Wunambal Gaambera
UUNGUU COAST, KIMBERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
We, the Wunambal Gaambera people welcome you to our Country – Bianngaa graa winya.
We are the native title holders of 2.5 million hectares of graa (land) and wundaagu (saltwater), that is our Wunambal Gaambera Country, in the North Kimberley region of Australia.
We are following our Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country Plan to help us look after our Uunguu, our cultural and natural assets and values, to pass, in tact, to future generations and share with visitors.
Our Healthy Country vision for the next ten years, is for us, Wunambal Gaambera people, to build our sustainable livlihoods and communal wealth on and from our healthy Country.
Our Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation represents us and our communal native title needs and interests.
Healthy Country
It is important for us to look after Country and to make sure our unique cultural and natural assets and values (our Uunguu) are kept healthy and passed onto future generations.
Visiting Country
The Uunguu Visitor Pass (UVP) is now required for road, air and coast visitors, enabling people to enjoy an authentic Uunguu Experience - sharing our unique culture, beautiful savannah and coastal landscapes.
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Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation (WGAC) Annual Meeting 2022, Tuesday 13th December 2022.
Congratulations to Catherine Goonack who was voted in again as Chair and Esther Waina as Vice-Chair. Congratulations to all our new Directors.
It’s been a busy and challenging year as we get back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thank you to our Directors, staff, Healthy Country team, Uunguu Rangers, builders and UMEC committee for your contributions over the past 12 months, we have achieved a lot.
Our Healthy Country Plan for the next 10 years is nearing completion with a Traditional Owner meeting scheduled early 2023 to finalise approvals.
Our Determination of native title is our security and our Healthy Country Plan is our road map to achieve our goals. We have a strong partner in Bush Heritage Australia to help us, and look forward to making our new 10 year agreement in 2023.
Looking forward we will continue our focus on ways to help families find pathways to live on Graa country.
Thank you everyone who joined us and contributed these past months. Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous new year to all our members, families and staff.
@bushheritageaus @kimberleylandcouncil @kswac_retail_store_broome @rachbeadle
Well done Cathy! Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and the team 🙏
Our Uunguu Ranger team giving us their best smiles 😊 for a photo in our upcoming AGM newsletter!! 🙏
Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation AGM will be on the 13th December followed by 14th December director meeting, in Kalumburu.
Contact WGAC office for details; 08 9161 4205.
@wilinggin_aboriginal_corp @kimberleylandcouncil @kalumburuphotographycollective @kswac_retail_store_broome
What a team! ⭐️
Legends 👍
Interesting article on Kandiwal, a community located on Wunambal Gaambera Country.
weareexplorers.co/preservation-culture-mitchell-plateau/
If anyone wants to assist Kandiwal in their endeavours to upgrade housing infrastructure and school facilities, please get in touch via email to matthewbirchmedia@outlook.com
Kandiwal community school Outback Spirit Tours APT Rachel Beadle Mitchell Plateau Association - Kandiwal Community Bush Heritage Australia ABC Kimberley Kimberley Land Council Broome Advertiser The Kimberley Echo Western Australia We Are Explorers Matthew Birch Media
Ensuring the Preservation of Culture on WA’s Mitchell Plateau
weareexplorers.co
The Kandiwal community has dwindled to just 30 people, and they’re desperately trying to hold onto their ancient culture.A beautiful community. I had the great privilege of taking school health nurse services there in 2007, before leaving the Kimberley. I truly hope the funding and help comes through to expand the community and preserve culture.
Great community. Would be happy to help with health care!
Uunguu Rangers, Damon Bundamarra, Desmond Williams, Ildephonse Cheinmora and Tabitha Evans with Shane Clugston, Ranger Coordinator presenting on our wundaagu, saltwater country update at the Indigenous Saltwater Advisory Group (ISWAG) annual meeting in Broome.
Lots to learn over the next few days, looking forward to hearing from the other Kimberley groups about how they manage their saltwater country.
@mabumayi_cafe @bushheritageaus @kimberleylandcouncil @rachbeadle
Mangguru (marine turtle) 🐢 survey on Jones Island by our Uunguu Rangers, Damon Bundamarra and Desmond Williams and scientist, Scott Whiting from Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). In these photos we are putting a tracker on a green turtle so we can monitor where the turtles go to breed, and forage.
Last year we put three trackers on and we named the turtles.
#iswag Bush Heritage Australia Yawuru Kimberley Land Council Environs Kimberley Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation Parks and Wildlife Service, Kimberley
Wanjina Wunggurr rock art and archival materials return to Traditional Owner country from German collections after more than 80 years.
In July 2022, Kim Doohan and Joh Bornman travelled to Kalumburu to present the archival materials from the German expeditions to the Northwest Kimberley in 1938 and 1955 to Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners. The materials related to the Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners are kept at the Frobenius Institute and the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt, Germany. They were digitised, translated and recorded in a database the previous year.
Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owner, Lillian Karadada (pictured centre) who attended the exhibition, said upon viewing one of the only images of her grandfather, “Rosa, Lisa and I really enjoyed seeing the old photos and portraits of our family. There was a photo of our grandfather with a young Jack Karadada – our father and it is probably the only one which exists. That’s very special for us to see.”
@frobenius_institut @wwf_australia @rock_art_australia @bushheritageaus @wilinggin_aboriginal_corp
A long journey but we’ll worth it in the end 🙏🙏🙏👏
This is so cool!
Junba is a way we share our stories and our unique Wanjina Wunggurr culture. Traditional Owners prepare ngunurru (hair belts) which we dress our young fellas in for the junba.
Our old people made the belts out of hair, now we use string and wool. In this video Catherine Goonack, Wunambal Gaambera Chair and Uunguu Ranger, Tabbitha Evans make ngunurru at Munurru, King Edward River Campground before performing a junba earlier in the year.
#corroboree #junba #wunambalgaambera #munurru #aboriginalculture #uunguuexperience ABC Kimberley WA Museum Collections and Research Rachel Beadle Tourism Western Australia Western Australia Aboriginal Tours & Experiences Australia's North West Outback Spirit Tours APT
To all our Members, Partners and Friends of Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation:
The DAC office will be closed this Friday, 4th November 2022 as we attend the Service for our our beloved Elder, Mr D Woolagoodja.
We will reopen 8am on Monday, 7th November 2022.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.
Please pass on my sincere condolences 💐
A good man. Rest in Peace.
🙏🌹
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