Jumbunna Sessions Artwork
Jumbunna Sessions Artwork - by Holly Sanders
This work shares the story of Jumbunna, an interactive webcast series on topics of interest and relevance which support in Aboriginal maternal child and family health.
The large meeting place symbol in the centre represent our Elders, Uncles, Aunties and communities. In the very centre are our women, spirit children, babies and children. For thousands of years and generations, babies are born on country, with the guidance and support of women as part of ceremonial and sacred practices of Women’s Business.
Surrounding, are flowing lines and patterns of Country, ·which symbolise our waterways, songlines and paperbark. For many of our communities, paperbark has long been used and is a much loved, respected and important resource. The bark and our waterways are used for sacred Women’s Business and childbirth. Ceremonies connected to birthing have been passed down thousands of generations and is one of the oldest cultural ceremonies in the world.
Leading off the centre meeting place are our communities and health staff who take part in respectful listening, learning and sharing of knowledge, working to1gether to achieve health outcomes and support for our women, fathers, families and most importantly our sacred babies and children. The journey or travel lines connecting to the meeting place symbol represent these learning journeys. The flowing line continues on, symbolising the learning and work that continues.




