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Cheeki Yam

Phone: +61 410 950 114

Address: C/O Po Gunbalanya 0822

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24.01.2022 Tim is an Aboriginal community worker ASW in Gunbalanya. He’s working hard with Health and Education there to keep Bining (people) safe.

22.01.2022 Tina wearing her ‘Tiwi Island Blue’ Mask and thinking about eating chocolate.

19.01.2022 Timothy at his homeland, is excited to begin the Cheeki Yam journey with his family.

19.01.2022 We have done so well here in the NT. Everyone in community has stayed safe so far. Keep up the good work. Listen to the government, listen to the health workers and keep washing your hands and not sharing germs. And the cheeky yam painting is by Austin Djorlom.

17.01.2022 Tim takes his family out to Mandilbareng on the weekend as often as possible. Here little Tim sets fire to the grass as part of the fire breaks maintained to care for the country.

16.01.2022 Austin Djorlom with his art, the cheeky yam being progressively painted. It is the bush food totem of Timothy Nabegeyo, and the reason why we are called CHEEKI YAM.

16.01.2022 Eileen is on the homeland digging for mandjundum (Pognolobus reticulatis) for yellow dye. You will see these brilliant yellow shades in the woven baskets.

13.01.2022 Water Monitor by Meshek Nabegeyo. Talented aboriginal artist Meshek paints vividly the wildlife of Arnhemland. Here the Water monitor is swimming in a billabong amongst water weed. The spattering of black paint on yellow represents the coloured pattern of the Monitor skin. This painting uses the traditional Kunwinku style of cross-hatch painting known as Rarrk. Acrylic on Canvas $85 plus postage and handling.... 38 x 30 cm includes 4cm red border. To purchase click on https://checkout.square.site//checkout.square.site/buy/UVP e

13.01.2022 "We are selling face masks to keep people safe in a stylish way. We hope you like these and support our family in our venture to do business in our homeland."- Timothy Made with soaked and rinsed (to remove toxins) cotton fabric.... 19.5cm x 9.5cm, 2 layers. Surgical mask styling with side elastic gusset. Cheeki Yam leaf is the gold logo. (Cheeky yam edible root plant is the totem of Timothy Nabegeyo). Cost $14.50 includes postage. Payment can be made via this link https://checkout.square.site//d338f12a094e4ac38e1d0f746b23 (Not HEPA filter material - we hope to make HEPA filter inserts to sell soon to increase protection) These masks would be a great gift for a friend or family member. It will help keep their part of the world safer and send them at the same time. If you would like to gift a mask to someone, email your address to [email protected] and a message if you would like one included. More are in the process of being made with traditional art on fabric

12.01.2022 Look at this cool lady!

11.01.2022 Mother (Alicia) and daughter (Anniessa) learning to sew, getting skills to sew bags, clothes and now, face masks.

10.01.2022 Tim with family at his home in Mandilbareng, homeland of the Djalama clan. He takes his family there as often as he can when the road is dry enough on the weekends. Their dream is to live and work there. Fishing, hunting, collecting, weaving and of course playing, occur in the daytime. At night after cooking on the open fire and eating manme* there are stories, singing and dancing with family. They're fishing for brim, nail-fish, barramundi and saratoga in the homeland. . *Kunwinjku for food pronounced :mun meh.

03.01.2022 Hi, I'm Sandra and here to let you know how I became Timothy's business partner. I met Timothy in 2016 when I relocated from Elcho Island to Gunbalanya in my role as a Literacy and Numeracy trainer. Tim was then the supervisor of the gardening team and participated in the training of the group. We connected immediately through our shared interests and soon both our families spent time together on his homeland and in my family home in Darwin. We wanted to share the happy life ...of homeland living with children in a book that aboriginal children would enjoy; supporting the development of their literacy in a familiar context. This idea morphed into sharing the skills and knowledge their family already had. We decided to share the art of their culture and tradition since it is amazing... We know this will give better access to mainstream economy and develop self-determination, for both of us. We work together with the support of a business mentor from Many Rivers, Michael, and finance ourselves. We aim to give the artists a greater share of the sale price of their art and provide employment and training into the future. The whole family is privy to the planning and decision making as we take the journey towards stronger futures together. ...1.5m...

03.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//coronavirus-indigenous-h/12245728

02.01.2022 Billabong Life 2. Antina Nabegeyo (Timothy’s sister) is an exceptional painter of Billabong Life. This painting depicts the Long-necked turtle, Water python and Saratoga, traditional food still relished by the family. Trips to the homeland provide opportunity for the family to continue their hunting and cooking tradition. These water creatures are painted in the typical Kunwinjku x-ray and cross-hatch style (Rarrk) definitive of ancestral tradition. Paintings of creatures i...n the Arnhem Land area have an appeal to all age groups. $85 Plus postage and handling. Acrylic on canvas 31x34cm includes 2cm black borders around. Click on the following link to buy: https://checkout.square.site//2609083ad1b14fdcbfeaa3353e14 Email [email protected] to give address details and to make alternative payment arrangements if desired.