DAY 5 A Larger Web of Interconnectedness The Reverend Canon Victor Joseph And God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.’ And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. (Genesis 1:20-23) Living in the urban and metropolitan areas can be challenging when it comes to knowing more of yourself as an Indigenous person. Whilst telephone, mobile, texting, emails, all the everyday forms of modernday communications are readily available for good conversations, nothing can ever replace sitting face-to-face listening to Elders sharing their wisdom and knowledge with us. Most recently I had a few conversations with some of my Elders as they explained about my family roots from Mer (Murray Island), the island that was constantly in the spotlight when the Late Koki Mabo 57
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