Grab a cuppa on your way and sit down for a yarn with Uncle Noel Wellington, whose family are Traditional Custodians of the Jerrinja and Wandi-Wandian lands within the Shoalhaven on the south cosast of NSW, as he talks through his inspiration for his Muttama.

Cullunghutti Mountain, to the nor-west, is a sacred place to the Aboriginal community of coastal NSW and Uncle Noel will explain the beginnings of these stories.

Uncle Noel's poles are inspired by the Aboriginal ancestoral history of tree scarring,  documented by RH Matthews near the Boreal Grounds under Moyean Hill. This was a place where south coast Aboriginal people gathered  for trade and  ceremonies such as weddings and initiations . Uncle Noel is famous for his poles in the Shoalhaven area. Some people refer to them as totem poles.

These Muttama are carved to represents sealife and wildlife and Country. There is a rich interweaving of current and past stories that Uncle Noel will share with us to create a real sense of connection and belonging as we look out across the ocean and listen to the bird cries in this stunning part of Country.  As Uncle walks us slowly through these poles, each one will bring another aspect of Jerrinja Culture to life and provide a deep reverence for their Custodianship of this place.

When we listen up to Traditional Custodians such as Uncle Noel, who speak for Country, we can begin to understand the lands, seas, skies and waterways and what they have to teach us.

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