Bangadyi Nawi & Museum Opening of Canoe Exhibit

https://hillstohawkesbury.com.au/bangadyi-nawi-canoe-exhibit-opening/ ‘bangadyi nawi making a canoe,’ an engagement program by the hawkesbury regional museum © photograph by elissa blair

Make time for the Hawkesbury Regional Museum’s necessary group challenge, Bangadyi Nawi, on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at the Museum.

Everyone is encouraged to participate in the collaborative event by the Museum, the Dharug Community, and the Brewongle Environmental Education Centre.

The Welcome to Country ceremony will be led by Erin Wilkins, followed by an Official Opening by Hawkesbury Councilor and Deputy Mayor Barry Calvert at 11:30 AM.

“The venture has provided a transformative expertise for native Aboriginal highschool college students who created a standard canoe throughout an inter-generational camp, led by Elder Uncle Dean Kelly and with Uncle David Payne and Dharug Educator Erin Wilkins,” the announcement indicated.

“As a new exhibit, the canoe will shape studying opportunities for the whole neighborhood.”

The Saturday event is free of cost and can be booked online through Eventbrite: Celebration of Bangadyi Nawi and Opening of Canoe Exhibit. Light refreshments shall be supplied.

The Museum was also nominated lately at the IMAGinE Awards 2023 by the Museums & Galleries of NSW for its engagement program called “Bangadyi Nawi Making Making a Canoe.”

The Hawkesbury Regional Museum is located at eight Baker Street in Windsor.