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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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.”
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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.
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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.
🙏🌹
We took some WA Museum Collections and Research scientists out to Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau) to collect some samples earlier in the year.
We helped the scientists locate assassin bugs, pseudoscorpions and catch bandicoots.
Find out more about their trip and some of the findings: museum.wa.gov.au/about/latest-news/wa-museum-fieldwork-research-on-pseudoscorpions-assassin-bugs-...
We are looking forward to hearing more about the new bandicoot species which may have been identified?!!
Photo below is of Taniayh Phillips, Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owner releasing a luulun Kimberley rock rat (endemic to the North Kimberley) during the trip.
Munurru, King Edward River campground on Wunambal Gaambera Country is CLOSED for the wunju- wet season and will reopen again April 2023
We look forward to welcoming visitors to our Country again next year.
Be sure to check roads and that you have your visitor passes before travelling.
Be interested to know what numbers went thru this season?
Amazing part of the world! Thanks for sharing with us.
These stamps from the Wanjina Wunggurr community have just been released by @auspost
Two Northern Kimberley Traditional Owner groups, are represented through this stamp issue: the Ngarinyin people (Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation) and us, Wunambal Gaambera (Uunguu) people (Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation).
We, Wunambal Gaambera (Uunguu), Wororra (Dambimangari) and Ngarinyin (Wilinggin) belong to the Wanjina Wunggurr community.
The first stamp is from near Punamii-Uunpuu, Mitchell Falls on Wunambal Gaambera Country. It shows human figures with sashes and accoutrements in the Gwion style.
The second stamp is a Rock painting of freshwater crocodiles, in Wandjina style, is from a rock shelter near the Gibb River Road in Ngarinyin Country, which has many waterways and spans the Central and Northern Kimberley.
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I've been viewing the fresh water croc site for 21yrs. Initially noone knew of it and site was in great condition. Unfortunately, site has now been placed on the dreaded wikicamps app, the modern lonely planet of self drivers and the bain of others like me! As a result the site is now very exposed, absolutely abused by visitors clambering through protective fencing and illegally camping onsite, and in grave danger of being permanently damaged! Willingin Ranger group based at Gibb River community really need to somehow prevent this from continuing, before we lose this beautiful site completely.
Can the author explain the meaning of the paintings to us please? We would like to know and understand the story
Should be on one of our bank notes .
Great way to get the art images seen by more people
If they are circulated this year purchase the 2022 stamp album
I'm so happy about this! Pity it's taken so long.
Beautiful
Fabulous ❣️❣️
Amazing
Fantastic
🖤💛❤
Fabulous
We did a trip with the fisheries boat from Broome to Mungalalu, Truscott and back. Uunguu Rangers Ebonny Hassett, Helen Waina, Damon Bundamarra and Ildephonse Cheinmora travelled on the boat.
At Truscott we monitored the fish, using video cameras underwater and uploading the data onto the computers with the Dept. Of Fisheries team. We also were able to use the sea hours towards our Coxswain tickets.
We enjoyed the trip, apart from the rough waters around Broome - all of us got a little bit sea sick!! We think it might be we are used to Wunambal Gaambera waters!!!
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Good work team! We hope your sea sickness has subsided now! 🤢🌊
Our new shipping containers have landed in Munurru, King Edward River Campground. They are being fitted out in the coming weeks to be our new kitchen as we build up our Munurru Ranger base.
When we launched our Uunguu Visitor Pass our plan was to have Ranger bases on Wunambal Gaambera Country at iconic locations like Munurru so we could manage the sites and have our Uunguu Rangers and Traditional Owners in residence conducting authentic art tours of our wonderful art sites.
Be sure to secure your UVP before entering Wunambal Gaambera Country and help us keep our pristine country well managed and providing visitors with a unique Uunguu Experience.
Visit www.WunambalGaambera.org.au for more info.
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Can you pls post photos of the finished product / construction of the new conversion to kitchens pls
Can't wait to see the the finished construction
Andrea Roberts ......
Okay 👌
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