Stone artefacts from the Moores Wharf midden (image courtesy Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority)
We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate
To celebrate NAIDOC Week 2015, we are launching a series of 19 essays on Barani featuring a diverse collection Sydney’s Aboriginal archaeological sites. Archaeologists Paul Irish and Tamika Goward provide fascinating insight into how these sites were uncovered and shed light on how the city’s original inhabitants lived. See the full list, highlights include:
- The Tank Stream
- Lilyvale campsite
- Sheas Creek (Alexandra Canal) Alexandria
- St Mary’s Cathedral Hatchet
- Moore Park Engraving
- Goat Island
- Blackwattle Creek
- Moore Park Campsite
- Moores Wharf Midden
- Wynyard Walk campsite
- The KENS Site
About:
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s theme is We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate.
NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.
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