2012

Artists Honoured at Yamaji Art’s New Home

Posted: October 16th, 2012

Filed under: Charmaine Green, Geraldton, Indigenous Arts, Mid West, Murchison., Yamaji Art

Lakiesha Green-Ryan, Allison Yearwood and Charmaine Green of Yamaji Arts.

Yamaji Art, the Aboriginal owned and operated art centre in Mid West, Western Australia, has opened its new doors at the Bill Sewell Complex in Geraldton, along with its website launch, yamajiart.com

The new gallery space was officially launched on Friday 12th October, with a tribute event honouring the memory of two artists who played an integral part in the growth of Yamaji Art.
Representatives of the McIntosh and Boddinton families celebrated the memory of the artists with speeches, songs, dancing and a tree planting ceremony.

Yamaji Arts Manager Allison Yearwood said, “Today was about celebrating the lives of these two women who helped us so much, who brought us to the point of now having our own space. We’ve grown from a little art centre to this, and our new website is showing local work to international audiences. We are here opening our doors and we hope the community feel this is their place to share.”

www.yamajiart.com

Educational training programs for young women in Geraldton

Posted: October 8th, 2012

Filed under: Geraldton, Hairdressing., Indigenous Employment and Training, Indigenous youth, John Willcock College, regional education, Shine Today

SHINE is an award winning educational program based in Geraldton that empowers young women with the skills and tools required to build a successful career. The program takes place within a purpose-built hairdressing salon at John Willcock College, and aims to develop confidence in girls at risk of leaving school by inspiring them to learn through a hands-on, fun and engaging environment. SHINE offers skills and leadership training to indigenous and ‘at risk’ girls aged between 13 and 15, and prepares these students for future traineeships and placement within the workforce. For more information on the program, visit the SHINE website.

Yamatji Dolls and Yarning on show in Geraldton

Posted: October 3rd, 2012

Filed under: DEERW, Geraldton, Geraldton Regional Community Education Centre, Northampton, PaCE, WA Museum

Dolls and Yarning is an exhibition of dolls created by Yamaji parents, grandparents and young people in Geraldton and Northampton, Western Australia.

The exhibition comes after a series of doll making skills were learnt and shared in workshops during the year, that included yarning about family, learning, culture, play and education. As the creative process unfolded these inanimate objects came to life as the dolls and yarns became closely stitched together while Aboriginal ways of teaching and learning were explored, honoured and celebrated.

The exhibition runs until 5 November at the WA Museum Geraldton, Batavia Coast Marina.

Dolls and Yarning has been developed and presented by Western Australian Museum Geraldton in partnership with the Geraldton Regional Community Education Centre. The Dolls and Yarning project is funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) through the Parental and Community Engagement (PaCE) program.

For more information contact the Geraldton Regional Community Education Centre on 08 9921 4477

YMAC at UWA Indigenous Careers Expo

Posted: September 21st, 2012

Filed under: Indigenous Careers, University of Western Australia, UWA, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, YMAC

YMAC would like to thank all the students at UWA who attended the Indigenous Careers Expo for making it a great day!

Storytellers Wanted to Help Raise Public Health Profile in WA

Posted: September 14th, 2012

Filed under: Curtin University, PHAIWA, Pilbara, Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia, WA Indigenous Storybook., Wheatbelt

Do you have a story about a someone who has made significant contributions to health, social affairs and the environment in their community?

The Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia (PHAIWA) is currently putting together its third edition of the WA Indigenous Storybook, and is looking for storytellers to contribute. The project aims to influence how public health projects are planned and carried out in Western Australia, and encourages people to share stories about those making positive change in regional communities. This edition will focus on the Wheatbelt and Pilbara Regions of WA.

If you would like help telling your story, PHAIWA has developed a ‘story framework’ to assist in this process, which can be accessed from the PHAIWA website. Mentors can also be arranged to help you write or tell your story.

The first and second editions of this storybook, which focus on the Perth, Peel, and Kimberley Regions of WA, can also be downloaded here.

PHAIWA is an independent public health organisation based within Curtin University, which aims to raise the profile and understanding of public health in Western Australia.

Language programs in Geraldton

Posted: September 10th, 2012

Filed under: Badimia, Bundiyarra, Gnulli, Irra-Wangga Geraldton Language Program, Malgana, Nanda, Wajarri, Wajarri Dictionary

• Language Awareness Community Workshops on the languages of the Murchison-Gascoyne Regions (including Badimaya, Malgana, Nhanda, Wajarri and Yinggarda).
• Community Wajarri Language Classes (held on Saturday mornings at the Bundiyarra complex)

   

• The Master and Apprentice Language Teaching Model; where younger people (apprentices) learn to speak language with support from older speakers (masters)

   

• Community Language Nests focusing on the immersion of children between 0 – 5 in their local language

YMAC is a proud supporter of the Bundiyarra Irra Wangga language program

Native Title Stories: Victor Mourambine

Posted: September 6th, 2012

Filed under: native title, Pilbara Regional Committee, Victor Mourambine, Wajarri, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation

Watch Yamatji committee member Victor Mourambine reflect on his experiences of native title in Austalia.

This is the fourth in a series of interviews with our committee and board members, in which they share their stories of country and culture. See previous interviews with Ben Roberts, Susan Oakley, and Diane Stewart. 

Native Title Stories: Diane Stewart

Posted: August 31st, 2012

Filed under: Diane Stewart, native title, Nyangumarta, Pilbara, Pilbara Regional Committee, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, YMAC Board of Directors

Diane Stewart

Posted: August 31st, 2012

Diane Stewart, YMAC Director, reflects on her experiences of native title.