Jurruru

Nov7 2016

2015/2016 Annual Report now available

Posted: November 7th, 2016

Filed under: Annual Report, Jurruru, Ngarluma, Nyangumarta IPA, PKKP, YMAC

YMAC is pleased to present its Annual Report for the 2015/2016 financial year.

In this reporting period, YMAC has achieved a number of significant outcomes for Traditional Owners across the Yamatji and Pilbara regions. These achievements include consent determinations for the Jurruru and PKKP peoples, recognition for the Ngarluma people, and the dedication of an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) for the Nyangumarta people.

Significant agreements also took place between Traditional Owners and miners, including a 100-year deal between the Banjima people and BHP Iron Ore that will ensure a bright future for Banjima culture and traditions.

For more information about our work during the reporting period, you can download a copy of the Annual Report here.

Oct26 2015

YMAC News issue 28

Posted: October 26th, 2015

Filed under: A. Cheedy, Aboriginal Heritage Act, Dion Harris, Heritage, Indigenous Protected Area (IPA), Jurruru, Minister Collier, Native Title Determination, Nyangumarta, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Pinikura (PKKP), Regional Services Reform, YMAC News, Yule River

The latest issue of YMAC News is now available. We are very pleased to share with you stories and photos of two native title determinations that took place on-Country last month. Read about celebrations on Nyangumarta Country for the dedication of their Indigenous Protected Area, as well as the Annual Bush Meeting at Yule River where Traditional Owners and politicians met to discuss important issues affecting Country and culture. This issue also includes a profile on one of YMAC’s dedicated committee members, Dion Harris.

To request a hard copy or to give us any feedback, email editor@ymac.org.au. We hope you enjoy this issue of YMAC News.

Sep4 2015

Congratulations to the Jurruru and PKKP people!

Posted: September 4th, 2015

Filed under: Federal Court, Jurruru, Native Title Determination, On-Country, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Pinikura (PKKP)

We are extremely happy to congratulate the Jurruru people and the PKKP people on their native title determinations this week. Both of these determinations are very significant for the Traditional Owners and represent the end of many years of hard work and perseverance.

Click below to read more:

Native title recognised for Jurruru people

Native title recognised for P KKP people

Sep1 2015

Jurruru Native Title Determination Film

Posted: September 1st, 2015

Filed under: Jurruru, Native Title Determination, Pilbara, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, YMAC

After a 15 year legal process, the Federal Court of Australia has recognised what the Jurruru people have always known.

Aug12 2014

NITV Documentary – Our Footprint

Posted: August 12th, 2014

Filed under: Badimaya, Film and Television Institute WA, Indigenous Community Stories initiative, Jurruru, NITV, ScreenWest, Wajarri

Tomorrow night NITV will be showing the documentary Our Footprint featuring Wajarri Traditional Owner Ross Boddington.

The film is part of the Indigenous Community Stories initiative, a joint project from ScreenWest, Rio Tinto, Leighton, Ngarda and the Film and Television Institute (FTI) WA. The initiative has captured many stories from across Western Australia. Among them are stories from Jurruru, Wajarri and Badimaya. For more information on the project click here to visit the FTI website.

Our Footprint with Ross Boddington will be shown on NITV at 7.30pm, 13th August.

Oct24 2013

YMAC News issue 22 now available for download

Posted: October 24th, 2013

Filed under: Alec Tucker, Banjima, Christina Colegate, Clarrie Cameron, Jurruru, Kariyarra, Mrs Doris Eaton, preservation evidence, Victor Mourambine, Western Desert, Wiluna Martu Rangers, YMAC News, Yugunga-Nya

The latest issue of YMAC News is now available for download!

Our cover story is all about the Federal Court’s decision to recognise the Banjima people’s native title rights, and includes lots of photos of Banjima community members who attended the Court Hearing.

There are also photos from preservation evidence hearings for the Kariyarra and Jurruru claims. These hearings gave elders the chance to make sure the Federal Court could record their knowledge, and represent significant progress on both of these claims.

You can also read about a scholarship for Yugunga-Nya students, a visit by some of the Yamatji Committee members to the Western Desert, and the new book by author and elder Clarrie Cameron. There is also an update from YMAC’s policy officer Christina Colegate about the Federal Government’s Review of Native Title Organisations.

Click here to download YMAC News Issue 22, or browse earlier issues here.

May29 2013

Pilbara Traditional Owners Record Stories for Future Generations

Posted: May 29th, 2013

Filed under: Charmaine Green, Indigenous Community Stories, Indigenous Film, Irene Roberts, Jurruru, Kangan, Kariyarra, Pilbara, Toby Smirke, Woodsock Abydos, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, YMAC

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Photo: Toby Smirke with FTI film crew on Jurruru country

Earlier this month, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) spent time on country with Traditional Owners from the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of an initiative to record stories about Australia’s unique Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Indigenous Community Stories (ICS), run by FTI in partnership with Rio Tinto, ScreenWest, Leighton and Ngarda Civil and Mining, aims to digitally archive one hundred West Australian Indigenous stories on film for future generations to view over the next century and beyond.

In the first of these stories, Kariyarra elder Irene Roberts talks about growing up around Abydos and Kangan stations, as well as her life in the Yandeyarra community. The second story, told by Jurruru elder Toby Smirke, focuses on the working life of Aboriginal people on pastoral stations, his family, and Jurruru connection to country.

Mr Smirke said that he enjoyed making the film. ‘By the end of it I was happy with how it worked out, and I think it was all done right’, he said.

These projects follow on from another ICS project that YMAC supported in February about Geraldton-based artist and writer, Charmaine Green.

Click here to read about Charmaine’s Indigenous Community Story.

For more information on the Indigenous Community Stories project, visit https://www.fti.asn.au/make/icstories

Oct17 2012

YMAC contributes to Indigenous Community Stories

Posted: October 17th, 2012

Filed under: Film and Television Institute (FTI), Indigenous Community Stories, Jurruru, Leighton Holdings, Ngarda Civil and Mining, Pilbara, Rio Tinto, ScreenWest, Toby Smirke

YMAC recently applied, and has been selected, the ‘Indigenous Community Story’ initiative through the Film & Television Institute (FTI) in partnership with Rio Tinto, ScreenWest, Leighton and Ngarda Civil & Mining.

The two Indigenous Community Story Projects that have been successfully selected include, ‘A snapshot of the rich cultural heritage of the Pilbara region told by four senior elders’ and ‘The historical significance of Aboriginal stockman and their connection to country; told through the eyes and life of respected senior Jurruru elder, Toby Smirke.’

The two stories will be filmed on country in early 2013 and aim to digitally archive stories for future generations to view over the next 100 years and beyond. Click here for more information on the Indigenous Community Stories project.

Jan17 2011

Meet a YMAC Director

Posted: January 17th, 2011

Filed under: Board, Jurruru, Toby Smirke, YMAC Director

Toby Smirke

Toby is a Jurruru man who speaks the Bunjima language of the central Pilbara. Toby is an expert horseman who has worked and run several large stations throughout the region, including Cooline and Strelley Pastoral Station.

Toby has extensive bush skills and is an expert on the flora, fauna and cultural knowledge of his country. He would like to see his country preserved for future generations and significant sites within it, such as the Kenneth Range, protected and jointly managed