Preserving the Past: The Importance of Granny Janie’s Story for Future Generations

Meet the last fluid speaking Yuggera person in Australia

Welcome to Bloodlines to Country, the podcast that explores the connections between ancestry and land. In this episode, through the memories and learning of Yuggera Elder Aunty Kerry , we meet her great great granny Granny Janie Sunflower. A woman who despite cultural restrictions made a huge impact for her Yuggera people and community. You will be taken back in time through Granny Janie Sunflower's songlines echo a reminder that the Aboriginal Act was not so long ago...

Archive audio supplied by Aunty Kerry Charlton and The Fryer Library at the University of Queensland.

Thank you to Gaja Kerry Charlton for providing archived audio and permissions along with family knowledge and insight for this episode. The name of the song sung by Granny Janie is the “ Djendewal Yuggera or Stradbroke Island Song”

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