#wiradjuri

Darien Pullen Australia

The Great Rescue of 1852 (2017)

Gundagai, (Wiradjuri Country)

In 2016, the Gundagai community, incorporating members of the local Wiradjuri community, commissioned a sculpture as part of their main street upgrade. This work by Darien Pullen recognises the heroic actions of a number of Wiradjuri men including Yarri and Jacky Jacky in saving many of the Gundagai townsfolk, and celebrates the first act of reconciliation in Australian history.

On the night of June 24, 1852 two Wiradjuri men, Yarri and Jacky Jacky, rescued one third of Gundagai town’s residents (some 69 people) in frail bark canoes from the flooded Murrumbidgee River. This was a protracted rescue effort, continuing over some days and nights. This great flood is one of the most significant natural disasters in Australian history in terms of lives lost, with some 80 people being drowned.

Hello

I am of (stolen gen) Wiradjuri decent.

I feel that my people's culture, connection, and community has been ripped from my grasp before I even got to inherit it.

I want to learn the Wiradjuri language, help keep it alive but I need some help. Tips, advice, resource recommendations, ect for learning the language, especially one with as many cases as Wiradjuri.

I already know about Stan&Flo Grant's Wiradjuri Dictionary (based on Dr. Stan Grant and Dr. John Rudder's work)

I have mostly enjoyed learning languages on my own before, but have never had good results.