Locals join in NAIDOC Week celebrations

July 13, 2022 tcwadmin 130722, 2022, Front Page
Wiradjuri elder and youth mentor, Ralph Naden from the Ralph Naden Cultural Centre at Balladoran (near Gilgandra) and his young dancers provided entertainment at Cobar’s NAIDOC Week celebrations in Drummond Park last Thursday. The almost 77 year old, who was the recipient of an Order of Australia medal in 2019 for his volunteer work with youth, put on a great show which included an explanation of the symbolic meanings of each dance move. Children and adults from the audience were invited to join in. Local Ngiyampaa elders, Tyrone Griffiths performed a smoking ceremony and Elaine Ohlsen delivered a Welcome to Country as part of the day’s celebrations. Representatives of 10 local service providers were involved in organizing the day which offered a variety of art and craft activities, games, food and information stalls.

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