Indigenous All Stars players have lent a hand to Kalkadoon artist Chern'ee Sutton on the weekend.
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Ms Sutton said she was honored to attend the NRL's All Stars game in Townsville on the weekend after designing the Indigenous All Stars Jersey for the fourth time.
While in Townsville for the Game Chern'ee painted the centerpiece of a large banner on Friday February 10 at the All Stars and the Indigenous All Stars camps.
The Indigenous Allstars NRL Team all placed their handprints and signatures on the painting which will be donated to a charity.
The centerpiece created by Chern'ee was similar to that of the Indigenous All Stars Jersey design which was called "Nyimu Ayat Maltha - All One Mob".
Chern'ee was also an artist in residence in the NRL VIP Corporate box creating a small painting with the attendees of the event contributing a fingerprint or a dot to the art piece, which will also be donated to charity.
Chern'ee said the NRL Indigenous Allstars Game was a fantastic way to kick off the footy season.
"It is a powerful display of culture, skill and passion from both sides and it brings everyone together, helping to promote reconciliation," she said.
"Its an event that we as Indigenous people can be proud of and get behind 100%, but its not just about Game night, it's about giving back to community in the lead up to the game".
Chern'ee said the NRL and both the Indigenous All Stars and the Maori All Stars continuously gave back to communities and schools, encouraging the youths that will be tomorrow's leaders to be the best that they can be.
"I saw countless times them stopping and taking photos with fans, signing their training boots and giving them to star struck children and answering any questions that they had," she said.
It was an amazing game on Saturday and was played hard by both the men's and women's teams, they put in an amazing effort and made their families and culture proud".
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
