PRIDE in culture and heritage can be seen in one particular Yanco Public School student's creativity.
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Tate Tabain, who is also Yanco Public's 2020 school captain, has put his heart and soul into a new piece in the lead up to NAIDOC Week in 2020.
Tate has created a special possum skin artwork in his own time, which he has now donated to the school to keep.
Yanco Public School principal Tarnya Grigg was impressed with Tate's efforts and the amount of thought that had gone into the work.
Tate even detailed to the school community exactly why the artwork was so important.
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"Tate explained to students from (kindergarten to year six) the process and importance of the possum skin in Aboriginal culture," Mrs Grigg said.
"When a baby of Aboriginal background is born he or she is given a possum skin.
"Every couple of years a new possum skin is added to the possum skins they already have.
"When the child becomes an adult they will have a really big warm robe.
"Images from the Dreamtime like rivers, animals and special places are etched into the possum skin.
"Possum fur is 55 per cent warmer than merino wool."
The presentation of the possum skin artwork to the school comes at a perfect time with NAIDOC Week right around the corner.
Usually the week is held earlier in the year, but due to COVID-19 it was moved to go ahead from November 8 to 15.
The theme for the week this year is "always was, always will be", with schools across the shire to mark the occasion.