This is a rare opportunity to hear Ngarrindjeri Elder, Uncle Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner in conversation with members of the Yuki project team.  The panel discussion will centre around the yuki, its stories and significance in Ngarrindjeri culture, and how the exhibition captures the wonder and AWE of the natural world through film and animation. 

The Yuki (bark canoe): Sharing Ngarrindjeri culture is a new multimedia, immersive display which helps the Museum tell important stories of South Australia’s waterways and embed First Nations culture in the Museum’s narrative. “In our culture, we made this for thousands of years. It was taking the bark off the tree, treating it, drying it, shaping it. The yuki, the bark canoe, that’s something that we are very proud of, that it was a part of our culture – the Ngarrindjeri” Ngarrindjeri Elder, Uncle Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner. 

Join us for this special event to listen, learn and engage with the AWE of the yuki

Book Tickets HERE
SA Maritime Museum entrance fee includes talk

Speakers:
MC: HTSA Manager Curatorial, Dr Adam Paterson
Ngarrindjeri Elder, Uncle Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner
Digital Artist, Arthur Ah Chee (Wangkangurru man)
HTSA Curator, Dr Birgit Heilmann

Image: Uncle Moogy using the yuki at the Dolphin Sanctuary, Garden Island, Kaurna Country, April 2024. Photographer: Ethan White. History Trust of South Australia