Today we are excited to announce the launch of the Nyimili Interactive Journey website. Terra Rosa and the members of the Yinhawangka community have been working co-operatively on the Nyimili Project since 2014. A significant milestone in the project, the website explores the significance and history of the Nyimili Range through information captured on the […]
One of the most exciting community projects undertaken in 2015 was the Nyimili Project (Stage 2). The Nyimili Project was instigated as a result of the Yinhawangka Community expressing their concern about the potential impact of mining and development on Nyimili and the associated range. Nyimili is considered to be of outstanding cultural significance to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cultural awareness training is designed to increase awareness of cultural differences, facilitate a greater understanding of others and enable better professional relationships in a cross cultural environment. Since September 2013, Terra Rosa Consulting has helped the Thalanyji owned company Ganthalha Enterprises to deliver online cultural awareness training to over 8,000 individuals. Ganthalha Enterprises is contracted […]