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25.01.2022 CALLING FOR NYANGUMARTA ELDERS A new film project telling the story of the Wallal Solar Eclipse Expedition of 1922 which aimed to test Einstein’s theory of relativity wants to hear from Nyangumarta people who may have family stories about the expedition. 'Eclipse' will be directed by Kija man, Jeremy Thomson, whose previous documentary is 'Kimberley Man' about his grandfather, Ernie Bridge.... "The 1922 expedition was an event where a group of the world's most daring scientists basically got together and said 'we want to prove Albert Einstein's theory of relativity' which is that space and time is relevant, that the further you get away from the sun the more time starts to dilute becuase of gravity. So basically what they were doing to prove this theory was to get a photograph of the solar eclipse and look at how the rays from the sun basically manouvre around the sun when it's blocked out". 'Eclipse' will be one of six stories from the State Library of Western Australia Collection to form the WA Reflections initiative, which aims to show the depth and richness of the State Library collection. Stories from Western Australia’s history, currently held within letters, diaries, journals, oral recordings and even blueprints, will be uncovered and explored through this exciting new initiative. "Australia was supposed to have the clearest, most unobstructed view of the eclipse, there was not meant to be any clouds or bad weather to block their view. So all these different groups set up at their different positions and the one that was set up at Wallal Downs was the one that got the successful photograph". The short documentary will explore how two belief systems, those of scientists and of the Nyangumarta people, witnessed the same ground-breaking event on September 21, in 1922. "The Indigenous locals at the time saw what they were doing when they arrived, and helped them transport their gear and helped them set it up. So there's a connection from an Indigenous perspective and that's the kind of perspective that we want to re-tell this story from". JEREMY THOMSON - LISTEN HERE: https://bit.ly/2J6EtWV

24.01.2022 This week on Noongar Boodjar, three hundred people will gather at the John Curtin Gallery for a ceremony at the Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling. At the centre of the ceremony is the art made by the children in the 1940s at the Carrolup Native Settlement in Katanning. Indigenous Elders are working with Curtin University to find a permanent home for a collection of drawings by Aboriginal children of the stolen generation.... The works were assumed to be lost for almost fifty years until they were discovered in the storeroom of a New York University in 2004 and since then 122 artworks have been displayed as The Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Artwork at the John Curtin Gallery for some years. Aboriginal elder Tony Hansen says the artwork is a positive influence that came out of the heartache of the stolen generation.

23.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS: BILOELA FAMILY EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED FROM DETENTION The Tamil asylum seeker family that has been in detention on Christmas Island is expected to be released from detention and reunited in Perth. The Muruguppan family (including their two Australian-born daughters) have fought to stay in Australia since becoming a part of the town of Biloela in central Queensland, only to be put in detention since 2019.... 3-year-old Tharnicaa has been in a Perth hospital after suffering from a blood infection

22.01.2022 Rest In Peace Charley Pride What song would you like us to play on the Ngaarda breakfast program tomorrow

21.01.2022 The Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation has launched the new Cossack Art Gallery that features local artists. The event that took place on Saturday evening showcased local singer and businesswoman Josie Alec alongside a surprise performance that featured a pianola. Geoffoire Le Piano played songs from the 60s on the Pianola while dressed in his ritzy suit and top hat. ... Balladong photographer Tracey Heimberger launched her book called 'Above and Beyond the Burrup. The COVID-19 pandemic gave the Balladong woman the opportunity to see one of her dreams come to fruition. Ms Heimberger says she took the photos and wrote the script alongside Dr Ken Malvaney from Rio Tinto who wrote the anthropological and archaeological section. Norman Jorgenson also launched The Smugglers Curse and The Wreckers Revenge at the Cossack Art Gallery opening. The children’s book tells the tale of a youth called Red Read who lives in Broome in 1898 and is sold to a smuggler plying his trade off the north-west coast near Cossack. Mr Jorgensen told Ngaarda Media that he has written 13 books to date. The Yinjaa barni fashion parade modelled by local aboriginal women showcased the stunning artwork of Roebourne artists.

20.01.2022 FORMER PILBARA WOMAN TO LAUNCH HER THIRD NON-FICTION BOOK A former resident of the Pilbara Viti Simmons (1973 1998) is about to self-publish her third non-fiction book. Her time in the Pilbara was spent in varying occupations. She leased the local Dampier Hair Salon and back then, it was the only female enterprise. Viti then went on to work in School Libraries, firstly at the Dampier Primary School, Karratha High School and Millar’s Well Primary School at the same time rai...Continue reading

20.01.2022 CLEAN STATE A group advocating for action on climate change and jobs in Western Australia says it has a solution for WA’s carbon emissions. Clean State says the management and conservation of blue carbon ecosystems is one of 26 initiatives to create 200,000 jobs in WA, according to an ABC report.... Clean State Director of Research and Policy, Chantal Caruso told the ABC that WA currently has three million hectares of blue carbon ecosystem, mostly in the Kimberley and Pilbara, which capture carbon in mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrass. Ms Caruso says eighty five percent of West Australians want to see action on climate change and a strategy to increase blue carbon ecosystems in WA would contribute billions of dollars of benefits annually. CHANTAL CARUSO - LISTEN HERE: https://bit.ly/3lY8zdC Photo: Clean State https://bit.ly/3fqr4Vo

19.01.2022 Wajiwarlu! Kuruma Marthudunera mob on their ngurra!

19.01.2022 INDIGENOUS KATS SQUAD IN THE GRAND FINAL Congratulations to the U14s Indigenous Kats Squad who made it to the grand final in Broome over the weekend. They played the Broome OG's and lost by two points. ... Ngaarda media spoke with Coach Anna Wailu this morning. LISTEN HERE, ANNA WAILU: https://soundcloud.com/ngaardamedia/anna-wailu-web

18.01.2022 Tune into Ngaarda radio now to hear Yindjibarndi elder @Tootsie Daniel playing songs from the 60, 70s and 80s. Send in your requests by commenting on the thread below. DOWNLOAD THE APP: Ngaarda radio

15.01.2022 It was a night of akubras, boots and stellar country music in Karratha as the Red Country Music Festival returned. As with many events, the festival was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic and organisers were determined to make a comeback. As the night progressed the crowds swelled as Kasey Chambers and Adam Brand took to the stage.... The festival was a sell-out with over 1200 people coming to the Red Earth Arts Precinct.

15.01.2022 The Roebourne Races have returned after a hiatus. The first meet of the season was Family Day, which saw crowds turn up to have a punt, watch the races and enjoy the long weekend. Roebourne Races

14.01.2022 Member for the Pilbara, KevinMichel dropped in on Franks Corner this morning to talk about the 2020 Roebourne Christmas Party. It’s at the Roebourne Oval Friday December 18th From 5:30pm til late

14.01.2022 Ngaarda Media Christmas Party

14.01.2022 ‘I GO TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT WITH THE WEIGHT OF MY EMPLOYEES MORTGAGES ON MY SHOULDERS’: ST JOHN CEO CANCEL’S CHRISTMAS While COVID-19 hasn’t done any of us any favours, significant financial impacts of the pandemic have created tough decisions for executive officers of not-for-profit organisations around Christmas celebrations. CEO of St John WA, Michelle Fyfe took the decision to cancel company expensed Christmas and New Years celebrations this year because of a commitment t...Continue reading

14.01.2022 You got any advice for mob in Cairns?

14.01.2022 Ngaarda Media's Marion Cheedy went national last week on Indigenous Community Television - ICTV delivering a story about concerns the First Nations Homelessness Project is at risk of being defunded and Yabu Band's Delson A Stokes shared his personal story of homelessness. Ms. Cheedy delivered the story in the Yindjibarndi language! Wajiwarlu!

12.01.2022 ALWAYS WAS ALWAYS WILL BE SONG RELEASE 2020 Noongar artists @Natasha Eldridge and @Phil Walleystack have collaborated with Torres Strait Islander artist Mau Power and have released a new song to celebrate the #NAIDOC theme. We love it!

12.01.2022 Kevin Scott Oval was the scene of a major showdown between the South Hedland Swans and Karratha Falcons. Both sides were aiming for a major win and there was plenty of action of the field. The Swans took an early lead and maintained it.... The Falcons tried several comebacks, but it was an uphill battle against the competition. The Swans sweeped the Falcons aside: 16.19-115 to 8.7-55. The Falcons Reserves had a narrower loss, but the women’s squad kept up their winning performance. In the other Round 7 games, Dampier remained on top of the ladder with an easy win over second placed Kats and Wickham had it easy over the Rovers. The Falcons are now half-way through the season with a single win, but the team say they’re not out of the competition yet.

12.01.2022 2 independent artists, and 37 artists from 3 art groups will be exhibiting in this year’s Colours of our Country. For the first time ever, Colours of our Count...ry will reach a national audience in 2020, with the launch of an online exhibition and gallery to coincide with the physical exhibition in Perth, Western Australia. For more visit https://coloursofourcountry.com/ #coloursofourcountry #cooc #riotinto #apeiceofthepilbara #indigenousart #culture #storytelling #pilbaraartist #PerthisOK #pertharts #waregionalart #aboriginalhistory #indigenousaustralians #thisiswa #waartmob #artexhibition

12.01.2022 Something you do don’t see everyday in Port Hedland ... Vision: @Bill Dziombak

11.01.2022 Yindjibarndi are still waiting for you to pay the rent!

11.01.2022 THE ANCIENT ART OF COMBAT This is how Yindjibarndi women sorted their differences out. Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation CEO, Lorraine Coppin shared the story at the NAIDOC event held at Ganalili this week. ... The ancient art of combat displayed the skills of the strong leaders in the womens population but once the fighting is over both women are brought together and the issues are never mentioned again." #NAIDOC Ganalili Centre Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation

11.01.2022 Woodside aboriginal employees celebrating #NAIDOCWeek2020

11.01.2022 NOONGAR RADIO LEGEND WINS STATION LEADERSHIP AWARD Noongar man, Wayne Bynder is leaving his role as Station Manager for Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio on a high. The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia announced last week that Mr Bynder was the recipient of the 'Station Leadership' award. ... Wayne Bynder started his career in radio on 6NR at the West Australian Institute of Technology in 1979. "I started volunteering in an Aboriginal program on a Saturday night. Mr Bynder has trained health professionals in communication in the Pilbara. He also worked with CAAMA radio in Alice Springs and was a reporter in Kununurra for the ABC before the local community radio stations were established in WA. Broadcasting out of the ABC in Darwin was rated as one of the best experiences for Mr Bynder. "I was broadcasting from Darwin to the Northern Territory for the breakfast program and on a Saturday night for the ABC." LISTEN HERE: https://soundcloud.com//noongar-radio-gurru-wins-cbaa-stat

09.01.2022 Kaye Warrie is a Yindjibarndi woman living in Cheeditha Community near Roebourne in Western Australia’s Pilbara. Kaye has been painting since the early 2000s. ...Her artworks feature the Seven Sisters dreamtime story (represented by the Pleiades star cluster), the land and the colours she sees in her Country. The Thurlawirdingbirding (Sturt Pea) often features in her work, drawing on the strong childhood memories of her mother giving the children the flowers to suck out the sweetness. Head over to www.coloursofourcountry.com to see some of Kaye’s beautiful creations that are still available for purchase.

08.01.2022 STUDENTS FROM MARBLE BAR SHOWCASE VR ARTWORK Artwork from 15 students has been digitised and converted for virtual reality use, allowing the public to see art in a new perspective. The 2D artwork has been transformed into a first of its kind 3D Art Virtual Reality Gallery, which will be open online on 21 - 22 June for anyone, anywhere around the world to view.... The VR innovation was first taken up by the school to help reduce school absenteeism and increase classroom engagement but has since opened up new and exciting opportunities for the students and local wider community. READ FULL ARTICLE AND LISTEN HERE: https://www.ngaardamedia.com.au//students-from-marble-bar-

06.01.2022 Check out the new book store in the Cossack Art Gallery.

05.01.2022 DAMPIER TO SINGAPORE TWICE A WEEK BY SEA A dedicated international shipping service will connect the Pilbara with Singapore, commencing late December. Sea Swift northern Australia’s largest shipping company will establish the new route, making an average of two sailings per month with the ninety nine metre vessel, the Karratha Bay.... The proposed service was 7 years in the making and will see international goods coming direct to Dampier without the need for road haulage from Fremantle or other ports in the nation. Sea Swift spokesperson Paul Toussaint-Jackson, who prepared the Pilbara Freight Study for the City of Karratha and who has lived in the Pilbara, told Ngaarda Media the service would mean a lot to many Pilbara people. "It's a big saving in time and a big saving in money. Not just for industry but small companies and even mums and dads. Part of our interest is to see that the Pilbara community is sustainable. There's plenty of options there for people to maybe change their buying partterns - it could even be personal effects - but certainly import things directly and save themselves a lot of time and money". Mr Toussaint-Jackson said benefits of direct shipping could flow to the costs of Pilbara housing and that customers would be able to import goods in their own containers affordably rather than have to arrange shipments so they could fit on a truck during the supply chain. "A lot of Pilbara businesses find it very expensive to get containers and our service will be very focussed on providing low cost containerisation so for the first time many companies up here will be able to bring their equipment and materials directly in from suppliers overseas into the Pilbara, all in their own container". Mr Toussaint-Jackson said part of the benefit would be the opportunity for business in the Pilbara region to export to Asia and beyond. His experience has been in small regional communities which in some cases have had better freight logistics than the West Pilbara area, including Mr Toussaint-Jackson said, Medang in PNG where he resided for many years. "It became ultimately a fascination of mine about how to improve logistics into some of the communities I lived in. I remember when we were in Medang, getting icing sugar for example, the kids bithdays was a significant challenge for the families in town so part of our focus in the local supply chain we managed was to ensure that they could get icing for the birthday cakes". PAUL TOUSSAINT-JACKSON - LISTEN HERE: https://bit.ly/39hSxYi Image: Sea Swift

03.01.2022 The men's division two basketball game took place on Friday and the Villagers won against the Trouts. The score was 56 points to 37.

02.01.2022 Beautiful ngurra! Kuruma Marthudunera!

02.01.2022 TRACY WESTERMAN RECEIVES QUEENS BIRTHDAY HONOR Renowned psychologist and mental health advocate, Doctor Tracy Westerman can now add "AM" to her title after she was recognised in the Queens Birthday Honors for her services to Indigenous health. Speaking to Ngaarda Media, Dr Westerman says... "It's interesting because of course there's that bit which you become a little bit emotional about it and it's actually quite a lovely thing for any sort of recognition but immediately of course, as a psychologist, you go straight to the, you know, the people in our communities, that are still obviously suffering so much from so many impacts around mental health." https://soundcloud.com/ngaardamedia/tracy-westerman-int-air

01.01.2022 WICKHAM STUDENT A PUBLISHED AUTHOR AT AGE 10 A Wickham student has written a short story that has been selected for a compilation of stories to be published this month in the UK. Ten year old Tahlia Nunn participated in a six-week creative writing course during COVID-19 lockdown, hosted by British children’s author R.A. Powell who asked the young authors to write on the theme of rainbows.... Tahlia Nunn told Ngaarda Media that the course was a competition but Mr Powell decided to select fifty eight of the approximately ninety stories to compile into a book called Rainbows During Lockdown. Rainbows During Lockdown is set to be released tomorrow and will raise money for charities helping vulnerable people in the UK during the pandemic. TAHLIA NUNN - LISTEN HERE: https://bit.ly/2WdBj6Q

01.01.2022 BODIES OF OVER 200 FIRST NATION CHILDREN FOUND AT ONE OF CANADA’S LARGEST RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL Grief swept across Canada last week after 215 bodies of children were found buried beneath one of Canada’s largest residential schools. A mass grave was found at Kamloop residential school, with Children as young as three found.... The school was part of Canada's residential school system, created by the colonial government to assimilate first nation children. Chief of the Tsuu T’ina Nation Lee Crowchild said that for his generation, people are hurting. We now realize that we missed opportunities to grow old with our uncles and aunties. In 2008 Canada apologised to first nation people for the abuse in the schools. The Truth and Reconciliation Report created from the commission into residential schools found that child neglect was institutionalized. "...the lack of supervision created situations where students were prey to sexual and physical abusers. It is estimated that 60% of the schools were run by the church, an institution Crowchild feels need to be held accountable. Crowchild said there is a movement to take this to the Geneva Human Rights Courts. Perpetrators that are still alive should be taken to court as they did for Nazi war crimes There's a whole group of lawyers they say we're going to charge this for crimes against humanity. LISTEN HERE TO FULL INTERVIEW: https://soundcloud.com//chief-lee-crowchild-speaks-about-t (Image: AP)https://indianexpress.com//more-than-200-bodies-found-at-/

01.01.2022 TRADITIONAL OWNERS FROM ADELAIDE OUTRAGED AT GOVT BACKPEDALLING Flinders Ranges could be the nuclear waste dump as Federal Government go back on their word The Traditional Owners of the Flinders Ranges are shocked and outraged to learn that the Federal Minister has listed Wallerberdina in the amendments to legislation expected to be before the Senate today.... Vince Coulthard an Adnyamathanha Elder said today, Clearly the government cannot be trusted, the word of a Minister means nothing. We cannot believe they have again listed Wallerberdina as a possible site for the nation’s nuclear waste dump after promising our people this would not happen!’ We are putting the Minister on notice, we fought before and we will fight again, our people said NO to this waste dump in our country and that is final No means no Minister, we will not allow you to poison the Flinders Ranges with nuclear waste. Remove Wallerberdina from your legislation today, to adhere to your government’s promise, Mr Coulthard said.