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22.01.2022 Wave Hill Walk-Off - 23 August 1966 On 23 August 1966, 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families initiated strike action at Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory. https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments//wave-hill-walk-off

20.01.2022 In community Last week HFH participants, local staff and Steering Committee, along with members of the Baby Hub and FAFT program, joined our Hope For Health education workshop. Hope For Health continue to educate and empower Yolngu people in regards to the deeper understand of food as a cause of disease. It was a great workshop delivered by Tim and all involved were very engaged and asking lots of questions. ... Stories around food and the sharing of traditional wisdom underpin the workshops, as we continue to walk alongside each other on the path to better health and vitality for all.

19.01.2022 No sugar, No diet, No powder protein, No steroids, No introduced drugs, No introduced alcohol, No major health problems..

18.01.2022 Today the HFH team ran a smoothie stall at the local Shepherdson College family open day in Galiwin'ku, hosted by the Cathy Freeman Foundation. It was great to see large numbers of children, and parents enjoying healthy smoothies made from fruits and green vegetables, coconut milk, greek yogurt and water, all available from the local ALPA store. Some Steering Committee members and adults in the community who have participated in HFH retreats gathered around discussing and sharing their healthy recipes and stories with other families. Many believed that healthy smoothies are a great way to introduce healthy foods to family members and start teaching children how good healthy foods can taste and fun to make.

13.01.2022 Yesterday members of the HFH Steering Committee met in Galiwin'ku and were joined by some elders in the community who were invited to attend as meeting observers to learn more about the program. Many of these women have been the driving force of HFH in the Elcho community over the past 5 years and are eager to see the project continue into the future, creating healthy pathways for future generations of Yolngu people to follow, leading to greater vitality.

12.01.2022 This week, staff and their families test out some easy healthy lunch foods with ingredients that are available to buy from local ALPA store. Red kidney beans with chilli, chick peas with garlic and rosemary were given the big thumbs up from the kids manymak!

11.01.2022 The Hope For Health team celebrated National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, in Galiwin'ku yesterday. In collaboration with Shepherdson College Sunset School Program, the afternoon was spent with around 40 Yolngu children playing the popular game of Board-Board (a mix of AFL and Basketball). Our amazing local health coaches made ‘Half-Time, Healthy Smoothies’, with lots of encouragement and plenty of love for the children of Elcho Island.... This awesome event celebrated all things wonderful about our future Elders.

10.01.2022 This week the staff team have enjoyed discovering the use of our new slow cooker as a way to cook meat, creating a soft texture to the cooked meat and a way to produce easy meals for large families. Slow cooker recipes can be simply meat, salt and water or for more flavour, adding onion, garlic and other vegetables.

09.01.2022 This week in community the Hope For Health Steering Committee met to discuss the required outcomes of future activities. These are important meetings, where Yolngu stakeholders guide the direction of the program for the benefit of the community.

08.01.2022 Hunting for traditional foods is a vital way of life for Yolngu people, providing families with nutrient dense foods. This week’s hunting trip saw the local team and participants travel to Rogers Creek on Elcho Island, a well-known spot for gathering mud muscles and "bunybu". Local staff described the long walk, through bush and through mangroves and swamps, that was hard work and good exercise. They also enjoyed digging for bush food, mud muscles and "bunybu" and carrying that food was hard work. They encouraged participants to drink lots of water. Along the way, the group also came upon a tree with bees flying from it. It is the season for wild honey "Guku". The group smoked the tree to remove the bees, used an axe to cut into the tree to reveal the eggs and fresh honey, a real treat.

06.01.2022 This week in community... The Hope For Health team were invited to the Family As First Teachers program (FAFT), to make healthy smoothies and talk about Manymak Natha (Good Food). Yolngu parents and children alike, enjoyed the smoothies that were on offer. ... The Hope For Health team are actively engaging in community projects and sharing the Hope For Health message with as many families as possible.

03.01.2022 This year's NAIDOC week theme, Always Was, Always Will Be, is an opportunity to reflect and honor the history, rich culture, achievement and survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the oldest continuous living culture on earth. "We want all Australians to celebrate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists." National NAIDOC Committee.

03.01.2022 HFH staff members explain that it is the season of Gunmul, the wet season. It is a great time for gathering maypal (shellfish), mud muscles, stingrays, fish and mud crabs. Collecting mud muscles is hard work, that requires digging elbow deep in mud to reach the muscle. The hard work is rewarded with a feast of mud muscles cooked with garlic and chillies are enjoyed by the family.

03.01.2022 Today is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day. Stay tuned for reports from today's events on Elcho Island and check out the official website, to see if there's an event near you which you can support. We hope Indigenous children everywhere have a wonderful day! :-)... https://aboriginalchildrensday.com.au/events/

01.01.2022 https://youtu.be/TB7Imcg_-BU