Respecting Our Elders rPET Reusable Fold-Up Shopping Bag
Bright, colourful and reusable, these shopping bags are the perfect replacement for single use plastic.
Our bags fold into a convenient, built-in carry pouch. So they easily fit into your handbag, car, stroller or anywhere else you might need them! Made from waterproof polyester, they are a practical, do-it-all solution.
Product: Fold-Up Shopping Bag with Carry Pouch
Fabric: Polyester
Dimensions: 45cm (L) x 33 (H) x 9 (W)
Pouch Size: 10cm x 10cm
Story: Respecting Our Elders
Artist: Charlie Chambers Jr
"Respecting Our Elders" (NAIDOC 2023)
“Our Ancestors left paintings on the wall for 65,000 years to pass the stories and knowledge to the younger generation today, and to the Elders that pass it onto the younger generation. All handed down from generation to generation. It’s all about respecting our Elders. They're the ones who put the food on the table, the ones who taught us our right and wrongs.”
At the top are cave paintings from a sacred site. They taught us how to go hunting, how to look for animal tracks and water. At the bottom we have a hunter and a gatherer, using the knowledge.
On the sides are circles representing different communities and tribes, all gathered around two tall figures, the Elders. The Elders on each side are looking over the central community: parents and grandparents who are looking over children and grandchildren. All gathered together with the Elders as the Ancestors look over everyone.” - Charlie Chambers Jnr.
Charlie Chambers Jnr.
Aboriginal Jarowair man
“When I was young, I would sit with my elders and listen to these Dreamtime stories, but the stories would go in one ear and ou... Learn more