Naidoc Week @ South Australian Museum

Naidoc Week @ South Australian Museum

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Posted 2012-07-05 by Berenicefollow

Mon 02 Jul 2012 - Sun 08 Jul 2012

If you would like to do something different, while honouring and learning about Australian Aboriginal culture in a fun and interactive way, head off to the South Australian Museum on North Terrace for an interesting and informative adventure. There is something for everyone to experience, from the little ones to natural history scholars and everyone in-between.

Doors open at 10am and entry is free.



The Museum has put on an excellent show, with craft activities, story-tellers and dancers, tour guides and access to the wonderful displays of artefacts and artwork, reflecting the amazing cultural heritage of Australian Aboriginal peoples.

Enter at the foyer, then turn right. Walk past the animal displays and the Aboriginal collection is through the far doors. South Australian displays are on the ground floor, while the Central and Northern cultural items are found on the first floor above. Give yourself plenty of time to marvel at the ingenuity and creativity of our ancestors, as they manufactured jewellery, clothing and weapons from materials found in nature.



Children have been well-catered for, with a range of traditional craft activities taught, at a low cost of $6 per child. When I visited on Wednesday, 4 July, they were making Torres Strait Islander headgear to take home. There are also activity booklets with questions about the various displays, like a treasure hunt. My 10 year-old niece loved finding the various, interesting objects and drawing them.

There is a Story Room, with interactive displays, comfortable chairs and hands-on objects where two young Aboriginal girls, Ema and Salote from the Flinders Ranges entertained with stories from their culture. Sadly, we learnt that there are only 6 Adnyamathantha-language speakers alive today and that their group were working to record the language and teach it to the younger generation, as it is in danger of being lost forever. When a language dies, a culture dies, so it is important for us to encourage young Australians to learn about their ancient history and to embrace what is important.



And all these exciting activities tend to build up an appetite, so head off the the cafe in the foyer, for some light refreshments, from coffees to toasted sandwiches, chips and dinosaur chicken nuggets, (which I enjoyed). Most meals were priced under $10 and were good value.

My recommendation is that you take a few hours to enjoy the Naidoc Week activities and then, come back at your leisure to really explore all that there is to see in the Aboriginal Culture displays. If you have overseas or interstate visitors, this would be a wonderful activity to add to their itinerary.

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