Aboriginal Communities
Community building – educate first in the creator space
In the midst of the US election it’s a good time to look at community builders and the secret to ...
Never use the beckoning finger!
Ngunhi nhe dhu wiripulil makarr-yindilil marrtji wangalil, ngunhiyiny dhuka wangaynguyam dharra g...
Adopting a Balanda – accepting you as our own
“Very difficult for Aboriginal people if you are not adopted. They do respect that you are coming...
Avoidance relationships – don’t pick up the baby!
Yolngu have a complicated kinship structure that involves both ‘care’ and ‘avoidance’ relationshi...
Stop people in remote communities smoking – overnight!
For Aboriginal groups in North East Arnhem Land, tobacco was seen as holy, only smoked by Elders ...
Hitting rock bottom – starved of oxygen, starved of information
“When I was at school this kid came back after the holidays with a chemical sniffing way of getti...
