2022 Seminars
Presentation Title
"Aboriginal Spirituality First Law Culture Ceremony and Songlines"
Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus, NDB8 The Library Foyer
Start Date
22-6-2022 12:30 PM
End Date
22-6-2022 1:30 PM
Description
Can we imagine research as ceremony “Aboriginal Spirituality First Law Culture Ceremony and Songlines”, a world from Bookarrarra, the beginning of time?
Prof Anne Poelina’s lived experiences combines western and Aboriginal knowledge systems across national and global deserts, rivers, seas. A community leader, human and earth rights advocate, and film maker, her philosophy and practice reflect a world where fusion of past, present, and future are the reality in the now. Songlines determine the ceremony and Country determines when the song can be sung. Ceremony starts, long before Country is mapped, and when the people honour the liyan, the human spirit, the dancing can begin. Time is in a circle: as we wait, secrets are revealed. We wait for people to be born, we wait for knowledge held in institutions to reveal itself and the right people to work with us to capture the meaning of the stories, in sight, feeling and sound. The presentation includes poetry, a modern and two ancient West Kimberley songlines. These performances heal and ignite hope and healing by lifting the liyan, kindred spirit and continuing memories of place, all the while in communication and celebration with our non-human kin. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-7681
Recommended Citation
Poelina, Anne, ""Aboriginal Spirituality First Law Culture Ceremony and Songlines"" (2022). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 4.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2022/schedule/4
"Aboriginal Spirituality First Law Culture Ceremony and Songlines"
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus, NDB8 The Library Foyer
Can we imagine research as ceremony “Aboriginal Spirituality First Law Culture Ceremony and Songlines”, a world from Bookarrarra, the beginning of time?
Prof Anne Poelina’s lived experiences combines western and Aboriginal knowledge systems across national and global deserts, rivers, seas. A community leader, human and earth rights advocate, and film maker, her philosophy and practice reflect a world where fusion of past, present, and future are the reality in the now. Songlines determine the ceremony and Country determines when the song can be sung. Ceremony starts, long before Country is mapped, and when the people honour the liyan, the human spirit, the dancing can begin. Time is in a circle: as we wait, secrets are revealed. We wait for people to be born, we wait for knowledge held in institutions to reveal itself and the right people to work with us to capture the meaning of the stories, in sight, feeling and sound. The presentation includes poetry, a modern and two ancient West Kimberley songlines. These performances heal and ignite hope and healing by lifting the liyan, kindred spirit and continuing memories of place, all the while in communication and celebration with our non-human kin. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-7681
