Students paint Aboriginal mural

Students painted an Aboriginal mural based on the national NAIDOC theme for 2015: Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate.

The painting, which represents class members’ identity and experiences, was displayed at Casula Powerhouse Museum.

Aboriginal-mural

Artwork description

Every part of the artwork has significance:

  • The rainbow snake and goanna represent the class members’ totems.
  • The inclusion of feet signifies the class members’ life journey, such as the choices they make and the challenges that were overcome to shape their life.
  • The yellowbelly fish represents Aboriginal fish that we can eat that live in the river banks in the local community of Moree.
  • The campfire is there to keep evil spirits away from the land and people, and helps to hunt for fish at night time.
  • Boomerangs are used for hunting animals that can be eaten.

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Story and photos contributed by Kurt Costello from Lawrence Hargrave School. Published in 2015.