Acknowledgement of the Ngario People
At Crookshanks, we acknowledge the Ngarigo People, who are the Traditional Custodians of this land on which we live and work.
We pay our respects to their Elders of the past, present and future, who have left and will continue to leave, their footprints behind with their history, culture, customs, traditions and language. When visiting Crookshanks, enjoy your time on our shared Ngarigo Country. Please be respectful of the land and the people, and embrace their culture. Please tell us if you find any artefacts, so that we can record their presence and return them to the place on the property where you found them
Acknowledgement to Country source: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AITSIS) referral to Guda Therese, Ngarigo Elder, Ngarigo Nation Indigenous Corporation. Provided in 2021 to Lucy Morrell, Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, with permission to use and share.
Learning to manage the land in the way of the First Nations’ people…
In this photo, the Cooma-Monaro Express of 18 July 2013, shows Rod Mason, a local Ngarigo man, with Lauren van Dyke, the Upper Snowy Landcare Network’s coordinator, with a group of Crookshanks’ guests, learning to manage the land in the way of the First Nations’ people, with a cool burn along West Peak Creek. Since this photo was taken, three aboriginal artifacts, yet to be identified, have been found close to the spot, along the riparian edge of the creek.