Two dynamic women who have lived in their remote ancestral homeland of Mapuru in North East Arnhem Land all their lives have developed workshops in their community to share their culture with others. Daily they spin and weave articles that they need for themselves, their relatives, for ceremonies and for sale. These sisters have remarkable skill, which is shown by the extent to which they have travelled throughout Australia teaching their skills through workshops at galleries and museums.
Projects
Nyinyikay Homeland, north of Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land is the home of home of Nancy Mutilnga Burrarwanga and her family, who live a very traditional lifestyle.
When visitors come to Nyinyikay they will have an opportunity to share the daily life of the Nyinyikay families and to develop new awareness, knowledge and skills of traditional Aboriginal culture by participating in a wide range of activities.
- Djali Ganambarr and Timmy Djawa Burarrwanga give you a taste of Bawaka
- Welcome
Leaders and members of the Burarrwanga, Mununggirritj and Yunupingu families (Gumatj Clan) welcome you as a visitor to our homeland.
Bawaka Cultural Experiences is a fully Indigenous owned and operated. Bawaka is home to the Burarrwanga family who specialise in Indegnous cultural awareness and immersion experiences for tourists and corporate groups. Through their business they aim to:
Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation represents a number of Aboriginal tourism operators in the East Arnhem Region of Australia's Northern Territory.
Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation brings people together to share our Yolngu culture, break down barriers and build successful tourism businesses. Working from north-east Arnhem Land in Australias Northern Territory, we aim to:
In every town with a significant Aboriginal population there are places where the community congregates to talk and to pass on their respects.
Make a comment or post any questions you may have about our enterprise at the Yalanji Mataka forum at this link: http://www.isx.org.au/forums/list.php?84 We look forward to your input! ---------------------------------------------- Yalanji Mataka/ 2011 Statement of Investment Needs Warehouse/Garage in Mossman with caretakers accommodation The warehouse garage needs to be on about an acre of land or more, and needs to have covered area for dismantling vehicles and storing spare parts.
It's been over two years since George and Lily Fishers' historic Daintree home burned down. The Mossman community have rallied to the cause raising over $14,000 for a building fund to rebuild their home.
The ISX has long had the view that home ownership is a vital part of the 'closing the gap' project for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. But in the Fishers' case it is about having the comfort of spending the years ahead in their own house on their own land.
YJMAC was incorporated in 2004 and has since recorded previously undocumented traditional bio-cultural knowledge such as stories, hunting, gathering, ceremonial practices, art, use of bush foods and medicine, language, ethics, clan boundaries, sacred sites, family histories and land management practices.
During this project Elders, who have now passed on, shared knowledge which would otherwise been lost to future EKY generations.
I am trying to begin my first hairdressing salon in a local suburb. I began hairdressing as a school based apprentice and was provided with great opportunities and i would love to do the same for other teenagers like my self. This is the begining of a much bigger dream. In the future i hope to go back to college to gain qualifications to open a training orginisation, to give back to young teenagers the same opportunities i was given and to make gaining a trade as fun and easy as possible.
I am trying to begin my first hairdressing salon in a local suburb. I began hairdressing as a school based apprentice and was provided with great opportunities and i would love to do the same for other teenagers like my self. This is the begining of a much bigger dream. In the future i hope to go back to college to gain qualifications to open a training orginisation, to give back to young teenagers the same opportunities i was given and to make gaining a trade as fun and easy as possible.
Timothy Buthimang is an inspiring Yolngu Elder working tirelessly to create a market garden that will provide fresh healthy produce to his community and meaningful employment for his family.
The overall objective of the Youth Forum will be to provide a safe youth friendly environment where young people, from across Gove Peninsula and associated homelands, can feel supported and enabled to participate in activities which will assist in developing their leadership and motivation levels. In addition the Forum will connect young people together in order to develop resilience and a sense of community through developing a better understanding of cultural difference.
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This business is being developed as a social micro family business. Chewying's have been mentoring this business for some 8 months and now would like to acquire more work so that the business can develop in an organic way. Billy is an indigenous man who is very keen to assist young people to move out of the welfare trap and into mainstream employment, whilst being supported by the Chewying's business methodology.
Who are We
The SITP aims to assist three tennis coaches to get their coachingqualifications this year - Lua Penrith De Burgh, Terrence Murphy and Alfred
Coolwell. Thanks to funding from the Elsa Dixon program they are all currently employed on a part-time basis by Jensens as trainee coaches and will be commencing additional coaching training programs at Tennis NSW soon. Lua, the program founder and project coordinator, is an experienced Indigenous tennis player and regular
fixture at Jensens Tennis Centre in Surry Hills, where she plays competitive and social tennis.
Who are We
The SITP aims to assist three tennis coaches to get their coachingqualifications this year - Lua Penrith De Burgh, Terrence Murphy and Alfred
Coolwell. Thanks to funding from the Elsa Dixon program they are all currently employed on a part-time basis by Jensens as trainee coaches and will be commencing additional coaching training programs at Tennis NSW soon. Lua, the program founder and project coordinator, is an experienced Indigenous tennis player and regular
fixture at Jensens Tennis Centre in Surry Hills, where she plays competitive and social tennis.
Who are We
The SITP aims to assist three tennis coaches to get their coachingqualifications this year - Lua Penrith De Burgh, Terrence Murphy and Alfred
Coolwell. Thanks to funding from the Elsa Dixon program they are all currently employed on a part-time basis by Jensens as trainee coaches and will be commencing additional coaching training programs at Tennis NSW soon. Lua, the program founder and project coordinator, is an experienced Indigenous tennis player and regular
fixture at Jensens Tennis Centre in Surry Hills, where she plays competitive and social tennis.
Gary has been working with the Chewyings for the past 8 years. He is now working independently whilst maintaining the support of the Chewyings methodology. Gary is keen to further develop his own business doing ride on and push mowing work. Work would be tailored to Gary's abilities. Gary now has the ability to move away from the welfare world. The objective is to provide him with enough work to do so. We are hoping the Shoalhaven or other organisations across Australia could support this project Chewying's has undertaken.