Magazine article
‘We learn off one another and we follow through’: weaving fishing nets with the Aunties
The Conversation
08/07/2026
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Abstract
In gathering natural fibres, making string, yarning and weaving, knowledge becomes visible, tactile and learned through practice.
Our project, Stories Behind the Fishing Net: Sitting with the Aunties, renewed traditional net-making practices on Widjabal Wia-bal Country in northern New South Wales. It sought to strengthen cultural continuity, reconnect generations and create opportunities to learn from Elders through hands-on practice and storytelling.
Held while the Northern Rivers was still recovering from catastrophic floods of 2022, the project grew from a much longer movement to revitalise weaving practices disrupted by colonisation.
Details
- Title
- ‘We learn off one another and we follow through’: weaving fishing nets with the Aunties
- Creators
- Kylie Day - Southern Cross UniversityAimee Andersen - Southern Cross UniversityJenelle Benson - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991013387151902368
- Academic Unit
- Centre for Teaching and Learning; Centre for Children and Young People; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article