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Elimatta Spring 2005.Qxd www.asgmwp.net Spring 2005 ABORIGINAL HERITAGE “The very ink with which all history is My frustration grew from seeing what little it is all around them. The simple fact that written is merely fluid prejudice” respect a lot of people in Sydney had Aboriginal people lived here whilst – Mark Twain. towards what is perhaps the largest Neanderthal man was dragging his outdoor rock art gallery in the world. knuckles all over Europe and that I have worked in the protection of Councils re-engraving ancient rock art with Aboriginal people had a rich and spiritual Aboriginal Sites on the North Shore for jack hammers so local white fellas could culture, which still exists today, is still little many years now and have found and met see the black graffiti a little clearer. appreciated by most people. some of the most beautiful people during my time. One of those people I married Things have changed on the North side Two steps forward and one step back is and have found happiness and peace for and people’s minds are expanding and often the case for all of us either as my children and myself. It is truly amazing absorbing the truth. members of support groups, reconciliation the time and effort that people, both groups or Aboriginal people. We have over “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, commit in the past as a community achieved so but escaping the old ones, which ramify, the daily struggle for Aboriginal rights. The much and accomplished goals never for those brought up as most of us have Aboriginal Support Group Manly Warringah thought possible. With achievement in been, into every corner of our minds”. Pittwater does fantastic work and is a mind, belief and respect grow and there is – John Maynard Keynes. blessing. I guess I gained a light at the end of the tunnel reputation early on as being for our efforts and sacrifices. cranky and unforgiving with I do believe as individuals some people. Those who coming together as one we know me know that I am very can achieve our common passionate about my work. goals and objectives. United we stand and let us never be Being passionate about work divided. does have a price and personally I have paid that I have been blessed with price when it revolves around some wonderful and kind Aboriginal issues. people to be able to work with in Sydney. Phil Hunt, an Looking back over the past archaeologist from Canberra years of my working life as an and part-time hippy, Aboriginal Heritage Officer sacrificed his own time to try sends a shiver up my spine. and encourage Aboriginal Just thinking about how I first Sites protection. felt when I took the plunge into this type of work. The Continued Page 2 feelings of anger, hurt, Vicki and David Watts resentment, frustration and the struggle people endure just to protect The wonderful part of my work is being evidence of the past and present life of able to talk to groups and inform them Aboriginal Sydney. about what is Aboriginal Heritage and that Spring 2005 1 ELIMATTA Aboriginal Heritage opinion if you just stepped off the boat program at local government level. The Continued from Page 1 yesterday. It’s up to all of us to bring about success of the Office is due to many change for the better in preserving a living individuals’ continued belief and support There are so many Government agencies culture past and present. within Councils and community members, set up to protect Australian resources like like the Support Group. It has also been I congratulate and appreciate people who Fisheries, Heritage, Parks, Flora and successful because the public are in this busy life we all lead today are Fauna, but the protection of Aboriginal interested and want to learn more. Sites and Culture and the evidence of the spending some energy and time in trying past is left to the National Parks & Wildlife to learn and understand more about what I hope people continue to show an interest to handle (now the Department of surrounds them. Also thanks to the many in Aboriginal issues and their local area Environment and Conservation – DEC). The people devoted to reconciliation and being and, through their desire to learn and amount of resources allocated to the part of the struggle. share, that they can help make a future free of ignorance and prejudice. NP&WS is a pittance compared to other While Aboriginal Sites are (supposedly) agencies. protected under the National Parks and In The Struggle Aboriginal Culture and Heritage is not Wildlife Act 1974, which is administered David Watts something that can be given a second by the Aboriginal Heritage Division of the Aboriginal Heritage Manager thought anymore. It is endangered and is DEC, it is at the local government level Lane Cove, Manly, North Sydney, threatened by the very Act that is there to where most decisions are made that are Warringah and Willoughby Councils protect it. The NP&WS is, in my opinion, likely to affect Aboriginal Sites. PH. 02 9949 9882 under resourced to cope with protecting Councils are the owners and managers of Heritage and lacks a spine legally. parks and reserves that contain many When a part of the oldest living culture on Aboriginal Sites. They also have a direct THIS earth today can be destroyed with a simple role in planning and development decisions signature from the Director General, and that can effect the identification and GURINGAI this happens way too often, then its time survival of Aboriginal Sites. Councils also LAND to say no more to this. have more direct interaction with the local community which is important in public This land is our land – White man’s Culture and Heritage cannot awareness and education purposes. The Yours, mine! be signed off on so why do the Australian day-to-day decisions and actions taken by Your dreaming, spirituality, people allow this to happen? I guess it’s a Councils therefore can have a much Language, culture, simple answer – they don’t know about it. greater influence on the Aboriginal Underlay my rootless presence. So much is hidden about Aboriginal Heritage in these locations than state This land of countless, curving Culture and Heritage that it’s something government agencies. beaches, that actually scares people when you awesome cliffs, rugged bushland, mention it. The first thing they think about The Aboriginal Heritage Office is important is my joy and refuge. is land rights and the silly misconceptions as it is giving greater attention to the It is your heritage. about Aboriginal Australia which have nearly 500 recorded Sites in these four existed for too long. Five Councils have council areas and raising awareness Before time, taken a huge step towards protecting among the public in ways that have always your people lived in this paradise. Aboriginal Heritage on the North Shore of been dreamed of by those working in the In my time, Sydney. Almost six years ago four Councils area but never before achieved. Many in our time – North Sydney, Willoughby, Lane Cove other Councils have expressed interest in your endless struggle for justice and Warringah Councils – committed the Aboriginal Heritage Office but as yet is also my commitment themselves by employing an Aboriginal have not had the opportunity to implement to work for righteousness. their own program. The AHO is therefore a Heritage Officer. Manly Council followed six This land is our land – months ago and we all hope that the other role model for other Councils and the programs that it initiates can be used as Yours and mine, Councils will follow shortly. The Aboriginal to respect, Sites that exist here are such an important arguments by Councils to support their own AHOs, as well as a guide on what to nurture, part of our Heritage, a record into the past to hold in trust before European invasion and an insight programs can be set up by them. I am grateful to the four Councils for having the for generations to come – into what this wonderful country was and Yours and mine! still is today. It doesn’t matter in my courage to be the first to initiate such a Jill Perkins Spring 2005 2 ELIMATTA WEBSITE UPDATE – New Resources Section www.asgmwp.net If you’re looking for almost anything about Indigenous Australia, • Films – contains a comprehensive list of films and then make sure the Resources section of our website documentaries about Indigenous Australia and the issues of www.asgmwp.net is your first port of call. reconciliation faced by all Australians. The Resources Section has recently been updated and redesigned at www.asgmwp.net/Resources.htm. • Web Resources – this section contains so much information A great deal more content has been added and the redesign that it is sorted under twelve headings to help make it easier means it should be easier to find. to find. Headings include Government and Land Councils, Culture and Heritage, Health, Human Rights and Legal, There are four main sections: Protocol and more... • Sydney’s Northern Beaches – a comprehensive section includes Local Government, Aboriginal Organisations, If you are looking for something in particular, containing a Community Action and Printed Resources. particular word, then simply press the keys ‘Control’ + ‘F’ to access the Find function and type in your word. • Printed Resources – lists over 80 printed publications on Indigenous issues. Your feedback is always welcome, so if you have any questions or comments about the website and the new Resources Section please email me at [email protected].
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