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And there's a real echo of that bond in Australia, too.

The Tawa people, a clan of the Yuin Nation on the far south coast of New South Wales, have long believed that orcas are the returning spirits of their ancestors.

and that a place called Twofold Bay near Eden, something extraordinary actually happened.

Orcas would herd migrating whales into the bay, then slap their tails on the surface to alert the people that a hunt was possible.

Ah, I always have my breakfast first and then brush.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands and waters this podcast is recorded on, the Yuin people, and pay our respects to elders past and present.

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Hi everyone, welcome back to Do We Need Help? I'm Liv.

You might be surprised by what's just outside your front door.

Shoalhaven Youth Local would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of Yuin Country, the land on which this podcast is recorded, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Hey everyone, it's Bella here and welcome to Tide Talk.

Have you ever wondered what's going on beneath those waves we see every day? From secretive seals to forests of underwater kelp, our coastline is full of stories waiting to be told.

So for our listeners, Ben Bowen is the CEO of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

Ben is a proud Aboriginal man, a descendant of the Wiradjuri nation, with family links to the Gadangara, Dharawal, and Yuin nations.

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He was born and raised on Gadigal land and Wangal lands of the Sydney Basin, and Ben has worked nationally and internationally, collaborating with both indigenous communities and governments to create opportunities in education, health, and economic development.

We know that whales sing to each other for their mating, but they also carry that song also with that connection to that country with whoever that tribal First Nations mob is.

And I think there's similar stories even further south where my partner's country is a Yuin nation.

They probably have those similar connections with whales and other marine animals.

Yeah.

I'm going to read a sentence from your book here.

Quote, the Karna and the Yuin peoples, these are the names of two Australian Aboriginal nations, never sit down, or more precisely, sit down all the time.

They have told history live in the moment for you and for me for tens of thousands of years.

They have spoken it, painted it, drawn it, woven it, and sung it.

Now I'll have to do all the hard work in the back line.

Kindy, just before we let you go, I know I just want, it is Indigenous Round and as a Yuin woman, I think it's really important to kind of honour Yuin.

And what is it, what are you so proud of when you think about Indigenous Round and how important it is to celebrate? What are your favourite parts of these two weekends on the footy calendar?

Yeah, I think my favourite part personally is just how excited my family get to watch me play in it.