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Notes

  • Barkindji interpretations provided by Kevin Knight and Wayne Knight.

  • Author's note: Henry Lawson, the poet, wrote a famous poem on the banks of the Darling River, ‘A Stranger on the Darling’. I’m a Barkindji person, the Darling is no stranger to me … and I am no stranger to her.

    The Darling River is known to the Barkindji people as ‘Barka’—that is her name. She was made by the beautiful Rainbow Serpent. This poem is announcing that waterway with the Barkindji name of Barka.

    Barkindji people love Barka, and we are not strangers to her.

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    y separately published work icon Poetry in First Languages Darlinghurst : The Red Room Company , 2018-2020 21420485 2018 website poetry

    Delivered by Red Room Poetry and developed by Gunai poet Kirli Saunders, Poetry in First Languages (PIFL) celebrates, shares and preserves knowledge of First Nations languages and culture through poetry, music, dance and art. PIFL aims to support students to find strength in their cultural identities through language learning and connecting to Country, Culture and Community with the intention of enhancing overall wellbeing and knowledge.

    In addition to published poems (indexed below), the series also including workshops in classrooms and the development of curriculum resources.

         Darlinghurst : The Red Room Company , 2018-2020
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