Newsletter date: 31 October 2013
Contents:
* Yiŋiya speaks about Stronger Futures from Gapuwiyak
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Why Warriors presents Bridging the Gap Seminars [Featuring Richard Trudgen, Witiyana Marika and Dianne Gondarra]
* Why Warriors: Cross Cultural Solutions for Working with Indigenous People
* University of Western Sydney, YouTube: UWS Yarramundi Lecture 2013
[Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Yirrkala Bark Petition]
[Featuring Senior Elders from the Yirrkala Peoples, including Djapirri Mununggirritj, Dhanggal Gurruwiwi, and Milminyinam Dhamarrandji]
* Our Generation - The Film [A documentary film by Sinem Saban & Damien Curtis]
* YIÈ IYA SPEAKS ABOUT STRONGER FUTURES FROM GAPUWIYAK
- Lectures
Yolngu Studies: Federal Election 2013
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/2047566/events/1840804/videos/27769470
25 Sep 13: Yiŋiya speaking in the lead up to the 2013 election from Gapuwiyak:
"The intervention was a bad mistake because it was done and made and decided by the Balanda government"
"From then on it has gone worse... [with] the Stronger Futures."
"Let us teach you what we know"
"Don't tell us what you know of our land"
"We need to be given [an] opportunity to speak"
"The balanda government is the government that has the power here in Australia. They forget that our government has always been here".
"Please don't come and push the land away and push away the heritage..."
"Government wants to come dig up country for a gas pipeline across country where our songs and ceremonies are... and we always say 'no' because this is our life, this is our identity, this is our language, this is our story, this is our parliament".
"We have always voted, we have always supported... and sometimes we have been forced to live the way the balanda wants us to live, but is there a time when you can turn around and listen to us? Is there a time when you can sit down with us and we'll talk together?"
"Where's the treaty that was supposed to be in 1988?"
"You need to stop and listen to us as well. We have listened to you."
"We are worried. Please support us in this."
"Which gap are we closing? Is it yours? Or mine?"
"Are you asking me to help you close your gap or are you helping me to close my gap?"
* BACKGROUND TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION:
Last updated: 14 October 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...
* BACKGROUND TO 'STRONGER FUTURES' NEW NT INTERVENTION LAWS:
Last updated: 26 October 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-stronger-futures-new-nt...
* WHY WARRIORS PRESENTS BRIDGING THE GAP SEMINARS [FEATURING RICHARD TRUDGEN, WITIYANA MARIKA AND DIANNE GONDARRA]
- Events
Why Warriors: Bridging the Gap Seminars
http://www.whywarriors.com.au/seminars/index.php
"Many people want to know why the crisis in many Aboriginal communities seems so hard to change, others ask how they can be involved in practical reconciliation. Some want to understand more about an original Australian culture and its people, while others want skills so they can better communicate with Indigenous people. Bridging the Gap seminars deal with these and many other issues. Learn more about Indigenous Yolŋu culture than most people would in a lifetime."
"Hosted by Richard Trudgen, author of acclaimed book Why Warriors Lie Down and Die in partnership with Witiyana Marika, a founding member of internationally renowned Yothu Yindi band, and Dianne Gondarra, Yolŋu language consultant and presenter on Yolŋu Radio."
* WHY WARRIORS: CROSS CULTURAL SOLUTIONS FOR WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
- Homepage
Why Warriors: Cross Cultural Solutions for Working with Indigenous People
http://www.whywarriors.com.au/index.php
"The crisis for [Aboriginal people] is grave, but there is a way forward. When we understand the factors that create this loss of control then strategies can be developed to counter them...." Richard Trudgen, Director & Author of Why Warriors Lie Down & Die
"Why Warriors has been established to develop solutions to the some of the problems faced by Indigenous Australian people. We specialize in providing practical Cross-cultural training, drawing from our understanding of traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture. We provide the knowledge and skills to create effective strategies for developing Indigenous communities, with a particular focus on remote Indigenous communities in Australia's Northern Territory where the situation for Aboriginal people is most dire."
* UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY, YOUTUBE: UWS YARRAMUNDI LECTURE 2013
[CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE YIRRKALA BARK PETITION]
[FEATURING SENIOR ELDERS FROM THE YIRRKALA PEOPLES, INCLUDING DJAPIRRI MUNUNGGIRRITJ, DHANGGAL GURRUWIWI, AND MILMINYINAM DHAMARRANDJI]
- Lectures
University of Western Sydney, YouTube: UWS Yarramundi Lecture 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQhwtWO21I
18 Sep 13: "This year the Yarramundi Lecture celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Yirrkala Bark Petition and presentation by the Yolngu People of Yirrkala in Northeast Arnhem Land to the Federal Parliament. Our guests of honour were Senior Elders from the Yirrkala Peoples, including Djapirri Mununggirritj, Dhanggal Gurruwiwi, and Milminyinam Dhamarrandji."
* OUR GENERATION - THE FILM [A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY SINEM SABAN & DAMIEN CURTIS]
- Video
Our Generation - The Film
http://ourgeneration.org.au/about/making-of
"Our Generation is an independent documentary film, made over 3 years, that looks at the current state of Indigenous relations in Australia, home to the oldest living culture in the world. Driven by the remote Yolngu peoples of Northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, the film shines a light on the ongoing struggle of Aboriginal people to their culture, lands and basic human rights. It is a call for understanding and action, for black and white Australians to come together to challenge the ongoing racism and assimilation that lie hidden in the "lucky country". It is also a cry for freedom, on the frontier between worlds, that resonates with the struggles of Indigenous peoples across the globe."
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