The ‘bangadyi nawi making a canoe,’ an engagement program by the hawkesbury regional museum © photograph by elissa blair

Make time for the Hawkesbury Regional Museum’s important group project, Bangadyi Nawi, on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at the Museum.

Everyone is inspired to participate in the collaborative occasion by the Museum, the Dharug Community, and the Brewongle Environmental Education Centre.

Bangadyi Nawi & Museum Opening of Canoe Exhibit to Country ceremony shall be led by Erin Wilkins, followed by an Official Opening by Hawkesbury Councilor and Deputy Mayor Barry Calvert at 11:30 AM.

“The project has offered a transformative experience for local Aboriginal high school college students who created a standard canoe throughout an inter-generational camp, led by Elder Uncle Dean Kelly and with Uncle David Payne and Dharug Educator Erin Wilkins,” the announcement indicated.

“As a model new exhibit, the canoe will form studying alternatives for the entire community.”

The Saturday event is free of charge and can be booked online by way of Eventbrite: Celebration of Bangadyi Nawi and Opening of Canoe Exhibit. Light refreshments shall be offered.

The Museum was also nominated lately at the IMAGinE Awards 2023 by the Museums & Galleries of NSW for its engagement program called “Bangadyi Nawi Making Making a Canoe.”

The Hawkesbury Regional Museum is located at eight Baker Street in Windsor.