00:02The sun rises on a new era for Larrakeia history and storytelling.
00:072002, the thought was being bandied around then and a lot of work has gone into it over the years.
00:15The $58 million centre offers a cultural experience Indigenous leaders say Darwin has been lacking.
00:21People rock up in Darwin, they want an Aboriginal experience, they want a Larrakeia experience.
00:28In the past we haven't had that.
00:31Larrakeia people travelled around the world getting inspiration for the building's design,
00:35which they say has been influenced by cultural centres in New Zealand, Canada and Alaska.
00:40We had to get a model that was going to be sustainable and we didn't want this to be the
00:46golden goose that goes looking for funding later on,
00:49so it had to be a commercial model.
00:51The centre takes the shape of a tawny frogmouth bird in flight and offers meeting spaces, a restaurant, cafe
00:57and a permanent exhibition showcasing Larrakeia history.
01:01It also talks about culture, country, land rights and women and men that served in World War and World War
01:09II and the Black Watch.
01:10And it also still talks about how the Larrakeia community is still thriving to this day.
01:15A long awaited dream for Larrakeia people, past, present and future, finally realised.
01:21As we have travelled to Larrakeia, past, present and future, after, past and past, present and future,
01:22past, presently, past, past, past, past, past and past, past and past, past and past, past, past.
