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Tjilatjirrin: What’s in a name?
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Kevin Rennie
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On 11 July 2009 Bayside City Council (Melbourne, Australia) renamed Tulip Street Reserve as part of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) week. The new name is Tjilatjirrin. Council had originally rejected the name because it might prove to be too hard to pronounce.
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| Produced by | Kevin Rennie |
| Directed by | Kevin Rennie |
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| Produced | Jul 19, 2009 |
| Production Company | Labor View from Bayside |
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Tjilatjirrin: What’s in a name?
On 11 July 2009 Bayside City Council (Melbourne, Australia) renamed Tulip Street Reserve as part of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) week.
The new name is Tjilatjirrin.
On a wet, miserably cold Saturday morning locals and visitors crowded into a meeting room at the reserve to celebrate the unveiling of a new plaque. In heavy rain footballers from Dandenong demonstrated the ancient aboriginal game of Marn Grook on one of the wind swept ovals. The sports complex includes lawn bowls, soccer, and baseball.
Tjilatjirrin: Playing together is a video of the opening ceremony festivities. Speakers include Bayside City Cpouncil Mayor James Long and Carolyn Briggs and Jemima Gardiner representing the indigenous community. A smoking ceremony concludes the event.
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Kevin_Rennie. (2009, July 18). Tjilatjirrin: What’s in a name? . Retrieved February 15, 2012, from EngageMedia Web site: http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Kevin_Rennie/videos/Tjilatjirrin.mov.
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