During Lore Time thousands of Aboriginal people across the north have to travel for ceremony.
Young and old, men and women, all play a vital role in ceremony. Dances and song that are tens of thousands of years old are carried from generation to generation.
Already hundreds of people have travelled from communities to Ieramugadu (Roebourne) for Lore ceremony.
These two travelled over 400 km from the remote Warralong Community to Roebourne. When they arrived, tired but in good spirits, we provided them with food, water and essentials for free through our community-owned not-for-profit supermarket.
It’s one way we support Lore and Culture.
“We’ve been travel a long way. Pretty tired. But looking forward to getting out to the Lore Ground” they said with a smile
“It’s a relief…you know…to get here to Roebourne and be looked after like this. Makes us feel welcome. So we can get ready for that ceremony” they said
The supermarket now plays a unique and important role in supporting cultural practices.
Those who have travelled from afar are able to access food and goods for free or low cost. It enables people to concentrate on ceremony without worrying about essentials or feeling shame.
Due to pastoral practices and resource development, many traditional bush foods are no longer as accessible. So the store is even more important.
We are proud to not only support food security outcomes, but cultural practice too.
The store is 100% designed and owned by the local traditional owner community.
We want to see these kinds of initiatives in other communities, so if any other Aboriginal community organisation wants to hear how we made it happen, please get in touch. We are happy to share our IP.
That’s in line with traditional culture. Looking after one another.
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