And as a result of some illness in my family I spent a lot of time with my brothers and sisters, with my grandmother, who always talked about her father and the stories that he had told her which were to do with our identity and the fact that the pelican was our totem coming from the Wergaia tribe in Victoria.These stories were passed on to many grandchildren and assisted us in feeling strong about our identity and not feeling, you know, not cringing about our Aboriginal identity; which, you know, was a difficult thing because you notice that Aboriginal people won't talk about who they were publicly. Today marks Indigenous Literacy Day, an opportunity to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories and languages and instill an enduring love of reading. He and the officers swap reports of trouble during the previous 24 hours. I wonder where they're going. His ability to communicate with the Aborigines earned him the nickname ‘Wild White Man', and led to him later becoming an interpreter and negotiator for John Batman and other early settlers. Because the authorities counted what they called was 'full-blood' people and this was enshrined, at least, in legislation, so there was this sort of countdown that we were going to die out, and there are many records showing census figures that have 10, 15, you know, small numbers of people, few hundreds of people for the whole of Victoria, which we find ridiculous because what that meant was that they were saying, well, you know, half of the rest of the population didn't count and weren't Aboriginal, and that's why there's been such a strong reaction, even to the extent of what we called ourselves.The authorities just talked about Aboriginal people generally, or people that were Goulburn-Blacks, or Murray-Blacks, or Barabuls or whatever, not even using our proper names, so it's quite miraculous that people can identify their own clan name or travel name, and indeed know some stories about their totems and things that are really part of the identity from some generations back. They are also consulting with stakeholders about a warrant clinic to create support plans for young people who have committed less serious offences, which will help them stay out of custody.The pioneering Aboriginal Elders and leaders of Bourke are leading the way in taking the concept of justice reinvestment and putting it in the hands of Aboriginal Peoples.Despite the promise of this and other brilliant community led-initiatives, too often community programs struggle for support. It's the identity. But she had so many stories and we just didn't think it was - well it wasn't written down so we just can't remember them all. Interview: Wergaia Elder Professor Eleanor Bourke, Do not download, republish or edit this video. And, when we got to the house, these pelicans stayed on the dam. We would've been invisible. WARNING: This website may contain images or names of people who have passed away.Copyright © Amnesty International Australia ABN: 640 0280 6233. I'm not sure if you call it a photograph with the tinting. He was sometimes called the Pelican Man and his name had Albacutya in the title, which is Lake Albacutya where one imagines would have been a place of pelicans when there was a lot of water.It's been a dry lake for about 30 years, I believe, and it's only filled up this year, which is probably, hopefully, a good omen. The cloak with the pelican on it really just symbolises the place for us because we're not there. When you're a child you don't really take any notice, you just listen and you think. The Tourist Information Centre is located on the Mitchell Highway at The Back 'O Bourke Exhibition Centre.Bourke is considered to represent the edge of the settled agricultural districts and the gateway to the The Telegraph Hotel, established in 1888 beside the In 2008, persistently high levels of crime in Bourke led to a ban of the takeaway sales of beer in glass bottles, fortified wine larger than 750 ml and cask wine larger than two litres with only 3.5% or less alcohol non-glass bottles being sold midday.The town is served by seven FM and two AM radio stations, and five television channels. Of course, we didn't do anything really artistic, except to try and draw the pelican, and I was inspired by another piece of textile design that I learned to do the pelican in this way.The symbols and designs are very Victorian. I was named after her and had one other cousin who was named after her as well. Well, my grandchildren, also, know these stories and they want to know more. Dawson, J 1881, Australian Aborigines, the language and customs of several tribes of the Aborigines of the Western District of Victoria, Australia, George Robertson, Melbourne, Vic. They’re keeping kids in communities, where they belong.Our research shows the solution to lowering youth crime, keeping kids out of prison, and making Australian communities safer, is to address the underlying issues young people face.For kids, community is everything. You think it's a good place and all that sort of thing, and you tell other people, oh, you're being looked after. This booklet is one of a series that records the stories of Aboriginal women in New South Wales. The series won the 'cultural heritage' category of the Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Awards in 2005. They were striking women right until the later years.
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