Meet the storytellers
Our respect and appreciation to Keerray Woorroong citizens Yoolongteeyt Dr Vicki Couzens and Yaraan Bundle who created Tyama with us, generously sharing the First Peoples ways of Being, Knowing and Doing that frame this experience, as well as their knowledge and language.
The whale story in Tyama is a part of a much larger narrative, one that belongs to many cultures and communities. Here we focus on the Couzens family clan story, shared by Yaraan Bundle, the keeper of the story.
Dr Vicki Couzens
Yoolongteeyt Dr Vicki Couzens Keerray Woorroong Gunditjmara citizen with over 40 years experience in Aboriginal community affairs. She’s Senior Custodian for the Possum Skin Cloak Story and Language Reclamation and Revival in her Keerray Woorroong Mother Tongue. Vicki is employed at RMIT as Research Fellow.
Yaraan Couzens Bundle
Yaraan Couzens Bundle is Vicki’s second eldest Daughter, A proud Mother of Three belonging to Gunditjmara and Yuin Nations. Yaraan has grown up immersed in practicing and living her Culture. Yaraan is a Traditional Dancer and Language Teacher, a passionate advocate in the continuing of Cultural Knowledges and Practices.