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Part of an interview I filmed with my cousin Shayne Gordon in early 2014, prior to his passing. The video was shot with Shayne's blessing, for the benefit of our family, and for all Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr people. It was his intention that the video would serve to help preserve our cultures. And it his intentions alone that I honour.

Shane was a fluent Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr speaker. The first song is in Gumbaynggirr (the language of the area between Grafton and Nambucca in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales). The song details when Goori (Koorie) people first saw a horse and of their horror (and later amusement) when at first glance they considered that the rider may have been part of the same beast. The second song is sung in a western dialect of Bundjalung (the language spoken between Grafton in New South Wales and Logan in Queensland) and is about Waaghyn, the Crow, an important totem for people in many parts of Australia. Note: The Bundjalung language is also known by other names in different parts of the language area, including Yugumbeh and Gidthabul.

This video is copyright 2014 and dedicated to Shayne. All Rights Reserved.