Reconciliation Gayip
15 May 2001 - Celebrating our past, present and future
- Reconciliation Gayip Creation Stories (QuickTime Audio
Image Files)
- Reconciliation Gayip 'Gift
Song' sung by Jayden Lillyst, Kutcha Edwards and the Northern
Cluster of Indigenous students (QuickTime Audio Image File)
- Reconciliation Gayip Creation Stories
(Text File)
On 15 May 2001, Catholic school students from all regions of Melbourne
gathered at the Rod Laver Arena for Reconciliation Gayip, the
Archdiocese of Melbourne's major celebration for the Centenary of
Federation. More than 13,000 Catholic primary and secondary school
students heard the stories of Melbourne's Aboriginal peoples. The
two-hour ceremony included a mix of storytelling, music, song, drama
and dance.
Reconciliation Gayip highlighted first and foremost the cultural
heritage of the Aboriginal people of Melbourne. It also celebrated
the achievements made towards Reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples
and Torres Strait Islanders, and called for further work to ensure
Reconciliation is reached.
Father Doyle, the Director of Catholic Education, said that this
Reconciliation event was about moving through the loss and grief of
broken relationships. "It is important the stories of the Kulin
Nation peoples and all Indigenous are voiced and heard, even though
there is pain in the telling. There will also be joy and laughter
and dance and the opportunity for 'new hope' and a new beginning,"
Father Doyle said.
Several QuickTime audio/image aspects of Reconciliation Gayip
can be accessed from the hyperlinks above. The text of the Creation
Stories which were proclaimed and danced at the event can also be
accessed from the hyperlinks above.
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