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At Nayri Niara, we create Good Spirit.

We are an Aboriginal owned Social Enterprise located in lutruwita/Tasmania.

We Connect to Indigenous Culture, Country, Community, the Self and the Sacred.
We unite ancient Indigenous knowledge with modern innovative practices.
We are open to ALL people, from ALL cultural lineages.
We seek guidance of Elders, cultural knowledge keepers and industry experts.
We privilege the voices of First Nations.

Explore Our Offerings

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    Cultural Offerings

    We offer connective and immersive experiences that celebrate Indigenous culture & community.

    Explore our offerings: Acknowledgement/Welcome to Country, On-Country Workshops, Under the Surface Forums with First Nations voices & other events celebrating First Nations culture.

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    WellBeing

    We believe in WellBeing for ALL Beings.

    Explore our WellBeing offerings : Workshops, Retreats, or book a private session with a WellBeing practitioner.

    1:1 Offerings: Indigenous Medicines Therapy, Holotropic Breathwork, Forensic Healing & more.

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    Projects

    We connect & co-create on projects that heal & rebuild Indigenous cultural knowledge, with the goal of building new futures within & beyond the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.

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    LongHouse Event Hire

    We offer our space, The LongHouse, for private event hire where we can provide Indigenous cultural experiences, nutritional & medicinal food offerings, space styling or the LongHouse space on it’s own for you to personalise to suit your event.

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Nayri Niara Good Spirit Festival

The Nayri Niara Good Spirit Festival is a three-day biannual gathering of Indigenous knowledge & culture sharing, music, ceremony & arts, held in the stunning cultural landscape that is lunawuni/Bruny Island, lutruwita/Tasmania. The Festival is a powerful opportunity for Indigenous & non-indigenous people to share knowledge & ceremony, honouring ancient traditions with modern innovation.

The Nayri Niara Good Spirit Festival hosts an amazing array of musicians, dancers, healers & teachers to explore & connect Indigenous, earth-based living, wellbeing & healing wisdom.

A huge heartfelt thank you to all who joined us for the life enhancing 2022 festival.

Event Gallery

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    CULTIVATE Artist Exhibition
    ”Inviting Indigenous & non-Indigenous artists to connect & create together.”

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    CULTIVATE Artist Exhibition
    ”Inviting Indigenous & non-Indigenous artists to connect & create together.”

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    Leroy & Djuker Hart performing Indigenous Smoking Ceremony at 2022 NAIDOC Celebration

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    Nathan Pitchford & Djuker Hart performing Indigenous Smoking Ceremony at 2022 NAIDOC Celebration

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    Nathan Pitchford performing traditional Indigenous ceremony at the 2022 NAIDOC Celebration

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    Nayri Niara’s Seasonal Immersion Market - The Home HEARTh Market

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    Nayri Niara’s Seasonal Immersion Market - The Home HEARTh Market

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    Raw Abundance Workshop

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    Raw Abundance Workshop

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    Emily Wurramara performing at Heal the Unspoken Event for World Suicide Prevention Day

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    This Is Your Life Event - Celebrating Aboriginal Elder, Jim Everett
    “puralia meenamatta”

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    Jay Jarome performing at Heal the Unspoken Event for World Suicide Prevention Day

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    CULTIVATE Artists Exhibition
    ”Inviting Indigenous & non-Indigenous artists to connect & create together.”

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    Under the Surface Forum
    ”Explore what stories & knowledge lie just under the surface.”

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    Ruth Langford & Caroline Spotswood, First Nations panel speakers in Under the Surface Forums.

    ”Explore what stories & knowledge lie just under the surface.”

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    Warren Mason & Young Dawson performing at 2021 NAIDOC Celebration

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    Leroy Hart performing Indigenous smoking ceremony at 2021 NAIDOC Celebration

 We pay our deep respects to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, the Spirit of Place & the Creation Ancestors. We acknowledge the ancient & continued custodianship and cultural responsibility of First Nations Elders & cultural knowledge keepers. We are a sovereign people & believe in our own self-determination. #AlwaysWas-AlwaysWillBe

Our gratitude to

Australian Government - Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Tasmanian Government
Events Tasmania