Karl Telfer

Karl is a Kaurna Narrunga man born in Adelaide. He has been involved in traditional Indigenous culture all his life. Karl was mentored by the traditional Bapu Dance group in Canberra in the late 80's, and was inspired by an elder from the Gulf of Carpenteria to continue in his work with Indigenous culture. He has been working for the last 4 years with the Tracking project - an international project bringing indigenous knowledge and views about culture, including learning from the natural environment, into a central forum for discussion. Karl is the founder of the Paitya Dance Group in Adelaide, which entwines Kaurna knowledge and culture with present experience, including work with Kaurna language, stories and song. Karl Telfer believes it is important for Nunga people to be strong and stay strong in their culture, and for especially for Aboriginal youth to understand and identify with their culture