BAALANG MILLINGBALOO BUGAN

Image by David Rogers

Baalang Millingbaloo Bugan is a program currently underway that has an exciting outcome at Giiyong Festival on Saturday 9 November. Young women from the region have been working with Emma Stewart and Ashweeni Mason from Marra-Wanggan Cultural Services, connecting with cultural knowledge, learning some local language and participating in sacred women's practices that have been passed down through generations.

The team have been taking participants through the process of making beautiful wearable art pieces from natural materials and equipping them with modelling and dance skills to feel confident, comfortable, and proud when showcasing their art and language to their community. Recently the group were lucky enough to have Aunty Amanda Reyonds visit to share some of her incredible skills and traditions.

Baalang Millingbaloo Bugan means "Young women paint up on Country" - translation provided by Aunty Ellen Munday.

See the results of this intensive program in the Bunaan Ring in the Uncle Phillip Manton Gayna (Camp) on Saturday 9 November. 

Ashweeni Mason and Emma Stewart, Gulaga by David Rogers

Image by David Rogers

Image by David Rogers