There are many issues in Australia like the flag or the treaty, but we should always make sure to stand up for country. Max has brought indigenous insights to architectural responses to place and to the siting of master class projects, he has also advised members of our profession on real projects, providing guidance on physical, cultural and spiritual issues.
Uncle Max led the opening Traditional Ceremony for Sydney 2011 and 2012 Australia Day Celebrations and is well respected all along the South Coast of New South Wales through his work as a community Elder in his native Yuin country. His book My People’s Dreaming, with photography by Peter McConchie, is available online from Finch Publishing, Sydney. "Come and see me Tony, come and sit with me brother and we'll show ya," he said. Mr Swain hoped that witnessing the ceremony will push non-Indigenous people to reconsider their ideas of culture and heritage. Djalinda Ulamari, from Yirrkala, Northern Territory, says the Elders are burying their young at an alarming rate, and it's breaking their hearts. To Uncle Max Harrison, Yuin senior Lawman, without whom this thesis could not exist. - … Woman Kerry Chikarovski. Others in attendance included Uncle Max Harrison and Uncle Major Moogy Summers, a Ngarrindjeri elder from Coorong at the mouth of the Murray River. In it Uncle Max speaks of life, land, spirit and forgiveness. Joe Brown from Fitzroy Crossing says the solution is more simple than Canberra can accept. Lee Woman 08.09.2012. Eloise King Recommended for you. There is a growing sense of urgency and frustration among Aboriginal elders that to talk about Closing The Gap is a waste of money and a waste of young lives. I value your time, energy and commitment in bringing this work into the world. Lee Say Yes to Money (Part 2) 08.09.2012. In some remote communities in the Kimberley, youth suicide rates have reached 100 times the national average. When he told a story he traced the fold in a tablecloth with his forefinger just like you.". Further reading on Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison: Wisdom of the Elders, Offical Website of Architecture Foundation Australia and the Glenn Murcutt Master Class, Privacy Policy  |  Terms & Conditions   |  Disclaimer. The Elders have also launched a petition to end what they call top down health and social services that don't work in the worst affected areas like the Pilbara and Top End. "That way they'll know their culture and, you know, know who they are.". "I saw an old man, Mother. They want their Elders' Report Into Preventing Indigenous Self Harm and Youth Suicide on Tony Abbott's reading list.

Mr Swain is particularly concerned about the impact of feral horses on country. Indigenous Healing - Uncle Max - Duration: 26:14. Over two years he's worked with Elders across the country to document more traditional ways stop the heartache.

The Elders have written a report and launched a campaign to lobby Canberra for a new approach they hope could save a generation. We did the lighting of the fire … we smoked everyone who came, then we buried the smoke and washed the ochre in the river,” Mr Swain said. Uncle Max, who states that the teachings he reveals are ′the living treasures of my life′ offer a rare, personal insight into the traditional teachings of an elder of the Yuin people (South Coast, NSW).
Reclaim Kosci Campaign Coordinator and Wiradjuri man, Richard Swain, was one of the organisers of the healing ceremony. Indigenous communities to take care of their own healing.” “The elders want to lead in this, and get the young people out there in the bush and teach them their ceremonies, and really immerse them in their culture.” Max “Uncle Max” Dulumunmun Harrison is one of …

Others in attendance included Uncle Max Harrison and Uncle Major Moogy Summers, a Ngarrindjeri elder from Coorong at the mouth of the Murray River. Uncle Max, who states that the teachings he reveals are ′the living treasures of my life′ offer a rare, personal insight into the traditional teachings of an elder of the Yuin people (South Coast, NSW). The loremen were led in ceremony by Uncle Max. A Grand Love Story (Part 1) Michelle Richmond.

Meeting at 11am at Battle, finish 6pm, Saturday - Glastonbury & Avebury Stonehenge & Salisbury Cathedral. Say Yes to Money (Part 2) Loral Langemeier. His teachings cover their Creation Dreaming, bush lore, foods, healing, laws and punishment, spirituality and the significance of relationship to land.

A year ago, $18 million was earmarked to establish a network of local suicide-prevention centres, but Uncle Max says that's not working. Aboriginal Elders from across Australia have united to tackle the alarming rate of Indigenous youth suicide. His teachings cover their Creation Dreaming, bush lore, foods, healing, laws and punishment, spirituality and the significance of relationship to land. Water can’t come out of the ground because it’s been trampled for an unnecessary feral animal,” Mr Swain said. Swain said he hopes this will provoke both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people into moving towards change. A Sacred site earth healing journey with aboriginal elder Uncle Max.

"Sometimes you know you wanna sit under a tree and cry because you know you've lost your dear ones," she said. “We are lucky to have a core group of loremen who really care and we are putting in the effort to support each other and to stand up for country.”. In 2009 he presented at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne.

Mr Swain said on the Sunday of the ceremony, men representing the Murray, Murrumbidgee, Lachlan and the Darling rivers, as well as Uncle Moogy and his men from the Coorong, all came together. With a direct lineage to masters and healers he was taught from the early age of 6. And what is worth protecting? World-famous stone circle at the heart of a prehistoric landscape. Wayne Thorpe, a Gunnai and Yorta Yorta man, said the invitation was open to all people, with an event posted on Facebook. Aunt Clara (1954) Margaret Rutherford, Ronald Shiner 72 hours ONLY! "Come and see me Tony, come and sit with me brother and we'll show ya," he said. "To look at our suicide rate! Uncle Max Harrison.

It is acknowledged that there are many cultural differences between and within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the use of differing terms does not intend to disregard such differences. A 3-Day Journey Especially Designed For Those Who Have A Love Of History, A Fascination For The Mystical And A Desire To Visit Some Of The Most Beautiful And Sacred Places In These Most Ancient Lands. Friday – Hastings landing site and Battle.

Konstantin Pavlidis is a wisdom keeper and spiritual master who has travelled to countless power sites across the planet over the last 35 years to conduct  rituals and ceremonies with many masters of different wisdom traditions. Before you put a pump in a river, the river should be allowed to live. Be My Tantric Valentine (Part 1) Martina Hughes. Aboriginal Elder Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison has been a cherished guest tutor and critic at the Glenn Murcutt International Master Class each year since 2005. In passing on traditional wisdom Uncle Max focuses on three truths: See the land … the beauty; Hear the land … the story; Feel the land … the spirit. Indigenous Healing - Uncle Max - Duration: 26:14. ′Uncle′ Max, as he is widely known, has been sharing his cultural knowledge for over 30 years - in that time taking more than 6000 people from all walks of life onto country and explaining Aboriginal ways. Aboriginal Elders from across Australia have united to tackle the alarming rate of Indigenous youth suicide. "People aren't looking at it fair dinkum, it's just another black fella dying you know.". THE COMPANIES THAT MAKE THEIR LIFE SIMPLE, Friday – Hastings landing site and Battle. National Indigenous Times (NIT) strives to be the most comprehensive Indigenous online news site in Australia by offering rigorous reporting on the issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In the first of its kind in 150 years, the Narjong Healing Ceremony brought together men and women from across the country to the mighty Murrumbidgee River. Indigenous Healing (Part 1) Uncle Max. Uncle Max says it's time Tony Abbott kept his promise of being the Prime Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. 26:14. Lee Be My Tantric Valentine (Part 1) 08.09.2012. “There’s another part of this, it’s an awakening of blackfellas. The terms ‘Aboriginal’, ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’ and ‘Indigenous’ and ‘First Nations’ are used interchangeably. “We know we can’t turn back time, but we need to make the average Australian realise that their actual heritage is the country, the land they’re standing on,” he said. He provides simple and clear understandings into Aboriginal culture for people from all nationalities. This Journey Includes Guided Practices Led By Uncle Max and Konstantin. Professor Konstantin Pavlidis’ background is extraordinarily rich. Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 or Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800. Many non-Indigenous people were in attendance, several of whom were in favour of the presence of feral horses. Over the past three decades, he has taken thousands of people onto country – teaching international students, architects, environmentalists, government ministers and advisers, medical practitioners and researchers his traditional culture.