No Longer A Wandering Spirit

Kia Kia, Noogiting Wirren, Minang Yorga, Minang Boodja.

We acknowledge the sleeping spirit, the Minang woman, from Minang country.

Bessie Flowers was Minang Noongar woman born in 1851 in King Georges Sound, Albany. She lived at Annesfield mission until she was 16 but spent most of her adult life in Victoria. She is remembered for her gifts as a pianist and singer, for her dedication to teaching, and as a strong Noongar woman who fought to keep Aboriginal families together.