The corroboree is one of the oldest traditions in Indigenous Australian history, and Wagga is set to host one this Saturday.

Wiradjuri man and former Wagga resident Joe Williams said a corroboree traditionally has many different names across the country.

"The most common name or term or meaning is about a gathering of people coming together as a celebration and a celebration of culture, celebration of story through dance," he said.

"We've been storytellers for thousands of years, and all of our stories can be translated into dance along the way.

"The proper Wiradjuri meaning for corroboree is a special dance or part of sacred ceremonies."

Corroboree Wagga Wagga Ngulangumbilanha translates to "returning home to a sacred gathering place".

The event on Saturday night has one particular focus, Mr William said, to unite the country.

"Whether people know or, the community's divided, the country's divided," he said.

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"We want to take some positive steps in uniting a community and how we do that is through education, and this will be a time of celebration."

Every dance tells a story, and every story has a meaning Mr Williams said.

"It's going to be stories of welcoming people to country, and it's going to be cleansing the country," he said.

"It's going to be different animal creation stories, loads of different stories about the why in life and how Aboriginal people interacted with the earth for so long.

"It's going to be a special time, and it's a really unique opportunity for the Wagga community to be able to be a part of it."

The history-making event will be taking place at the Marrambidya Wetlands. The site is also located between two Aboriginal place names, Gobbagumbalin and Wiradjuri Reserve.

When it was declared as an Aboriginal Place under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, the Minister for Environment, Robyn Park, acknowledged the significance of the site.

"The values for which the Aboriginal Place is significant to Aboriginal culture includes, but is not limited to, to the area being a former gathering, corroboree, fishing, camping, swimming and river crossing place for the local Wiradjuri," the declaration read.

Mr Williams said the Marrambidya Wetlands has only been opened recently, but Wiradjuri Reserve and the area has been historically big for Wiradjuri people as gathering places.

"The last corroboree that was in 1867 was not too far from here, so I thought it's perfect timing and place to be able to put some real healing into place down here at the wetlands," he said.

"There were some fantastic people that have been behind getting this wetland up and going and for our community, so it's about showing respect to those people." Mr Williams said one of the key organisations behind the event is the Gunni Thakun Cultural Association, which means mother earth.

"That's a men's ceremonial, cultural group that have come together for many years and are bringing back ceremony and cultural celebration," he said.

"They have been hosting corroborees for about 30 years, and it's been travelling to different parts of all around NSW.

"It was put to us by the senior members of the group to whether or not the community would be interested, and that's when they reached out to me being from this community for a long time."

After being approached by the Gunni Thakun Cultural Association, Mr Williams said he started the conversation with elders in the community.

"We started the conversation with local community probably six to eight months ago, so it's been a process," he said.

"All the people that we spoke to, they're all in agreeance that it's going to something that unites this community, but also something for our young people to reconnect with because we've lost it."

The corroboree will involve men, women and children.

"As part of that as well, we've got workshops for the young, for the kids on Friday," Mr Williams said.

"The kids will learn the dance, and then if they come back the next night with their parents, they can jump in and dance with us."

Mr Williams urged the local community to support the event.

"I think the one thing we've probably noticed with the Aboriginal culture over many years is that a lot of people didn't know a lot about it and then when you don't know a lot about you usually get a little bit intimidated by things," he said.

"So I urge the local community to get behind it.

"But also, I urge school executive and teachers to come down because this will help you to understand the Aboriginal kids that are sitting in your class."

Mr Williams said to close the gap when it comes to education, understanding students' backgrounds is critical.

"It's going to be beautiful, and it's going to be something that hasn't happened since 1867," he said.

"It might be another 150 years until it happens again, so don't run the risk of missing it."

Corroboree Wagga Ngulangumbilanha will be a family-friendly, drug and alcohol-free event at the Marrambidya Wetlands on October 26 from 5pm to 10pm.

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