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My river will always flow, to bring me home Edition 37 2020
Words and Photography Steven Pappin of the Barkindji Peoples
For as long as the waters flow, for as long as the rivers run, my country will be here for me. No matter how far I travel, or how long I am gone, I can always come home. one day I will come home, to my country, my river. I have the unwavering confidence of the river. The water cycle is an eternal loop; unending. The waters travel the ocean, the sky and back to the river. I can go overseas, travel the world. But, I will eventually come home, to my country, my river. My river flows through my veins. I can walk for days, never feeling lost. my country and river always awaiting my return. There are two great rivers that nourish our continent. They have come together in my country for 100 million years. For 100 generations and more our footprints have been on their banks.
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