Living Kaurna Cultural Centre
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Purrunna Kaurna Munaintya Wodli
"Yaintya trukkungga ngadlu, Kaurna meyunna, ngadluko perko yertaunangko warrabandi. Ngadlu kumangka towillilla manko mankorendi Munaintya purruttiappitti purtititya.
In this centre we, Kaurna people, tell our stories from the land. We assemble together in the spirit in order to celebrate renewal of the Dreaming."
Over eons of time, the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains have gathered at Warriparinga. The Living Kaurna Cultural Centre was built here to ensure that Kaurna culture, and the Dreaming Story of the Land, is passed on from generation to generation.
Visitors from the wider community and tourists are also very welcome to come and learn about Kaurna culture and share in the special environment of peace that exists at Warriparinga. All visitors are invited here in a spirit of humanity, and are asked to respect Kaurna cultural protocols when they visit the Centre. Public opening hours are 10.00 - 4.00pm, Monday - Friday.
Click here to see a map of how to get to Warriparinga.
The Living Kaurna Cultural Centre is open 10.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday.
School groups can participate in cultural tours, dance, art experiences ( bookings essential)
The main function room can host a maximum of 50 people seating and is ideal for meetings and workshops.
Contact the centre on (08) 8357 5900 for further information on a range of tours, venue hire and special events.
The Living Kaurna Cultural Centre offers:
- group tours of the Warriparinga area, with Kaurna cultural guides
- educational programs for schools
- Kaurna heritage display
- art/exhibition space
- meeting/functions space and catering facilities
- Kaurna arts and cultural workshops, performances and events
The State Heritage listed Fairford House, coach-house, gardens and remaining vineyards on the site also provide a link with the early years of European settlement.
The main aims of the Centre are to:
- assist Kaurna people to develop a sustainable future
- conserve and renew Kaurna culture and heritage, as well as conserving the European heritage of the site
- provide an indigenous cultural tourism experience
- provide education and training for indigenous and non-indigenous people
- promote conciliation between Kaurna, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities
"Ngadlu Kaurna meyunna, kumarta yaitya meyunna, pinde meyunna kuma, banba-banbalyarnendi yerra tampirendi. Ngadlu yaitya meyunna, pinde meyunna banba-banbalyarnendi yerra tampirendi, nguya nguya wondatitya. Nepungga ngadlu marra yunggondi. Tindogadlangga ngadlu paltitya taikurringga bilyorningga budnandi.
We Kaurna people and other Indigenous peoples meet together here and recognise each other. We Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people meet together in order to lay aside the wrongs of the past, and recognise each other. We give our hand in friendship. We come together in peace for the palti (dance/ceremony), under the sun."
Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) band performs at the Living Kaurna Cultural Centre |  |
What is 'Conciliation'?
For the Kaurna people who initiated this project, 'conciliation' is a more appropriate term that 'reconciliation'.
Conciliation is a process which involves Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people walking together for the first time as genuinely equal partners in a shared future.
If you would like to find out more about reconciliation, Reconciliation Australia or ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation) are good places to start.
For further information please contact Craig Cooper on 8375 6636 during office hours or by email Craig.Cooper@marion.sa.gov.au
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