Three Indigenous WCE staff members attended the He Manawa Whenua Indigenous Methodology Research conference in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand in 30th June – 2nd July 2015.
The event provided an opportunity for Indigenous peoples to share their research aspirations, methodologies and outcomes. The conference aligns with the Maori saying “He pukenga wai he nohonga tangata he nohonga tangata he pukenga kōrero” which means “bodies of water, bodies of people, bodies of knowledge”.
The conference hosted over 100 presenters and enabled researchers to share cultural ways of working including using song and dance during presentations and as an introduction to speakers.
The Yuendumu School is composed of 260 student from Preschool to Senior Years. The team is made of both yapa (Indigenous people) and kardiya (non-Indigenous). 95% of the students speak Warlpiri as their first language.
Many senior people from the Yirrkala community have expressed both passion for strengthening education pathways in Yirrkala
Galiwin’ku is a Yolŋu community located on Elcho Island, approximately 550 km North East of Darwin
Also known as Oenpelli, Gunbalanya is a large Aboriginal town situated about 60km north east of Jabiru, across the East Alligator River in Arnhem Land
Maningrida is one of the largest Aboriginal towns in the Northern Territory. It is situated approximately 500km east of Darwin in Arnhem Land.
Tennant Creek or Jurnkurakurr is the biggest township in the Barkly Region. The main languages are Warumungu and English
The Whole of Community Engagement (WCE) initiative has been operating through the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership at Charles Darwin University for the past two and half years.
We have been working hard with our partners and stakeholders to get feedback and to document and share our key findings and achievements.
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