Much has been lost at ‘La Pa’, as locals call the point of first contact between First Nations people and British colonisers. But the Indigenous community here is proud of its resilience and cultural renewal
Plucking the grass from a lomandra plant, Kodie Mason braids three strands of bright green flax. She breaks one off and splits it down the centre. Less than 30 seconds later she has a small coil, the makings of a basket. She’s been weaving since she was little, a skill passed down from her grandfather.
Mason has an intimate knowledge of plants: what to eat, which ones can be used to make soap or shampoo, which ones can be ground to make bread, the ones to stun fish.
