Black Cockatoo Story
Dharrawal-Yuin Country
Jacob Morris, Gumea-Dharrawal (Cabbage Palm People) Yuin man speaks about the special relationship between Casuarina trees, Cultural Fire and the Black Cockatoo.
Credits:
Produced by Living Knowledge Network with Vera Hong and Craig Bender / Backbone Productions.
Filmed and edited by Vera Hong and Craig Bender / Backbone Productions.
“Nowra means Black Cockatoo”¦ Our mountain Cambewarra, is the home of his creation… If he doesn’t have that place to eat”¦ then he starts to go away. And he’s being forced away from his own country.’’
Jacob Morris
Gumea-Dharrawal (Cabbage Palm People) Yuin man