Morning all
Some of you may remember my writing over the years about my Aboriginal
relatives - Rev. P. Nganjmirra and his wife, Stephanie Thompson, a Larrakia
elder - I helped them start a little tourism project (the Baby Dreaming
Project) in western Arnhem Land. They recognised the importance of
birdwatching, and with other elders throughout the area decided to set aside
their best hunting billabong for birders.
Rev. Nganjmirra died a few years ago. But by then we knew that the writing was
on the wall for Stephanie - she has the neurodegenerative Machado-Joseph
disease. Stephanie is in the final stages of the disease, and her last wish is
to see Carlton play in Melbourne. She will be coming down with her sister,
Una, and two carers.
Does anyone on this list have any Carlton contacts? It would be simply
wonderful if she could meet with some of her heroes.
Thanks
Denise
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
PO Box 71
Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia
Founding Member: Australian Federation of Graduate Women Northern Territory
043 8650 835
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