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These beautifully illustrated Aboriginal animal matching cards designed by John Smith Gumbula are a fabulous Aboriginal educational resource. Perfect for encouraging children to learn about Aboriginal culture and history. These beautiful cards are perfect for memory games, sorting, stacking and pattern making.
Ages 3+ years.
In Australia, there are more than 250 Indigenous languages including around 800 dialects. Languages are living things that connect people to Country, culture, and ancestors.
The Indigenous languages across Australia each have their own unique cultural expression related to Flora and Fauna native animals, and Freshwater and Saltwater marine life, the ancient dreaming creations over thousands of years. Before the arrival of Europeans, Aboriginal languages were not written down. Aboriginal dialects were first put into writing in the late 1930s.
Indigenous languages are not written languages, the words represented are created from the English vocabulary and have multiple ways of being spelled and pronounced.
John Smith Gumbula is the Founder, Ambassador Chief Indigenous Officer of Bur'an, Visionary, Innovative, Born of the WakkaWakka GurangGurang Indigenous people of Queensland adopted son of the Yolngu people of Galiwinku - Elcho Island in the Northern Territory and of Celtic Irish Scottish Heritage. John has a strong connection to this land and its people. John had the inspiring opportunity to share his diverse creative talents with the global community, travelling to many international countries, and sharing his creativity, and cultural heritage on a world stage. For over three decades John has been on a passionate journey exploring traditional contemporary Indigenous art mediums; Building cultural bridges of understanding among global communities. John has a vision and strategy to develop long term sustainable cross-sector partnerships, increasing Indigenous Business access to global markets. John Smith Gumbula is a multi-awardee, "QEII Silver Jubilee Queens Trust Awardee" | Cultural Ambassador Chief Indigenous Creative.
Of his work, John says Australia's Indigenous history goes back over 60,000 thousand years to present date. "My Aboriginal identity and cultural heritage proudly resonates in my heart, my soul and artistic creations, keeping the culture strong and alive, spiritually connecting me to [my] country."
Inspired by his family, he respectfully preserves his art and culture and acknowledges the traditional custodians of Australia, recognising their ancient cultural connection to country, land and water, communities, and pays respect to the indigenous elders 'past, present and emerging'.
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