Artwork From The Torch – Issue No. 14
Two new artworks from First Nations artists
“Reconnect” by Putecharung, Kamu people, acrylic on canvas, 2024
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The Lands of the Namoi River People
By Hippai Francis
Kamilaroi people
2025
Looking down on the lands of the Namoi River people from the Guinbrai clan, the stylised river flows across the land.
Along the river are the meeting places of the Guinbrai families, shown as fireplaces with people sitting around them. Since time immemorial, the families have gathered, living in their gunyahs and cooking in earth ovens.
They are born, grow, live, hunt and gather around the river and wetlands and the surrounding mountains, hills, and plains.
Here children played; here people died and are buried.
Along the river, events over the generations are remembered in the clan’s Songlines. It is a great tapestry of human life and of the world around them.
The surrounding country, with its plains, woodlands, forests, hills, and mountains is represented.
The pictorial inserts show common trees such as the cypress pine, red gum, wilga, and wattles. Important totem animals are also shown, such as the red kangaroo, emu and red cockatoo, and the sky with its own life.
The seasons are seen top to bottom.
The Lands of the Namoi River People
By Hippai Francis
Kamilaroi people
2025
Looking down on the lands of the Namoi River people from the Guinbrai clan, the stylised river flows across the land.
Along the river are the meeting places of the Guinbrai families, shown as fireplaces with people sitting around them. Since time immemorial, the families have gathered, living in their gunyahs and cooking in earth ovens.
They are born, grow, live, hunt and gather around the river and wetlands and the surrounding mountains, hills, and plains.
Here children played; here people died and are buried.
Along the river, events over the generations are remembered in the clan’s Songlines. It is a great tapestry of human life and of the world around them.
The surrounding country, with its plains, woodlands, forests, hills, and mountains is represented.
The pictorial inserts show common trees such as the cypress pine, red gum, wilga, and wattles. Important totem animals are also shown, such as the red kangaroo, emu and red cockatoo, and the sky with its own life.
The seasons are seen top to bottom.
I’m Proud to Say I’m an Aboriginal Man
By Matthew
I’m sick of doing crime, I’m sick of doing jail. It’s time to put pen to paper, and send this in the mail.
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ISSUE NO. 20
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Artwork From The Torch – Issue 20
By The Torch
Two new artworks from First Nations artists.
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Impact of Jail Time on Aboriginal People
By Geoff
Being in a space that does not acknowledge, respond to or understand you can be deeply challenging.
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Walking on History: Sharing Culture and Country
By the Teelack Brothers
It all has a history. So just take a second to think on how old that could be and where it came from or even who or how it could have got there.
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