Episode 119 Simon Zuvich for Naidoc Week

Yindjibarndi surfer Simon Zuvich was born and raised on Wadandi Country in Boranup. He grew up surfing with the Margs crew and competing in Indigenous surf comps over the last 25 years. He is a teacher and has been working with the WSL over the last few years to shine more of a spotlight on Aboriginal culture. In reconciliation week this year he did a podcast with Aint that Swell where he and smivy went hard with some truth telling, real talk and solutions of how culture can bring surfers and people together.

This episode was recorded at the end of last year and Simon also invited Adz and T Bone to be really open and ask anything, to have an honest and real yarn to increase awareness and understanding. It also had a much more WA local flavour to it, including surfing with the crew he grew up with. 

While it was recorded last year,we are releasing it in NAIDOC Week this year, which stands National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee. It’s a week in July every year that celebrates cultures, languages and histories of Aboriginal peoples across Australia and this years theme is, “for our Elders”.

Barrelled podcast with Simon would like to respectfully,

Acknowledge the Wadandi Elders and their country on which this episode was recorded. We extend this acknowledgment to Elders across WA and thank them for caring for Country over Millenia. this episode is dedicated to their strength in passing down knowledge as the worlds oldest continuing cultures, of which we are all connected to… enjoy