01/10/2026
I’d like to acknowledge my deadly Cuzzy...,
Dean Bell - Yurwang Gundana Cultural Heritage Services, for inviting my Brothers Bip, Das and me to be part of the Duke Energy Gas Pipeline project at the start of 2000, and for the invaluable cultural learning I received through his consultancy work in the early 2000s.
Through Dean’s cultural guidance, I learned the importance of working, supporting, healing and protecting Ngunawal Country; one of our the homelands where our bloodlines, songlines and lineages come from.
He generously shared his knowledge of Country and taught us the importance of conserving and preserving our Ancestors' sites, artefacts, traditional scarred trees, ring trees and gunyas.
Those experiences inspired my spirit and strengthened my commitment to connecting with, caring for and looking after Country in so many ways. The lessons, wisdom and respect for culture that Dean shared continue to guide me today.
Thank you, Cuzzy, for your leadership, knowledge and generosity. Nothing but love, gratitude and respect, always. 👣
And it's also great we still are supporting and connecting to Country together in each of our consultancies.
🖤💛❤️