Loy and Coming to Country

The first part of the last morning at camp was a visit from Loy who is a First Nation lady who has a strong connection with country and whitefella culture. Her grandfather was Irish and her grandmother was an indigenous woman.
Her father was an indigenous cattleman and her mother was half Irish and Indigenous and so Loy has had the best of two cultures.
She was an accomplished athlete at National level as well as educated with broad experience in white man’s world.
Her family has become farmers of olives and she has approximately 300 Olive trees planted on her farm.
We walked for approximately 30 minutes into her country as she explained the significance of country and culture in her world.Read more