Following the success of the first cultural mapping trip in October, Palyku men and elders from the inland Pilbara invited senior executives and representatives from BC Iron to travel across country visiting places of cultural significance whilst sharing traditional bush tucker and stories. BC Iron has generously supported the project to help the Palyku people […]
TR’s Nerida Haynes pays tribute to her grandmother, Gladys for NAIDOC 2018 – Because of Her, We Can
This NAIDOC Week 2018 I pay tribute this year to my Nana Gladys whom I did not know, yet feel I have this unbelievable connection to. I feel I know what she was like…..she was strong but gentle, she was fierce and intelligent and she was a leader. Because of Her and the experiences of […]
The Badimia arts, sites and language project is a great success!
The TR Foundation’s first project was proudly delivered in Mount Magnet last week during NAIDOC week. Following past successful events in Mount Magnet, not-for-profit organisation, the TR Foundation, partnered with Badimia Land Aboriginal Corporation (BLAC) to deliver a project
The adventures at Nyimili continues
If there is one thing we know by now it’s that the more time we spend on the Nyimili range, the more spectacular it proves to be! Following on from findings such as ochre paintings, engravings and wooden artefacts the team went on to identify numerous more scarred trees and rockshelters with cultural materials in […]
Motion footage reveals animals of Nyimili Range including a dingo pup!
Yinhawangka representatives and the Terra Rosa environmental team recently completed an initial environmental survey of the Nyimili Range. Using equipment like motions sensor cameras and Bat call detectors at several sites around the ranges, including caves, breakaways, and water pools, it was hoped to record the presence of some conservation significant species such as the […]
Camping in the heart of the range yields outstanding heritage and cultural values
Following on from our fantastic week with the Tommy’s and their extended kin we have had another incredibly exciting week on the ground with the Nyimili Project. This week we returned to Tulip Gorge with the Cox and Cooke families to continue our work from trip one, stage 2 of the project. During trip one, […]
Rare wooden artefacts found in the Nyimili Range!
Roy Tommy demonstrating the use of one of the fire sticks to Stuart Ingie Jnr at a rockshelter. The Nyimili Range community project continues! Frida, Kirsty and Denis from Terra Rosa have spent the last week back in Tom Price with the Yinhawangka Traditional Owners, continuing the investigation and recording of the heritage values of [...]
Back on Country with Palyku
Last week our team embarked on a Palyku cultural mapping project across the Nullagine region with senior men from the inland Pilbara, allowing Traditional Owners to come together and share their stories and understanding of the cultural landscape. Supported by BC Iron this on-country trip enabled people to record and film the social and cultural […]
Spectacular Nyimili Range holds rich cultural heritage secrets
Nyimili Range from the South Nyimili, Jarrurtu and the surrounding range is of immense cultural importance to the Yinhawangka and surrounding groups. Jarrurtu is an important node in a songline that tells the story of how man got fire; this story stretches all the way from Yinhawangka country out to the Martu of the Western […]
Celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day!
Today is Indigenous Literacy Day and we urge you to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation in their attempt to raise funds to support the delivery of much-needed resources to remote communities. You can do so through their website, or head down to New Edition Books in Fremantle, and Crow Books in Victoria Park where booksellers […]