Posted: July 9th, 2012
Thank you to everyone who helped make this NAIDOC week special. Here are just a few photos from last week, when YMAC staff got to speak to people across Pilbara, in Geraldton and in Perth. We hope everyone had a great week celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and achievements
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| NAIDOC in Geraldton |
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| NAIDOC in Port Hedland |
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| NAIDOC in Tom Price |
Posted: July 2nd, 2012
Posted: June 26th, 2012
BlackBiz.com.au is a 100% Indigenous Australian owned business enterprise with a vision to build a central online Indigenous Australian business hub to foster, showcase and grow Indigenous entrepreneurship in Australia.
A key feature of the BlackBiz.com.au web site is its bi-monthly national online Indigenous eMagazine, BlackBiz, which showcases and profiles a vast array of Indigenous business talent in rural, urban, remote and Island communities across Australia.
Click here for more information and to read BlackBiz eMagazine.
BlackBiz also offers communications, marketing and advertising services to Indigenous businesses.
Posted: June 6th, 2012
Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Commonwealth Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, of a package of reforms and additional funding to improve the efficiency of the native title system.
In particular, YMAC is pleased that the Government has committed to put forward amendments to incorporate criteria for good faith negotiations into the Native Title Act. This is in line with suggested amendments YMAC put to the Government in 2009, following FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Cox (2009).
Posted: June 5th, 2012
On Tuesday, 26 June 2012, a community forum will be held at Christ Church Anglican Church in the Perth suburb of Claremont to discuss constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
YMAC’s In-house legal counsel, Dr. Carolyn Tan, will be chairing the discussion, with Hon. Fred Chaney and Tammy Solonec on the panel.
The topics to be discussed include:
Click here for more information on the event.
For more information on constitutional recognition, visit the You Me Unity website.
Posted: June 1st, 2012
This Sunday, 3 June, will mark 20 years since the landmark Mabo decision.
Watch Yamatji Committee member Ben Roberts share his experiences and reflections on the 20th anniversary of this milestone event in Austalian history.
This is the first in a series of interviews with our Committee and Board Members, as they share their stories of country and culture.
Posted: May 18th, 2012
Screen Australia and ABC television are calling on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers to submit one hour documentary proposals for ‘Black Impact’, a special initiative which aims to give voice to distinctive Indigenous Australian stories.
Documentary ideas should be bold, creative and deliver fresh insights into contemporary Black Australian life. The four most most original ideas will be developed, with two chosen for possible television production.
Each application must have Indigenous Australians in key creative roles.
The deadline for applications is 5:00pm Friday, 25 May 2012.
For guidelines and eligibilty, visit the Screen Australia website or contact the Indigenous Department of Screen Australia by phoning (02) 8113 5974, or by email indigenous@screenaustralia.gov.au
Posted: March 29th, 2012
The 2012 Indigenous Governance Awards are seeking outstanding examples of Indigenous governance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, projects or initiatives.
The awards, created by Reconciliation Australia in partnership with BHP Billiton, highlight success in Indigenous Australia—strong leadership, good management, effective partnerships and brave, creative thinking.
Applications close 31 May 2012. Visit www.reconciliation.org.au/iga for more information.
Posted: March 19th, 2012
National Close the Gap Day is a day for all Australians to join together and remind our political leaders that despite their commitments to close the life expectancey gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, there is a lot of work left to be done.
The National Close the Gap Day focus for 2012 is on the need for genuine, meaningful partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health peoples at all stages of health planning and delivery.
There are events on all around the country this week, including these free public events:
For more information on these and other Close the Gap Day events visit:
http://webfw.oxfam.org.au/act/events/close-the-gap-day/attend?g=1&f=wa
Country is our mother, the provider and keeper of cultural belongings. Country and Culture go together. You can’t have one without the other.
Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians throughout Western Australia, and on whose Country we work. We acknowledge and respect their deep connection to their lands and waterways.
We honour and pay respect to Elders, and to their ancestors who survived and cared for Country.
Our offices are located on Whadjuk Country, Southern Yamatji Country, Kariyarra Country, and Yawuru Country. We recognise the continuing culture, traditions, stories and living cultures on these lands and commit to building a brighter future together.
Disclaimer: Caution: Please be advised that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased people.
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