CHRISTINE HOLROYD | 'My Grandma Body Paint' | Print Edition:17/40 We can still see the

We can still see the fish traps that the old people built along the coasts of Bentinck Island

Moegu kuth mineral muynu koey waru agunu thonar tidayk

1955 (Thursday Island)

In the sense

those from the Torres Strait Islands spend much of their playtime in make-believe

CHRISTINE HOLROYD | 'My Grandma Body Paint' | Print Edition:17/40 We can still see the"My name is Christine Holroyd. I am a Kugu and Thaayorre woman. My ancestors connect me to this place. I speak 4 Indigenous languages, and English. My people have been here forever. My father is Wik Iiyanh (fresh water people) from the Upper Holroyd River. My mother is Kugu Munhin (salt water people) from north Holroyd River. Both my parents were born in the bush. My dad worked in the stockyard before he met my mum. He worked as a drover for no wages