People of Kintore

December 13, 2015

People of Kintore - Inkajilly and Mayana......best friends aged 9 or 10, it changes every time I ask them to remind me - sometimes they are even 14! They often check in with me at childcare and are always at the pool. Inkajilly is cheeky, with a wild mop of short curly hair. Mayana is shy with short straight hair that is nearly to her shoulders. Inkajilly is fascinated with the crystal bracelet I wear that has amethyst, rose quartz, citrine and a green stone (I'm not sure what it is). She also loves to chat about nothing in particular while she is hanging with me at the pool. Mayana is a good swimmer - maybe a future Olympic champion? Mayana often swims up to me under water and grabs my leg thinking that it is hilarious to scare me. Then she hangs off my shoulders until i throw her into the air to make a big splash. When the girls check in with me at childcare, they usually ask me for a piece of fruit so they always do a job for me (hanging towels out to dry, wiping table for breakfast, taking the bikes outside or putting the books and puzzles out) then they choose a piece of fruit and go off for the day until I see them again at the pool. These strong girls show huge potential as future Elders of the Kintore community but ultimately it is the job of current Elders to choose future Elders, not mine. Look out for the names Inkajilly and Mayana as successful Indigenous Women.