Murrundindi elder and head man (Ngurungaeta) of the Wurundjeri tribe
He is the spiritual custodian of the Wurundjeri tribal region and has been educating St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar students for over 25 years.
Murrundindi has inherited the role of guardian of the culture, and acts as a vessel to pass this along. As the spiritual custodian of the land, he has spent his time teaching many children and adults the cultural ways and to connect with the land. In Murrundindi’s words ‘the children are the future of our culture and the future of our world.’
The Wurundjeri people are part of the Kulin Nation and are the traditional owners of the land that extends over many miles in and around Melbourne, which encompasses the Berwick Campus of St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar.
‘Their relationship with the land extends back tens of thousands of years to when their creator spirit ‘Bunjil’ formed their people, the land and all the living things.’(City of Yarra.)
King William Barak
Murrundindi is a descendant of King William Barak, a member of the Yarra Yarra tribe, Wurundjeri elder and head man (Ngurungaeta). As a young child, Barak witnessed the first settlers coming down the Yarra River and he later grew up and became a renowned artist, storyteller and prominent figure in the Victorian and national struggle for Aboriginal rights and justice. Barak worked to help create the self-sufficient Aboriginal farming station Coranderrk, where Healesville Sanctuary now resides and beyond.
The Kulin Nation
The Wurundjeri people are part of the Kulin Nation and are the traditional owners of the land that extends over many miles in and around Melbourne, which encompasses the Berwick Campus of St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar.
‘Their relationship with the land extends back tens of thousands of years to when their creator spirit ‘Bunjil’ formed their people, the land and all the living things.’(City of Yarra.)
