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Kirrit Barrett - This Place

22 January 2020
Culture and Capability
An Aboriginal man in black hat and black singlet with Aboriginal flag on it holds two sticks as he stands on a hill covered in dry grass. In the background is a blue sky, more hills and fields and trees.

Barry Gilson relates the story of creation as told by the Wathaurung people.

For thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been naming places that were sacred or important to them.

This video is part of an ABC produced series named This Place. It tells the story behind one of these special places:

Kirrit Barret, or Black Hill, is where the creation story begins for the Wathaurung people. On this sacred hill, Bunjil created the first two men from bark and clay.

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For more information, visit This Place.