S2 E29: Caring for Yirrganydji Sea Country on the Great Barrier Reef with Gavin Singleton

Word on the Reef

First Nations people have been caring for land and sea along the Great Barrier Reef Coast for thousands of years. In this powerful interview, Traditional Owner Gavin Singleton explains the enduring connection First Nations people have with the Reef, what they're doing to help protect it, and how we can all foster a stronger connection with each other and the Reef.

The didgeridoo recording at the end of this episode is from Gavin's 2018 TEDx Talk at JCU.

More information:

• Dawul Wuru Aboriginal Corporation
• Yirrganydji Land and Sea Ranger Program

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פרקים

1. A Journey Back in Time (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Gavin Singleton & The Yirrganydji People (00:04:29)

3. Gavin's Background (00:06:16)

4. The Irukanji Jellyfish (00:07:56)

5. Significance of the GBR to Yirrganydji People (00:09:21)

6. The Great Flood: A GBR Story Going Back 10,000 Years (00:10:02)

7. What is a Totem? Traditional Land & Sea Management (00:10:59)

8. What does Country mean to you? (00:13:23)

9. Impacts of Climate Change on Yirrganydji Country and Culture (00:15:51)

10. Conservation Projects of the Land & Sea Rangers (00:17:02)

11. How can visitors respect Country? (00:24:54)

12. What connects us? (00:27:02)

13. How non-Indigenous people support Indigenous people? (00:34:40)