We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Year – 2019
Story from – Eastern Arrernte
Filmed on – Arrernte Country
Told by – Kathleen Wallace
Directed by – Rona Glynn-McDonald
The story of the Seven Sisters is a Songline. It tells the journey of the seven sisters as they were chased by a man across the sky. It relates to the star cluster known as the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. This rendition of the Seven Sisters story is from the Eastern Arrernte people, whose lands are to the east of Alice Springs. It is told by Kathleen Wallace – an Eastern Arrernte woman. It was filmed at Ross River (about 80km from Alice Springs).
We are a First Nations not-for-profit that exists to centre First Nations people, Country and truth-telling. We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
