewide band competition, called Youth Rock. The band,…
The Black Ducks: People of the Mountains and the Sea
This production was written, recorded and filmed over five days in March 2015 in the community of Eden, on Yuin…
Material culture
The Elders of the local Koori community have a wealth of knowledge about the day-to-day culture of living on the…
Steamed mullet
Mullet is known to most people to not be a good eating fish. To Aboriginal people from the South Coast,…
The Koori Community of Eden
After the work on the bean fields finished, a group of Koori people took up the opportunity to resettle in…
Early contact on the Far South Coast
The earliest accounts of contact between Europeans and the Kooris of the Far South Coast happened by way of the…
Performance and art
Art and ceremony are very important and are integrated into all aspects of Koori life. Traditionally, people would create carvings…
Language
The Elders call this language South Coast Language in acknowledgement of the people’s cultural connection that reaches from the Victorian…
Aboriginal education and culture
Culture is at the core of who we are as individuals. It’s a defining feature of our identity and contributes…