Tiwi Islands
The Tiwi Island Church on Bathurst Island
Built in 1941
Wurrumiyunga Catholic Parish
Sr Anne Gardiner, 92 years old. She has lived on the island for 70 years and dedicated her life to the indigenous community living with her.
Sr Anne established the museum on the island and is very knowledgeable about its history and people.
The inside of the church looks like a boat and has louvres on each side to let the breeze through. You can see many of them need repair.
The altar at the front of the church with many different indigenous artworks.
The altar where the bread and wine is blessed and shared with the community.
You can see in this picture how some of the pieces in the church are damaged and in need of repair. Notice the beautiful patterns in this one.
Going Places episode hosted by Ernie Dingo and featuring Tiwi Islands - you will need to paste the link into an incognito window for it to play and use your Google credentials to create an SBS account.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/going-places-with-ernie-dingo/season-4