Uncle Mark Flanders shares his Gumbaynggirr Culture at Dorrigo National Park |

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This video showcases one of the many significant contributions that Uncle Mark Flanders has made to conservation, caring for country and Aboriginal Cultural education. We thank and acknowledge Uncle Mark for his work both in life and spirit.
Hear NPWS Ranger Uncle Mark Flanders talk about his connection to Dorrigo National Park and Gumbaynggirr Culture.
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Transcript:
Giinagay! My name is Uncle Mark Flanders and I'd like to welcome you to the Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal Country, my Country. We are salt water - fresh water people. We are land and sea people. We are custodians of our lands and waters and we are caretakers of our lands and waters. This bush you're looking at, this is our calendar. This told us when the foods were available, when to move camp, the seasonal patterns determined what we were doing. At winter time, we travelled from the mountains down into the ocean because there's lots more food available. In the summertime, before the summer, we'd travel back up into the mountains here again. Come up here and visit this beautiful rainforest up here on the escarpment that we have. The foods are still here, our medicines are still here. Our culture is still strong in this area. Come up here and visit. You'll enjoy it.