Testimonials from traditional custodians

Kado Muir, our First Nations cultural guide from Leonora, talked with Anne Poelina, Nyikina Warrwa custodian of the Martuwarra and amazing pioneer of First Law, about the project. Here is Anne’s response:

I think you’re onto something really magical here, and I want to say this is a project the world should be supporting, not just a few people here and there…You’ve got a wonderful message of showing unity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous…because that’s our story as Indigenous people - we’re trying to preserve the land and the rivers and all of this amazing culture for our fellow Australians, if not indeed the world, because it belongs to the world. It is of that calibre of wisdom. That needs to be recognised, particularly in terms of climate change and climate chaos…. This is about humanity and the wellbeing of mother earth and how do we all work together to achieve that. We are running out of time, seriously… Art is the magic that we need right now, that brings people together. I showed the project to the elders – there was 6 different language groups - and they said it’s very beautiful and very magic.. It made us think about what we could do up here.