<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Hindmarsh Island bridge dispute told by the Ngarrindjeri women who lived it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For much of the 1990s, a group of Ngarrindjeri womenprotested the building of a bridge from Goolwa to Hindmarsh Island, claiming the island held sacred significance to them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For years, they were subjected to intense scrutiny from themedia, from politicians and even through a Royal Commission, with their voices challenged, dismissed and questioned.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kumarangk, a new major project from Country Arts SA, tells the story of the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy from the women who were there, giving them a voice to share the story from their perspective, together, for the very first time. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kumarangk starts with a visual arts exhibition at @AdelaideContemporary Experimental (ACE) Gallery on Kaurna Land, followed by a documentary later this year, then a performance in Goolwa in 2027.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🎧Aboriginal Way spoke with Dominic Guerrera, Country Arts SA&amp;#39;s Ngarrindjeri/Kaurna creative/curator, who came up with the idea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The Hindmarsh Island bridge dispute told by the Ngarrindjeri women who lived it.For much of the 1990s, a group of Ngarrindjeri womenprotested the building of a bridge from Goolwa to Hindmarsh Island, claiming the island held sacred significance to them.For years, they were subjected to intense scrutiny from themedia, from politicians and even through a Royal Commission, with their voices challenged, dismissed and questioned.Kumarangk, a new major project from Country Arts SA, tells the story of the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy from the women who were there, giving them a voice to share the story from their perspective, together, for the very first time. Kumarangk starts with a visual arts exhibition at @AdelaideContemporary Experimental (ACE) Gallery on Kaurna Land, followed by a documentary later this year, then a performance in Goolwa in 2027.🎧Aboriginal Way spoke with Dominic Guerrera, Country Arts SA&#39;s Ngarrindjeri/Kaurna creative/curator, who came up with the idea.

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Kumarangk: The Hindmarsh Island bridge dispute told by the Ngarrindjeri women who lived it

Kumarangk: The Hindmarsh Island bridge dispute told by the Ngarrindjeri women who lived it

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