RESETTLEMENT | Wiradyuri Gawaymbanha-gu Mamalanha
RESETTLEMENT | Wiradyuri Gawaymbanha-gu Mamalanha
Podcast Description
RESETTLEMENT | Wiradyuri Gawaymbanha-gu Mamalanha which means Wiradyuri Welcome to Visitors, is a podcast all about Wagga Wagga’s First Nations community.Be drawn into the lives and experiences of Aboriginal people from Wagga Wagga, the meeting place, on The Marrambidya, or Murrumbidgee River. Join Luke Wighton, a Wiradyuri man from Condoblin and now Wagga Wagga as he talks to Elders who share their histories, memories and hard won reflections on living black.These recordings were made in 2024, 50 years after the launch of the Aboriginal Family Resettlement Scheme, where families were urged to move from smaller, scattered and remote communities to larger rural centres like Wagga Wagga to be closer to essential health and education services.The Scheme changed the lives of those who moved and those already here and changed the fabric of Wagga Wagga itself. Services and equal treatment were not a given and had to be fought for.Each episode relates a different perspective but a shared and remarkable journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Content Themes
The podcast addresses themes such as identity, cultural survival, and community resilience. Episodes include discussions on assimilation struggles, personal journeys of relocation, and the fight for Land Rights. For example, Aunty Maria Williams recounts her family's transition between communities while maintaining indigenous identity, and Uncle Greg Packer shares stories about navigating health issues and sports in contemporary Wagga Wagga.
RESETTLEMENT | Wiradyuri Gawaymbanha-gu Mamalanha which means Wiradyuri Welcome to Visitors, is a podcast all about Wagga Wagga’s First Nations community.
Be drawn into the lives and experiences of Aboriginal people from Wagga Wagga, the meeting place, on The Marrambidya, or Murrumbidgee River. Join Luke Wighton, a Wiradyuri man from Condoblin and now Wagga Wagga as he talks to Elders who share their histories, memories and hard won reflections on living black.
These recordings were made in 2024, 50 years after the launch of the Aboriginal Family Resettlement Scheme, where families were urged to move from smaller, scattered and remote communities to larger rural centres like Wagga Wagga to be closer to essential health and education services.
The Scheme changed the lives of those who moved and those already here and changed the fabric of Wagga Wagga itself. Services and equal treatment were not a given and had to be fought for.
Each episode relates a different perspective but a shared and remarkable journey.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aunty Maria Williams settles in with Luke Wighton to discuss identity and survival, how Resettlement Schemes see her family move from Condobolin to 3 Ways to Leeton to Wagga Wagga and fights against assimilation to maintain indigenous identity. She talks of her father and uncle, Pastor Cecil Grant and Uncle Dr Stan Grant Sr, and their journey to reclaim language and connection and how they inspire her to teach, lead and help in the community. A working life with the Police in Wagga Wagga and in Health services and the Council of Elders is mixed with fond memories of working together and enjoying sport. She believes in rebuilding the nation, asserting Land Rights and fighting racism. “The future is bright.”
Complete episode transcripts can be found at https://museumriverina.com.au/explore/podcasts/resettlement
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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