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- Toorale is the country of the Kurnu-Baakandji people, one of the northern dialects of the large Baakandji Australian Aboriginal language group. Located on the junction of the Darling and Warrego Rivers, southwest of Bourke, Toorale Station started as a series of individual runs in the late 1850's. By 1880, it was the largest station in NSW, comprising almost 1.5 million acres. Kurnu-Baakandji people had a close relationship with many of the pastoral lessees, with many Aboriginal people from the region working at Toorale Station. In 2008, Toorale was purchased by the Federal and NSW governments to be managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. In 2012 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Kurnu-Baakandji people to jointly manage Toorale National Park. This documentary tells that story through the voices of the Kurnu-Baakandji people. Filmed shortly after the 2012 floods, this film features rarely seen footage of mass bird migration, the dilapidated grandeur of the old Toorale homestead and historical photos from the region from the 1870's onward.
- Mount Grenfell tells a story shared by many Aboriginal people in joint management arrangements - that the care, control and management of their traditional lands is most important for community and cultural survival, not just environmental management. The Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan people share with us stories about accessing their country to revive and renew cultural practices and to re-connect with each other.
- Using walking as a pathway to illumination, the Willandra Wisdom Walk traverses ancient Aboriginal sites of significance and explores the meaning of wisdom across time and cultures.
- In the wake of the millennium drought and bush fires in recent years in Australia, Aboriginal traditional burning is being revitalised as a method of caring for country.