Yirrkala community history books

This yearcos theme proudly celebrates the 50th anniversary of the presentation of the yirrkala bark petitions to the federal parliament. History understanding where we come from helps us shape a better future. Yirrkala has a strong history of advocacy particularly for land rights and bilingual education, and is famous for its music and art. The cyclone tracy exhibit at museum and art gallery of the northern territory in darwin. Nhulunbuy kids write groundbreaking new book in yolgnu matha.

Child endowment was paid to the mission for every aboriginal child at the mission. Australian aboriginals g6 culture shock libguides at. Gongwapitja, with its informative introduction, is a beautifully written and illustration survey of the art. It is now on public display in parliament house, canberra. In august 1963, the yolngu people of yirrkala in northeast arnhem land sent two bark petitions co framed by traditional ochre paintings of clan designs co to the australian house of representatives. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. The yirrkala community also played a pivotal role in our countrys history, with the bark petitions that sparked australias indigenous land rights movement created. Bird populations great plains geographical distribution. In 1963 a group of yolngu elders from the remote community of yirrkala in northeast arnhem land sent a. This unit operates in cooperation with the miwatj health service. The yirrkala church panels, the title deeds for yolngu. Reproduced with permission of the department of families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs. Yirrkala lpc team recognised for contribution to atsi.

The town of nhulunbuy gove was built to provide infrastructure to the. In this naidoc week when the focus is on the impact of the 1963 yirrkala bark petitions to the. Legends of the panels of aboriginal art in the yirrkala church on. Attract more customers by adding more content such as opening hours, logo and more yellow pages directory. It is 18 kilometres 11 mi southeast from the large mining town of nhulunbuy in arnhem land. Yirrkala community store community centres yirrkala, northern territory, 0880, business owners is yirrkala community store in yirrkala, nt your business. The 5th and final instalment of the miwatj health and ihhp collaboration is here, in this video from yirrkala and around gove peninsula. Magnify brown books current titles aboriginal childrens history of australia. Feb 04, 2020 to many bookworms, the organisation of books in a library might seem like a trivial fact of little to no consequence. But in the small east arnhem land community of galiwinku, the reorganisation of library books according to local indigenous concepts has been hailed as a quiet revolution. Bukularrnggay mulka centre is the indigenous community controlled art centre of northeast arnhem land located in yirrkala, a small aboriginal community, approximately 700km east of darwin. The recent increase is due on the one hand to an increased demand from the. The yirrkala bark petitions 1963 were presented to the australian house of representatives, commonwealth parliament in august 1963, and are historic australian documents.

The petitions from the yolngu people of yirrkala were the first traditional documents recognised by the commonwealth parliament, and thus the first documentary recognition of indigenous people in australian law. Yirrkala, november 1992 yirrkala literature production centre yirrkala, n. The exhibition yirrkala drawings presents 81 of the 365 drawings produced and is the first time that a significant selection of the yirrkala drawings collection has been displayed. Yirrkala is on aboriginal land but no permit is required to visit. This section raises issues related to nonprovision of educational programs to a range of residents of these homeland communities. Huge thanks to krissy and heath for not only putting on the show, but having the foresight to create a venue such as this. He was a member of the gumatj people, one of sixteen groups of the yolngu people. The beach begins on the southern side of the 100 m wide headland that separates it from beach nt 1024 and trends south before curving round at the southern end to face north. Yirrkala bark petitions 1963 australian institute of. Yirrkala and surrounding homelands have undergone many years of change resulting from bauxite mining which began in the 1950s.

Jun 20, 2015 the 5th and final instalment of the miwatj health and ihhp collaboration is here, in this video from yirrkala and around gove peninsula. In july 1963, yolngu leaders made plain to government representatives their objection to the lack of consultation and secrecy of the governments agreement with gominco, and their concern about the impact of mining on the land unless their voices were heard wali wunnunmurra, 17 at the time, and one of the. The community of yirrkala has a strong history of advocacy, particularly for land rights and bilingual education, and is famous for its music and art. Kinship, country, and numbers posted on november 6, 2005 by will in a month of amazing adventures in australia last august, perhaps the single most mindboggling day was the one we spent as guests of will stubbs and the bukularrnggay mulka art centre in yirrkala. Local governance and planning are now the responsibility of the yolnguled dhanbul, which is roughly equivalent to a shire council in nonindigenous communities. In the mid1970s the church handed control of the mission to the yirrkala dhanbul community association and yirrkala ceased to operate as a mission. Miwatj started the service to assist dialysis patients to get back to country, with the miwatj board later requesting western desert dialysis come on board to assist in running. Jubilee of the visionary yirrkala bark petitions news. Jun, 2014 for the first time, a selection of 81 of a collection of 365 vibrant, colourful crayon drawings made by a group of senior aboriginal leaders and bark painters in yirrkala, northeast arnhem land, are the focus of an exhibition created by the art gallery of new south wales, in collaboration with bukularrnggay mulka art centre continue reading yirrkala drawings. Rare book collection australian institute of aboriginal and torres. On the possible role of the aboriginal arts board in the. The summit, now in its 20 th year, attracted 54 students from across the country who developed proposals and pitched their ideas for positive community change to community leaders, senators, members of parliament and media at parliament house.

The nlc, which represents the gumatj clan in yirrkala, and the rirratjingu, the communitys other main clan, have this year been involved in a court dispute over control of mining royalties. The section reiterates the nambara schools council. Locally run businesses and organisations, such as lirrwi tourism, the mulka project, and laynhapuy homelands, have strong business models with training and employment opportunities for community members. Map of yirrkala, nt 0880 yirrkala is a small community in east arnhem shire, northern territory of australia, comprising predominantly aboriginal australians of the yolngu people. Yirrkala travel guide east arnhem land official site.

In the 1970s several groups set up outstation communities on. Yirrkala community store community centres tuffin rd. In 1963, provoked by an unilateral government decision to excise a part of their land for a bauxite mine, yol. Yunupingu was born as tom djambayang bakamana yunupingu on 17 september 1956 in yirrkala in arnhem land, an aboriginal reserve in the northeastern part of the northern territory. Education in the yirrkala area australian human rights. T he northern territory is a dream destination for history. A brief history of education in the homelands serviced by the nambara schools council. Exploring yirrkala whole of community engagement initiative. The yirrkala community became well known in 1963, when landowners sent a bark petition to the australian government to protest against the prime ministers announcement that a section of their land would be sold for bauxite mining. It contains information about organisations, people, policies, legislation and events related to the history of child welfare. It includes works by men who became leading artists, including mawalan and wandjuk marika, munggurrawuy yunupingu, narritjin maymuru and wonggu mununggurr. At the 2006 census, yirrkala had a population of 687 there has been an indigenous community at yirrkala throughout recorded history, but the community increased enormously in size when yirrkala mission was founded in 1935.

Yirrkala the township of yirrkala was founded as a methodist mission in 1935. For a comprehensive timeline of aboriginal history, from ancient history to the. Books australian institute of aboriginal and torres strait islander. In 1963, yirrkala became well known when traditional landowners sent a bark petition to the australian government to protest against the prime ministers announcement that a section of their. The northern territory is a dream destination for history buffs. Yirrkala news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. Yirrakala beach in yirrkala east arnhem nt sls beachsafe.

For the first time, a selection of 81 of a collection of 365 vibrant, colourful crayon drawings made by a group of senior aboriginal leaders and bark painters in yirrkala, northeast arnhem land, are the focus of an exhibition created by the art gallery of new south wales, in collaboration with bukularrnggay mulka art centre continue reading. His skin name was gudjuk, but his name was changed to mandawuy in 1990 when a family member with the same name died, in. Yirrkala is the largest yolngu community on the peninsula some 15 km southeast of nhulunbuy with around 800 people. But, i must say the star was 6 yo yirrkala cameron whos stepped up 1.

Jul 11, 20 here we look at the equally significant history and importance of the yirrkala church panels, also created in 1963. Centre staff and volunteers teach bark painting and traditional crafts to children and adults. Contemporary women artists of the yirrkala community in northeast arnhem land. The town of nhulunbuy gove was built to provide infrastructure to the mine workers which is a fifteen minute drive from yirrkala. In association with the gallerys utopia revisited exhibition until march.

Here we look at the equally significant history and importance of the yirrkala church panels, also created in 1963. A recent discovery beneath a community art centre has the yirrkala community celebrating. Yirrkala community store is located in tuffin rd, yirrkala, nt 0880. Miwatj started the service to assist dialysis patients to get back to country, with the miwatj board later requesting western desert dialysis come on board to assist in running the service. The yirrkala bukularrnggay mulka art centre provides strong support in maintaining the cultural heritage of the local community. Its going to be a huge asset to the showjumping community when its completed. The original yirrkala bark petitions were tabled in the house of representatives on the 14th of august, 1963, and were presented in the form of two bark paintings one with the petition written in.

The yirrkala community is located at the southern end of yirrkala beach nt 1025 in lee of a laterite headland that extends 2. Yirrkala language centre recognised department of education. Aboriginal australian contemporary abstract painting 2015 and marking the infinite. The kids produced some beautiful illustrations for a book reflecting. But apart from those at bukularrnggay mulka, the broader yirrkala community and a select few in the disciplines of visual and social anthropology and. Yirrkala community store on tuffin rd, yirrkala, nt 0880.

Indian horse by richard wagamese, in search of april raintree critical edition by beatrice culleton, the truth abou. Two four metre tall yirrkala church panels 19623 that have been described as amongst the most important australian art in existence is displayed at the centre. The nlc, which represents the gumatj clan in yirrkala, and the rirratjingu, the community s other main clan, have this year been involved in a court dispute over control of mining royalties. How an old typewriter helped change the course of australian history. Contemporary women artists of the yirrkala community in northeast arnhem land create a wide variety of art and craft, from feathered string for ceremonies to largescale murals for public buildings and their works are represented in many public and private collections. Contemporary women artists from aboriginal australia 2016, and was the consulting curator on the identically named touring exhibitions at the nevada museum of art. The collection contains early published works of ethnographic, anthropological and historical importance, including works containing sensitive cultural information. Yirrkala is a small community in east arnhem shire, northern territory of australia, comprising. If youve read the book you might recognise this last experience in one of the. To many bookworms, the organisation of books in a library might seem like a trivial fact of little to no consequence. The yirrkala bark petitions are cared for by the department of the house of representatives.