Traditional dancers from across the Central West and Blue Mountains made the journey to Orange on Saturday for a celebration of Indigenous dance and culture.
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Hosted by Orange's own Dyiramaalang Dance Group, the Orange Corroboree was supported by Orange City Council and the Orange Aboriginal Lands Council.
The all-female Dyiraamalang (Wiradjuri for 'leader') Dance Group which is made up of students from Orange High School, Canobolas Rural Technology High School, James Sheahan Catholic High School and Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School, was one of the youngest groups to compete in the First Nations dance competition, Dance Rites Festival late last year.
The dancers - aged between 11 and 18 years - were joined at the Orange Showgrounds on Saturday by Wiradjuri dance groups from Cowra, Dubbo, Condobolin and the Blue Mountains.
The day saw the wider Orange community come out to support and learn about traditional dancers and stories.
The Corroboree was held with funding to the Orange Aboriginal Lands Council from Round Three of the Western NSW Primary Health Network's Community Wellbeing Grants, under the Australian Government's Empowering our Communities Program.
The grants offer support for Aboriginal communities affected by the drought, by funding projects that focus on wellbeing in a bid to improve mental health and community resilience.
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