Keenan was 8 the last time he was out bush with his father, Lydon. He’s now 34 and a father of three. Anangu Way follows him as he travels 10 hours from Perth to Cundeelee, to spend a week with his father to learn how to make a woomera. A woomera is a traditional tool that helps you throw a spear over a greater distance than by hand, and with much more force.
Keenan hasn’t spent quality time with Lydon since he was a young boy. Lydon’s absence from most of Keenan’s childhood and adulthood has not only impacted their relationship, but also Keenan’s connection to culture and Country. They are father and son, but they live very different lives. Keenan in the city, and Lydon in the bush. Despite these differences, Keenan has inherited Lydon’s skill of woodwork.
This journey takes place in Cundeelee. It’s not only where Lydon was born and raised, it’s where he learnt to make the woomera. As Keenan makes the woomera, he is taken through Country and immersed in his father’s culture. This journey of reconciliation helps him learn more about Lydon and the Anangu way of life.
