DECOLONISE. EP07 Yarnin with Gurridyula

DECOLONISE

A podcast about Blak Sovereignty. In our seventh episode we're yarnin with Gurridyula, an epic warrior and custodian standing for the reoccupation of land at Waddananggu to protect culture. As original sovereign people of a vast area of unceded land in the Galilee Basin in Central Western "Queensland", Waddananggu is standing to protect land and water from Adani's Carmichael coal mine that is interfering with ancient lore and custom.

Our lands everywhere are hurting, and we are being called on urgently to ignite this healing process. Our lands need to be well for our people to be well. Our ancestors are waking us up and we are responding.

Decolonise is about the wellbeing of everyone: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous. We all need to take part. It’s time to Decolonise. Time to unsettle the settler. Time for our internal revolution.

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CREDITS

Executive Producer: Jaja Dare
Edit & Sound Mix: Josh Coom
Music: Rise of the Phoenix. Gurridyula

Sound Engineer: Melissa Hunt. Recorded and produced on Bundjalung First Nations sacred lands in collab with Koori Mail. Follow Koori Mail for all the latest Blak News.

Mad thanks to brother Gurridyula for his courage and insight. Suss him on INSTA and find out more about Waddananggu.

We acknowledge the lands on which we live and work, cared for by our traditional custodians for 80,000+ years. We move together against the continuing genocide and colonisation of our peoples. Our sovereignty was never ceded. We endow deep respect to the bloodlines of this country.

About Decolonise // spearheaded by Wiradjuri woman and creative powerhouse with an aptitude for innovation, Jaja is ablaze with the exploration of how we move forward in the continuing invasion. Working with mob across our countries to decolonise, addressing the systemic racism that continues to perpetuate trauma for our peoples and lands. Truth telling is an epic part of decolonising. The system is cracking and it is up to all of us to listen deeply. It is time to evolve into what is not only possible, but necessary.

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For more info check decolonise.com.au or follow on INSTA.

© Jaja Dare 2023