Yorta Yorta artist Tammy-Lee Atkinson’s series of artworks Yarka’s Creation is on display at businesses around Greater Shepparton.
She has been working alongside Elders and young people to create a series of animal artworks that incorporate language and explore her connection to Yorta Yorta Country and her community.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners, the Yorta Yorta Nation and the clans whose lands cover the area now called Greater Shepparton, the Kailtheban, Bangerang, and Nguaria-iilaiam-wurrung. We acknowledge that First Peoples have never ceded sovereignty over their lands. This always was, and always will be, their country. We are conscious that colonial laws and practices led to displacement and disempowerment, and that they continue to do so with a profound and rippling effect. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and to emerging leaders. We value their vision and strength that enabled the continuity of culture and connectedness to country.
