gathay nyiirun yanyi, gathay nyiirun ngarray,barrayga, nyiirun ngarrayn ngarralguTogether we all will walk, together we all will listen,on Country, we all think towards knowledge (remember)
The following relies on my own lived experience as a Worimi and Biripi Guri (man), my own connectedness to Country and position within a broader First Nations cultural framework, and interpretation of shared knowledges, story and practice.
Ngaya (Mother): creator, architect, urban designer of barray (Country), sculptor of landscape since time immemorial informing complex ecosystems so that all beings and elements can coexist. This is design as intended and understood by First Nations cultures and reciprocity with Country. It is songlines and story expressing the ancient infrastructure embedded in the eroding sand-trails leading from the mountain ranges to the oceans, through the veins of the river
