CHRISTINE HOLROYD | 'My Grandma Body Paint' | Print Edition:17/40 We can still see the

We can still see the fish traps that the old people built along the coasts of Bentinck Island

"Red cotton tree wapudth on the ground being ready too fall down on the ground from back burning and there can be big pieces laying on the ground chopped and diced with the red flower flying in the air which indicates that dry season is nearly here

Brian Underwood

In the sense

WILLIAM SAVAGE | 'Kulap (Gorr) keyring' | Green / black | Burney bean seed + rope | 5 (h) x 6 (w) cm

CHRISTINE HOLROYD | 'My Grandma Body Paint' | Print Edition:17/40 We can still see the"My name is Christine Holroyd. I am a Kugu and Thaayorre woman. My ancestors connect me to this place. I speak 4 Indigenous languages, and English. My people have been here forever. My father is Wik Iiyanh (fresh water people) from the Upper Holroyd River. My mother is Kugu Munhin (salt water people) from north Holroyd River. Both my parents were born in the bush. My dad worked in the stockyard before he met my mum. He worked as a drover for no wages