Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
Start Date
29-5-2019 12:30 PM
Description
Since 2015, Traditional Owners of the Wanjina Wunggurr Wilinggin Native Title area and the Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation have been working in collaboration with researchers from Nulungu Research Institute (UNDA), the University of Western Australia and the Australian National University to record cultural stories and places on the road to Jilariba (otherwise known as ‘Munja’ in the remote centre of the Kimberley). Together the group have undertaken field trips along the Munja Track in 2017 and 2018, visiting rock art sites and cultural places to share stories and cultural knowledges with future generations. Focusing initially on the eastern end on Mt Elizabeth Station, the group then travelled the length of the track last year and created a series of videos at places along the way. As part of this seminar, we want to share our experiences from this project, some of the videos we made, as well as discuss our future plans for developing this small LotteryWest-funded Community History Project into a larger Australian Research Council research project. Working together, side by side, step by step, we’re committed to doing this the right way as part of a community-initiated/owned/driven project.
Recommended Citation
Marshall, Melissa; Rastus, John; Dutchie, Jeannie; and Charles, Rona, "Wanjina oden barnja mirndi: recording cultural stories and places on the road to Jilariba (Munja)" (2019). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 4.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2019/schedule/4
Wanjina oden barnja mirndi: recording cultural stories and places on the road to Jilariba (Munja)
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
Since 2015, Traditional Owners of the Wanjina Wunggurr Wilinggin Native Title area and the Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation have been working in collaboration with researchers from Nulungu Research Institute (UNDA), the University of Western Australia and the Australian National University to record cultural stories and places on the road to Jilariba (otherwise known as ‘Munja’ in the remote centre of the Kimberley). Together the group have undertaken field trips along the Munja Track in 2017 and 2018, visiting rock art sites and cultural places to share stories and cultural knowledges with future generations. Focusing initially on the eastern end on Mt Elizabeth Station, the group then travelled the length of the track last year and created a series of videos at places along the way. As part of this seminar, we want to share our experiences from this project, some of the videos we made, as well as discuss our future plans for developing this small LotteryWest-funded Community History Project into a larger Australian Research Council research project. Working together, side by side, step by step, we’re committed to doing this the right way as part of a community-initiated/owned/driven project.
