Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring in Kununurra, Western Australia | Community organisation

Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring

Locality: Kununurra, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9169 1029

Address: Button Drive 6743 Kununurra, WA, Australia

Website: http://mirima.org.au

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25.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Jalinem. Yinginya yijeng ngenjanga dawang-ni, Jalinem.The real name of that place is ‘Jalinem’. Marranbalang garij goorroomendawoon ‘Fords Beach’. The non-indigenous name is ‘Fords Beach’. #MiriwoongDawang #MiriwoongCountry #hotseason

25.01.2022 Miriwoong is an indigenous language which is spoken within the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. With only a handful of fluent speakers remaining, it’s alive but it’s under threat. Language plays a crucial role in allowing people to form a connection to their culture and establish a sense of belonging. Without language, Miriwoong people won’t know who they really are. Join us in our efforts to help save Miriwoong and donate by visiting givenow.com.au/mirima

24.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Daloong. In English, it is a Green Plum. Woothoo-woothoong berraying ngoondoog woomberremendawoon daloong! These kids like green plums! Have you ever eaten daloong? #MiriwoongDawang #wetseason #bushfood

22.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Joogbany. In English, it means "to be going hunting". Doonggerrngi-tha-ngany, joogbany ngendaya. I'm feeling hungry, I'm going hunting.

20.01.2022 On the Country Hour throughout NAIDOC week, we're hearing tales from Indigenous stockmen and farm workers from across Western Australia On today's program, yo...u're may have heard Miriwoong man David Newry, who proved himself as a very talented stockman from a young age in the Kimberley. Like many Indigenous people in Australia's far north - David Newry's surname is derived from the cattle industry. He grew up during the 1960's on Newry Station, which sits on the WA/NT border. But it wasn't until moving to Ivanhoe Station near Kununurra, that he first proved himself as a talented horseman. After years working on properties across WA, the Northern Territory and Queensland, David Newry eventually hung up his boots in 1983. He is one of the 231 people from the Kimberley and Pilbara, to have registered interest for the class action recently lodged against the WA Government in an effort to retrieve lost earnings and compensation. If you missed David Newry's interview, you can replay it on the WA Country Hour podcast: www.abc.net.au//p/wa-country-hour/wa-country-hour/12850378 You can also read more about his life in this beautiful feature written in 2018. #NAIDOCWeek2020

20.01.2022 Register soon to avoid disappointment!

20.01.2022 There are still a few spots left for Thursday's Cultural Awareness Course! Register soon to make sure you get a spot! :D

20.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Looloo. In English, it means to be sitting. Looloo nyinanyan. She is sitting.

20.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Thegoowiyeng. Thegoowiyeng is a hill near Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring. In English, it is called "Kelly's Knob" #miriwoongcountry #miriwoongdawang #wordoftheweekwednesday

18.01.2022 Australians involved with language centres to maintain, revitalise, and revive our languages are concerned that the funding made available through the Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program will not suffice to achieve the goals of the Closing the Gap agreement and NIL Report. Read our letter to the Prime Minister and article here: http://mirima.org.au/press-release-concerns-over-federal-f/

17.01.2022 Thank you, Horizon Power! In supporting the Miriwoong Language Nest by sponsoring the purchase of a laptop and a digital interactive e-board for our new Language Nest Interactive Learning Program, you have directly empowered (pun intended) and supported innovative and exciting work, which is Indigenous run and led, and which is focused on directly benefitting Aboriginal people in the present and in future generations!

17.01.2022 Beautiful new 'Yab-yabbe-gani-ngim' painting from Minnie Lumai. This painting relates to a key Ngarranggarni (dreaming) story for the Miriwoong and Gadjerriwo...ong peoples for the ownership of Country around Kununurra and to the east in a place called Yab-yabbe-gani-ngim where these is a natural spring. The plains kangaroo (Jarlangarnang) was a Miriwoong man and the hill kangaroo (Nyangood) was a Gadjerriwoong man. They had an argument about sugar bag (wild honey) which the plains kangaroo had hidden in the ridge. The two kangaroos began to fight and the beeswax was scattered across the hill [represented by the circle motifs in the painting]. You can see it now. all the rocks. Jarlangarnang told Nyangood "This is not your place. This is Miriwoong Country." So Nyangood followed the ridges back to his Country. Minnie Lumai, Yab-yabbe-geni-nim, 2020, 60 x 80, natural ochre and pigment on canvas. 5587-20. Enquiries: [email protected] Ph: (08) 9168 2212 #waringarriarts #aboriginalart #indigenousart #minnielumai #ochrepainting #naturalpigments #contemporaryart #australianart #kimberleyart #aboriginalartist #thekimberleyaustralia #aboriginalaustralia #aboriginalcuture #firstnations #elder

17.01.2022 So thankful for the amazing team at MDWg!

17.01.2022 Interested in doing an internship at MDWg? For more information, see http://mirima.org.au/internship-opportunity/

15.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Darram. In English, this area is called "Bandicoot Bar" or the "Diversion Dam Area". #MiriwoongDawang #MiriwoongCountry

15.01.2022 Please register by contacting [email protected]

14.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Thegooyeng. In English, this place is called "Black Rock". Yamboong bare nyinanyan Thegooyem woolangem thoolooloorrng. Agnes is standing at Black Rock in front of the waterfall.

14.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Ngerliyin. In English, it means "smile". Ngerliyin benewoo! Smile!

14.01.2022 Check out our mid-year newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/0f202323eac8/mid-year-news-from-mdwg

13.01.2022 What a wonderful celebration of culture at our community night on Sunday. The event marked the official launch of the Dawang Stories Animations. Visitors are... now able to view the films in the Waringarri Arts Dawang Gallery. This amazing project saw 15 artists working to produce 5 animation films. Thanks to our partners: Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language Centre, Indigenous Language and Arts, Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support, Minderoo Foundation and Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman. Photo: Tim Lanzon Timbee Photography #waringarriarts #miriwoong #aboriginal #indigenous #culture #community #dawanstories #corroboree #thekimberleyaustralia

12.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Miljib. In English, it means "to be teaching". Joolama miljib ginayin-ni Gerray wajamab-gerring jilgi-geny. Joolama is teaching Gerray to fish for freshwater prawns.

12.01.2022 The Miriwoong word of the week is Jirreleb. In English, it means "sweat". Jirreleb yarroondayan. We're all sweaty. Thanks to our friends at Waringarri Radio for the awesome video! #hotseason #MiriwoongCountry #Miriwoong

12.01.2022 Miljib yarrenkoo Miriwoo-biny! Let’s all learn Miriwoong! Yesterday, during the Pre-Primary Miriwoong Language Nest lesson at St Joseph's School Kununurra, Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre (MDWg) launched their new Learn Miriwoong! App. MDWg’s Learn Miriwoong! app is based on the Miriwoong Language Nest’s curriculum taught in schools in Kununurra, Western Australia. It is a fun, interactive app designed for everyone who wants to develop their Mi...riwoong proficiency. The app boasts activities and games for each of 11 topics (teaching about 250 commonly used words and phrases). These activities and games teach the user words, questions, and grammar, so that they can make sentences in Miriwoong. The app even includes flashcards, which break down the words so the user can be sure that they are saying the words correctly. The next version of the app is predicted to teach over double the current amount of words. This app is perfect to help students revise. However, it is designed for everyone, so that anyone can have fun learning some Miriwoong! Funded for 2 years by the Australian Government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts Program, this app has been a collaborative effort between the Miriwoong Community, MDWg Language and Culture Centre and IYP Software in Melbourne. Project Linguist George Britchford and trainee Miriwoong Consultant Bryan Gallagher worked tirelessly on developing the app throughout the funding period. However, the main bulk of the construction of the app was only completed in the last 12 months. The app is made up of 15,690 responsive elements (i.e. text, audio, images, interactive elements which change size). These individual parts have been commanded, sized, tested, and built in record time, which for a small team and during the COVID-19 pandemic, is an incredible feat. Many of the Miriwoong staff members at MDWg have played a role in the development of the app in collaboration with Bryan and George. Learn Miriwoong! features the voices of Miriwoong staff members of the MDWg Language and Culture Centre, speaking their language. In total, 15 different Miriwoong speakers' voices can be heard throughout the app. Despite only just being launched, there are already over 100 downloads in Australia which highlights the community desire to learn language. We expect this number to continue to grow in the coming weeks. This groundbreaking app is one of only a handful of indigenous language learning apps in Australia and is one of the most extensive, interactive and complex apps available for free. The app is available on the Apple Store and the Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details).

09.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Yinginy. In English it means "name". Ngayoowa (f) / Ngayanga (m) yinginya _____. My name is _____. #Miriwoong #languagelearning

08.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Woorlab. In English it means "talk/speak". Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring - "Mirima Place for Talking".

08.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Diwoorroong. In English, we call this fish a Mullet. Joolama genganyboorda diwoorroong! Joolama speared a mullet!

08.01.2022 Will you be joining us for Miriwoong Public Language Class this term?

07.01.2022 Have a good weekend, everyone! #Repost h/t George Britchford

06.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Tharrb. In English, it means "to (all) stand". Gawooleng tharrb berrandawoon Mayibam. The ladies are standing at Middle Springs.

05.01.2022 People take pride in their own language and this impacts on people’s cultural information and wellbeing. Literacy, like revitalisation, is not about abstract language it's about people! - Iris, Language Services Facilitator, Kununurra, WA. https://bit.ly/3eg2aG3

04.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Gawooleng. In English, it means Woman/Women. Gawoole-warriny bare berrandawoon-meleng. Two women stand.

04.01.2022 Miriwoong Public Language Class starts tomorrow! Will you be joining us?

04.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Boonbang. In English, it is called a Cabbage Gum. Nemba-nging Darra-melig, derd boowoonggoo boonbang, thawalang yawoorroo-bang, ngoondoogalentha. If you go to Darram, look at the cabbage gum trees, having lots of flowers, looking beautiful. #MiriwoongDawang #MiriwoongCountry #WordOfTheWeek Frances Kofod

03.01.2022 We'd love to see you at our last 6-week Public Language Course for 2020! Sign up today!

02.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Jaloorr. In English, it means "to be raining". Jaloorr goowindayin. It is raining. #MiriwoongDawang #MiriwoongCountry #WordOfTheWeek

02.01.2022 The Miriwoong Word of the Week is Mayiba. In English, it is called Middle Springs. Mayiba is in Ngamoowalem Conservation Park in Kununurra area: Miriwoong Country. In the Wet Season (Nyinggiyi-mageny), there are many cascading small pools that flow down to a beautiful waterfall at the bottom with a large swimming hole. #MiriwoongDawang #MiriwoongCountry

01.01.2022 One of our lovely Miriwoong elders, Agnes Armstrong, reflects on her childhood in Miriwoong Country... #MiriwoongDawang #culture #repost #indigenousartist #australia

01.01.2022 " #ICYMI David Newry remembers a childhood full of freedom growing up with his family on his father's traditional Miriwoong country. His early years were on Newry Station, on the NT-WA border, before moving to Ivanhoe Station close to Kununurra where he took up stock work, going onto become a highly regarded horseman on stations across the Kimberley and beyond."

01.01.2022 Sound on - the power of language Wiradjuri baby Mylah-Lee listens to father Warren sing a Wiradjuri Welcome Song in language and it settles her right dow...n to sleep. Magic What songs do you sing to settle your babies? Posted with permission from Dinawan's Connection

01.01.2022 An award winning language centre in the east Kimberley has urged the Prime Minister to increase funds to Aboriginal languages, or risk their decline. Aboriginal... language was included in the new targets, but no extra money has been provided to help increase speakers in the next decade. Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring says investment is urgently needed for its Kununurra facility, and others across Australia. Listen to the full story here: https://ab.co/3l095HR Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring records and teaches Miriwoong language. Culture is strengthened when passed on, Ben Collins.

01.01.2022 The Miriwoong word of the week is Gamarang. In English, it means "turtle". Gamarang wijawany nyindanyan gerloowirr goowoorroondayan-noowa wigamang. The turtle is swimming away from the water goanna. Enjoy watching Glennis Galbat-Newry read her book, Miriwoong Animals 2, and learn more Miriwoong animal names!