IATG invites you to join Yananurala Harbour Culture Walking Tour
About this event
Join us for four hour walk that will share the Aboriginal perspectives of place through artworks and installations along the Sydney Harbour foreshore.
First we will walk towards the Opera House and chat about bara [by Aboriginal artist Judy Watson is a major new permanent artwork to celebrate the First Peoples of Sydney, the traditional custodians of Gadigal Country].
We will then head to Cadman's Cottage, The Rocks to meet our guide from Dreamtime Southern X, for 90 minute The Rocks Aboriginal Dreaming Tour. This leisurely walkabout around The Rocks uncovers the authentic history of the Aboriginal people’s saltwater heritage within Sydney Harbour, their land and water use and their spiritual connection to the adjoining waterways and foreshores. Discover how to experience contemporary Aboriginal society right in the heart of cosmopolitan Sydney today.
Next we will make our way towards Barangaroo with possible lunch at Hero of Waterloo.
Total length is about 5km. Participants can 'walk out' where ever they wish.
Yananurala Harbour Culture Walk
The name Yananurala is from the Gadigal language and translates to Walking on Country. Combining two Gadigal words, yana (walk) and nura (Country), the la adds an instruction: ‘So, you go walk Country!’.
Devised by Wiradjuri curator Emily McDaniel, the signposted walk includes audio and text-based installations and public artworks that recognise the local Aboriginal community of Sydney, and their language, culture, resilience and connection to Country and the harbour.
“As you walk the shoreline, interact with public art and stories, hear whispers of language and place your feet in the water, you are introducing yourself to this Country so that it will remember you. This is about you seeing what we see, feeling what we feel and hearing what we hear.”
Yananurala extends the Eora Journey’s recognition of Aboriginal people, their history and culture across Sydney’s harbour foreshore, from Pirrama (Pyrmont) to Wallamool (Woolloomooloo Bay).
Cost
The tour cost is $40 for Professional and $45 for Affiliates [No refunds available]
RSVP close Tuesday 8th November. We need 15 for us to a private tour.
Event host: Veronique (M) 0402 425 130 (E) veroniquemandray@gmail.com