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Possum skin cloak: Wergaia

Possum skin cloak: Wergaia

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Possum skin cloak: Wergaia,
photographer Michael Carver / Regional Arts Victoria,
Koorie Heritage Trust, 2006

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Eleanor Bourke and her sister made the Wergaia cloak to wear to the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. The Wergaia community gave them their blessing but did not want to participate due to the politics around animal rights activism.

Wergaia country is on the Mallee Plains, Western Victoria and includes Hattah Lakes and the Wimmera River. They are lake people.

Click here to watch Interview: Wergaia Elder Professor Eleanor Bourke

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On Country: Baraparapa Elder Esther Kirby

Home: Baraparapa Elder Esther Kirby

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On Country: Wadi Wadi Elder Phoebe Nicholson

Home: Wadi Wadi Elder Phoebe Nicholson

Possum skin cloak: Wadi Wadi

Interview: Wadi Wadi Elder Phoebe Nicholson

The Shed: Taungurung Elder Mick Harding

Home: Taungurung Elder Mick Harding

Possum skin cloak: Taungurung

Interview: Taungurung Elder Mick Harding

Home (outside): Wemba Wemba Elder Fay Muir

Home (inside): Wemba Wemba Elder Fay Muir

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Interview: Wemba Wemba Elder Fay Muir

Mt Noorat Hotel: Wergaia Elder Professor Eleanor Bourke

Home: Wergaia Elder Professor Eleanor Bourke

Possum skin cloak: Wergaia

Interview: Wergaia Elder Professor Eleanor Bourke

On Country: Yorta Yorta Elder Professor Henry Atkinson

Home: Yorta Yorta Elder Professor Henry Atkinson

Interview: Yorta Yorta Elder Professor Henry Atkinson

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