Kaurna Day: Tirkanthi | Ngutu | Taikurrinthi 2025

Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025, 7:00 am - 2:30 pm
Location: Kaurna Learning Circle & Barr Smith Lawns
Cost: Free
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Kaurna Day 2025: Tirkanthi - Ngutu - Taikurrinthi (Learning – Knowledge - Be united together)

The University of Adelaide and UniSA invite you to celebrate Kaurna Day 2025 - Tirkanthi - Ngutu - Taikurrinthi (Learning – Knowledge - Be united together), a day to immerse yourself and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture. A sunrise smoking ceremony begins a day of music, dance, and storytelling.

Kaurna Day is a free community event, and everyone is welcome! Join us on Monday, 3 March 2025, 7 am–2:30 pm, as we strengthen the connection between the University of Adelaide, UniSA, and Kaurna Culture and People.

Whether you come for an hour or the day, there’s plenty to explore and discover: community stalls, performances by First Nations artists from the Centre of Aboriginal Studies in Music, academic and research showcases, student presentations, collaborative information sessions, traditional games, and cultural workshops.

Kaurna Day will be a day to honour and celebrate First Nations people and culture.

Tirkanthi - Ngutu - Taikurrinthi (Learning – Knowledge - Be united together)

Schedule of activities

Time	Barr Smith Lawns Performance and Speakers Stage	Barr Smith Lawns Activity Area
7:00am – 8:00am	Sunrise Smoking Ceremony North Terrace (with breakfast by Creative Native) Kaurna Learning Circle Roseworthy Information Centre Turning Circle Waite McLeod House Lawns
10:00am – 10:40am	Welcome to Country Official Launch of Kaurna Song Book supported by the City of Adelaide	Marketplace/Stalls (10am-2pm) -Wirltu Yarlu -Artists and makers -Health partners -First Nations' businesses
10:45am – 11:30am	Cultural Presentations	Activities (11am-2pm) -Traditional games -Native Animals
12:00pm – 12:30pm	Kaurna Song Book music set Acoustic performance with Kaurna Plains school choir	Live artwork all day by Brooke Rigney
12:30pm – 12:45pm	High achieving student presentations
12:50pm - 1:35pm	Cultural Presentations
1:45pm - 2:15pm	Kaurna Songbook music set Electric with DEM MOB
2:15pm – 2:30pm	Closing Formalities

Pridham Hall, UniSA City West Campus

Open to UniSA and UofA staff and students
Register HERE

10:00am-11:00am	Introduction to Kaurna Language with Jack Kanya Kudnuitya Buckskin
11:30am-12:30pm	Introduction to Kaurna Language with Jack Kanya Kudnuitya Buckskin
1:00pm-2:00pm	Introduction to Kaurna Language with Jack Kanya Kudnuitya Buckskin
2:30pm-3:30pm	Introduction to Kaurna Language with Jack Kanya Kudnuitya Buckskin