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Chau Chak Wing Museum

University of Sydney Indigenous Heritage Tour

Where
Chau Chak Wing Museum
Chau Chak Wing Museum
University Place, University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW 2006
When

Wednesday 9 July from 11am to 12pm

Join Koori guide and museum cultural heritage officer Uncle Jimmy Smith as he leads us across the campus, exploring the remarkable Indigenous history of the location and stories of the University’s historic relationship with community.

Jimmy will also touch upon the Sydney basin, the Freedom Rides, ritual and ceremony, bush medicines and the trees, astronomy and life in his inimitable style. A great way to explore the campus and change your thinking.

The walking tour covers the campus of the University of Sydney so wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen. 

The tour will start in the forecourt of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

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