The ‘bangadyi nawi making a canoe,’ an engagement program by the hawkesbury regional museum © picture by elissa blair
Make time for the Hawkesbury Regional Museum’s important community project, Bangadyi Nawi, on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at the Museum.
Everyone is inspired to take part within the collaborative event by the Museum, the Dharug Community, and the Brewongle Environmental Education Centre.
The Welcome to Country ceremony shall be led by Erin Wilkins, adopted 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 conventional canoe during 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 brand new exhibit, the canoe will shape learning opportunities for the whole neighborhood.”
The Saturday occasion is free of cost and could be booked online through Eventbrite: Celebration of Bangadyi Nawi and Opening of Canoe Exhibit. Light refreshments will be offered.
The Museum was also nominated recently on the IMAGinE Awards 2023 by the Museums & Galleries of NSW for its engagement program known as “Bangadyi Nawi Making Making a Canoe.”
Bangadyi Nawi & Museum Opening of Canoe Exhibit is positioned at eight Baker Street in Windsor.