Celebrating our Youth in 2020

Many of these boys from 1978 have children of their own now. Some even have grandchildren.

Sadly, some of the dancers are no longer with us.

Kowanyama boys dance group Pormpuraaw 1977. Pormpuraaw community was impressed with the young dancers.

Some students take an out of school interest with a group who frequent the Cultural Centre and show an interest in adults who are craftsmen at work at home.

Bush school cultural classes were popular with boys in Aaron Davey’s two years of teaching at Kowanyama.

Bush plants botany class on the edge of town.

OUR FUTURE ELDERS AND LEADERS

Young girls have always been part of dancing both at home and travelling away to other places sometimes at their High School Colleges during NAIDOC celebrations. Others continue to learn other skills the traditional way in the bush.

Getting ready for a performance at the 2011 Laura Dance Festival.

Wallaby and duck for dinner at Ortno’ (Oriners) 2008 Page 19