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Here’s a brief Localising Leanganook e-news focusing on Survival Day events being held in Castlemaine and Daylesford on Tuesday January 26th. A more detailed e-news will be published soon.
Terra Nullius Breakfast- Daylesford
Survival day smoking ceremony- Castlemaine
Everyone is invited to join a virtual dawn smoking ceremony to acknowledge Australia Day – Survival Day in Mount Alexander Shire.
Event details
What: Australia Day – Survival Day Dawn Ceremony
When: 6.00am, Tuesday 26 January
Where: Join the live stream via Mount Alexander Shire Council’s YouTube channel.
What: Australia Day – Survival Day Community event
When: 10.00am to 12.00 noon, Tuesday 26 January
Where: Victory Park, Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
Watch online via Mount Alexander Shire Council’s YouTube channel.
Bookings: Registration is essential for a COVIDSafe event. Book your free tickets at bit.ly/MtAlexBoxOffice or at the Visitor Information Centre in Mostyn Street, Castlemaine.
For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia Day is recognised as Survival Day or Invasion Day with mixed feelings. While some consider it a day of mourning, many use the day to mark the survival of their ongoing traditions and cultures.
To acknowledge this pain and the ongoing journey towards reconciliation, activities in the shire will start with a dawn ceremony as a culturally safe and respectful way to mark the day.Everyone is invited to join a live-stream of the smoking ceremony, led by Dja Dja Wurrung Elder Uncle Rick Nelson from the peak of Leanganook (Mount Alexander) at 6.00am.
This ceremony is an acknowledgement of our shared history, and an expression of sorrow for the impacts of colonisation on the Dja Dja Wurrung, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The dawn ceremony is a chance to connect and stand together in solidarity, witness an age old ceremony, and pause in silence to reflect on the strength and resilience of our country’s First Nations people.
For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia Day is recognised as Survival Day or Invasion Day with mixed feelings. While some consider it a day of mourning, many use the day to mark the survival of their ongoing traditions and cultures. To acknowledge this pain and the ongoing journey towards reconciliation, activities in the shire will start with a dawn ceremony as a culturally safe and respectful way to mark the day.
Everyone is invited to join a live-stream of the smoking ceremony, led by Dja Dja Wurrung Elder Uncle Rick Nelson from the peak of Leanganook (Mount Alexander) at 6.00am.
This ceremony is an acknowledgement of our shared history, and an expression of sorrow for the impacts of colonisation on the Dja Dja Wurrung, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It provides a platform for education and healing, and allows the community to be part of the living culture of the Dja Dja Wurrung people in the region.
The dawn ceremony is a chance to connect and stand together in solidarity, witness an age old ceremony, and pause in silence to reflect on the strength and resilience of our country’s First Nations people.
