Z SANDAL - PLATYPUS

ORIGINAL Z SANDAL - PLATYPUS

Dawgs Australia has collaborated with John Smith Gumbula and we have created our first indigenous designed shoe.

'Platypus Family'
Platypus Family is depicting family kinship, connection to land, and freshwater. 
The platypus is an indigenous native mammal only found in our Country. There are many Aboriginal languages, such as Biladurang, Mallangong, or Boondaburra, which holds a deep cultural significance for many Aboriginal communities in the Burnett Region of QLD, North QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, and Tasmania. They are unique and elusive mammals called the monotremes (Monotremata), and are found in the freshwater systems of the region. The platypus is often featured in many Dreaming stories and traditional knowledge systems that connect our people to Country and the natural world.
The platypus - 'Biladurang' is also respected as a totem animal for some families and Indigenous clans, playing an important role in identity, kinship, and custodianship of the environment.

Today, the cultural importance of the platypus continues to be recognized in Aboriginal community in education, environmental conservation, and cultural heritage programs across the Burnett Region Qld, reinforcing the enduring spiritual and ecological connection between Aboriginal people and this iconic Australian species.

A bit about John:

John Smith Gumbula began his unique inspiring artistic creative journey in the winter of 1978 at age 10 from a hospital bed, diagnosed with a spinal medical condition called Scheuermann's disease. John is a Cultural Ambassador and has been passionate in the arts, cultural affairs, education, technology, and innovation.

An advocate for indigenous people and culture for over three decades, 'creating cultural bridges of understanding on a world stage'. A recipient of the 'QEII Silver Jubilee Queens Trust Awardee', and a proud WakkaWakka | GurangGurang/GorengGoreng First Nations person of Queensland and adopted Son of the traditional Yolngu people of Galiwinku, Elcho Island, Northern Territory Australia. John also has an ancient bloodline of Celtic Irish and Scottish heritage.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnsmithgumbula/
Website: https://www.iloveindigenous.com/
Website: https://burancoffee.com/

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