Welcome to Dandiiri Maiwar

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre

Kids Meet Up! Holiday Program

Monday 29 June - Friday 10 July 2009

Meet up at Dandiiri Maiwar these holidays with free activities that celebrate the rich cultures and traditions of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.

Dandiiri Maiwar is a vibrant and living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre at Queensland Museum South Bank showcasing Queensland's Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders.

Engage with Australia's two distinct Indigenous cultures through their stories, artefacts, photographs, art and music.

Celebrate the cultural diversity, innovation and creativity of Queensland's Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders.

Explore the richness and complexity of life through the diverse experiences, perspectives and stories of the first people of this country.

Share stories from communities, clan groups, families and individuals from all over Queensland who have opened their lives and hearts for you.

Experience triumphs and tragedies, histories and hopes for the future, dreams and achievements - through stories from places including the Torres Strait Islands, Yarrabah, Aurukun, Cape York, Hopevale, Townsville, Cairns, Lockhart River, Laura and Cherbourg.

Come and experience!

Dandiiri Maiwar

Dandiiri Maiwar (dun deeree may war), combining two words commonly used by local Aboriginal groups — dandiiri meaning "to meet" and maiwar the traditional word used to refer to the waterway now known as the Brisbane River — roughly translate as "meet at the river", giving us a sense of purpose and place as well as expressing the significance of water and waterways to all peoples, past, present and future.