PROGRAM OF EVENTS. 26 MAY â 3 JUNE 2016 ... While this is a free community event, tickets must be ordered through Even
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
FESTIVAL FOODS AVAILABLE
DJADJAWURUNG Bendigo
TAUNGURONG
Maryborough
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK Bush Tomato and Native Basil Arancini served with Chilli Mayo WHERE MAP NO.
Ballarat
WADAWURRUNG
SOVEREIGN HILL CAFÉ 18
Coranderrk MELBOURNE
WOIWORUNG Geelong
Kangaroo Shepherd’s Pie WHERE MAP NO.
Sunbury Melton
BOONWURRUNG Moe
HOPE BAKERY 11
26 MAY – 3 JUNE 2016
Eucalyptus drops (great for coughs and colds)
are available from the Apothecaries’ Hall – the chemist of the 1850s. WHERE MAP NO.
THE WADAWURRUNG
PEOPLE
APOTHECARIES’ HALL 21
WADAWURRUNG
HIDDEN HISTORIES Learn more about the Aboriginal view of the goldrush story through our free digi-tour Hidden Histories: The Wadawurrung People. sovereignhillhiddenhistories.com.au
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CORROBOREE A special performance of traditional Wadawurrung dance and song will be performed by firelight at Sovereign Hill on Friday 3 June. While this is a free community event, tickets must be ordered through Eventbrite and produced at the gate (https://goo.gl/mLbfFa). Food with a bush twist will be available for purchase. This event is not to be missed! TIME DATE WHERE
The Wadawurrung People are the traditional owners of the land we know as Ballarat. In the 1830s, Europeans settled in Victoria and farmed sheep across its grassy plains, with an enormous impact on the Aboriginal People living there. In 1851, following the discovery of gold, hundreds of thousands of international fortune-seekers rushed to the Ballarat goldfields, and a city began to take shape. The lifestyles of the Wadawurrung People changed dramatically as a result of these waves of immigration, but many of their descendants still live in the region.
5.15 - 7.00 PM FRIDAY 3 JUNE POST OFFICE LAKE
Sovereign Hill Education is supported by:
GNARRWIRRING NGITJ FESTIVAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY SIGN UNVEILING 7.00 PM
6.30 PM
6.00 PM
5.30 PM
5.00 PM
4.30 PM
4.00 PM
3.30 PM
3.00 PM
2.30 PM
2.00 PM
1.30 PM
1.00 PM
12.30 PM
12.00 NOON
11.30 AM
11.00 AM
10.30 AM
THINGS TO SEE & DO
10.00 AM
MAP NO.
9.30 AM
ACTIVITIES THURSDAY 26 MAY 1 26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY SIGN UNVEILING GNARRWIRRING NGITJ LECTURE
ABORIGINAL HISTORY EXPERT DR FRED CAHIR TALK, ENTITLED ‘RETHINKING OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY’
SATURDAY 28 MAY 26 10
POST OFFICE LAKE
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16 26
INVISIBLE PEOPLE, PREVIEW PRESENTATION THE IMPACT OF COLONISATION AND THE GOLD RUSHES ON THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF VICTORIA.
CULTURAL WORKSHOPS LEARN ABOUT ABORIGINAL LIFE, HISTORY AND CULTURE
BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOPS
LEARN HOW TO WEAVE YOUR VERY OWN BASKET
ABORIGINAL HISTORY TOUR
THE GOLDRUSH EXPERIENCES OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE
LIVE STREET PERFORMANCES
SPECIAL DAYTIME STREET PERFORMANCES
SUNDAY 29 MAY 10
POST OFFICE LAKE
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LEARN ABOUT ABORIGINAL LIFE, HISTORY AND CULTURE
BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOPS
LEARN HOW TO WEAVE YOUR VERY OWN BASKET
ABORIGINAL HISTORY TOUR
THE GOLDRUSH EXPERIENCES OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE
LIVE STREET PERFORMANCES
26
SPECIAL DAYTIME STREET PERFORMANCES
47
GUIDED TOUR OF THE PERN COLLECTION
NARMBOOL PROPERTY
16
CULTURAL WORKSHOPS
A GUIDED TOUR OF HISTORIC PASTORAL PROPERTY, NARMBOOL. LEARN ABOUT EXCITING NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
NARMBOOL WALK
FRIDAY 3 JUNE 1
WADAWURRUNG CORROBOREE Unknown artist, The Ladies want to cross a river, 1883, illustration taken from The Graphic, wood engraving on paper, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Purchased with funds from public donation, 2014.
LIVE STREET
During the Gnarrwirring Ngitj Festival, catch special daytime street performances which highlight the ways in which Aboriginal People participated in, and responded to, the gold rushes in Ballarat. See the board at the Sovereign Hill Post Office (Map 16) or in the Victoria Theatre (Map 26) for details.
We acknowledge that the land on which Sovereign Hill stands is the country of Ballarat’s traditional owners: the Wadawurrung People. To formally recognise the relationship we now share as custodians of this land, Sovereign Hill will unveil an Acknowledgement of Country sign in front of the Outdoor Museum. TIME 9.30 AM WHERE ENTRANCE
TIME DATES WHERE
WHEN THURSDAY 26 MAY MAP NO. 1
ABORIGINAL INAUGURAL
HISTORY TOUR
GNARRWIRRING NGITJ LECTURE
Take a special tour of Sovereign Hill which highlights the goldrush experiences of Aboriginal People.
On National Sorry Day, Sovereign Hill will host prominent Aboriginal history expert Dr Fred Cahir for a talk entitled ‘Rethinking our National Identity’. Tickets are free, but a seat must be booked through Eventbrite. (https://goo.gl/MJr14i).
TIME DATES WHERE
TIME 5.15 PM WHERE VICTORIA THEATRE
DATES THURSDAY 26 MAY MAP NO. 26
PREVIEW PRESENTATION OF THE PROVOCATIVE DOCUMENTARY THEATRE PIECE
INVISIBLE PEOPLE
See Sovereign Hill’s new play about the impact of colonisation and the gold rushes on the Aboriginal People of Victoria. ‘Invisible People’ is a piece of verbatim, documentary theatre. Book your free tickets through Eventbrite. (https://goo.gl/iLJBk0). TIME 6.30 PM DATES SATURDAY 28 MAY WHERE VICTORIA THEATRE MAP NO. 26
PERFORMANCES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY SATURDAY 28 & SUNDAY 29 MAY MAIN STREET
GUIDED TOUR OF THE
PERN COLLECTION
WORKSHOPS
In the 19th century, many European gentlemen collected artefacts from other cultures. Dr Sydney Pern’s collection is usually closed to the public. On this tour, you have the opportunity to see some of the most curious Australian and Pacific Island artefacts collected by Dr Pern. Visitors with admission tickets to Sovereign Hill or the Gold Museum on 29/05/16 need only book a free place on the tour through Eventbrite. Other visitors need to purchase a ticket online for $10 (https://goo.gl/D3kO9M).
CULTURAL
TIME 11.00 AM WHERE GOLD MUSEUM
11.15 AM, 12.30 PM & 2.30 PM SATURDAY 28 & SUNDAY 29 MAY FROM POST OFFICE LAKE
Each workshop is an interactive experience, handling artefacts, weapons, tools, clothing and resources. Bush medicine and bush tucker may be included. Find out everything you ever wanted to know about Aboriginal life, history and culture. Questions are encouraged. Join a workshop at the Auction Rooms on Sovereign Hill’s Main Street. TIME 11.30 AM & 3.30 PM DATES SATURDAY 28 & SUNDAY 29 MAY WHERE AUCTION ROOMS MAP NO. 10
BASKET WEAVING
Take part in a traditional basket weaving workshop with two highly respected Tasmanian Aboriginal artists descended from the Bunurong people of Victoria. Learn how to weave your very own basket and meet Aunty Verna and Aunty Leonie. Join these workshops at the Horse Bazaar on Sovereign Hill’s Main Street. TIME 11.00 AM TO 3.30 PM DATES SATURDAY 28 & SUNDAY 29 MAY WHERE HORSE BAZAAR MAP NO. 32
DATE SUNDAY 29 MAY MAP NO. 47
NARMBOOL WALK
Come for a guided tour of our historic pastoral property, Narmbool, to learn about some exciting new archaeological finds which are deepening our understanding of Wadawurrung land use, cultural practices and the pre-contact economy. Tickets are $15 for adults (children aged 15 and under are free). A place on the tour must be booked through Eventbrite (https://goo.gl/XkHpJR). TIME 1.00 PM WHERE NARMBOOL 440 HORSEHILL RD, ELAINE
DATE
SUNDAY 29 MAY
