NPY Women's Council

7 days ago

Anangu nutrition staff are preparing to head an important new study investigating food security in the APY lands.
Their central role as co-researchers will grow greater community engagement, relevant interpretation and greater outcomes for community members. The research is a joint initiative between NPYWC, University of QLD & Menzies School of Health Research. Find out more....
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Anangu researchers give nutrition study real meaning | NPY Women's Council

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Anangu nutrition staff are preparing to head an important new study investigating food security in the APY lands. Their central role as co-researchers will grow greater community engagement, relevant ...

NPY Women's Council

1 week ago

For over 20 years Linda has worked as an Aged & Disability Worker in the remote deserts of WA. Linda has also been a carer for her husband and daughter Janine, born with a disability. Find out about Linda’s story, her 2 week walk to school and the 3 things she describes as important for people working with Anangu in remote communities to know. www.npywc.org.au/news/the-ngaanyatjarra-carer/ ... See MoreSee Less

The Ngaanyatjarra Carer | NPY Women's Council

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For over 20 years Linda has worked as an Aged & Disability Worker in the remote deserts of WA. Linda has also been a carer for her husband and daughter Janine, born with a disability. Read more to fin...

NPY Women's Council

1 week ago

Theresa Nipper has been making a special balm, Irmangka Irmangka with the NPY Women's Council Ngangkari program for many years. The balm is a traditional rememedy for Anangu and her balm is always in demand with families out bush. The balm contains wild harvested native eremophila leaves which she infuses in olive oil and beeswax. It is a traditional remedy historically used by Anangu for poultices, applied to the chest to relieve coughs and colds, or rubbed into sore muscles and joints. Originally from Areyonga, Theresa makes the balm to continue traditional healing practices and help Anangu access this ancient remedy. She now sells Irmangka Irmangka accross Australia through NPYWC. www.npywc.org.au/product/irmangka-irmangka/ ... See MoreSee Less

Irmangka Irmangka | NPY Women's Council

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A medicinal remedy is made by ngangkari (traditional Aboriginal healers) from the leaves of native fuchsia. The aromatic leaves are traditionally used for poultices, applied to the chest to relieve co...

NPY Women's Council

1 week ago

"Here is a Ngaanyatjarra woman who has gone through many things in her life, violence, assault and sexual assault. She has many problems. She is just sitting there and thinking, “Who can I trust? Who can I trust to help me? To encourage me? Where can I go for guidance and encouragement to put me on the right path? So I can have hope in my life.” And after that, “How can I get healed, my whole life and be strong? So in the end I can be happy, have a good husband, have kids and a happy life. Forget all those other things that have happened behind.” Anangu Co-Researcher. Read about the Domestic & Family Violence Service's new paper and how trust, language and relationships can help to heal and inform DFV practice.
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Anangu understandings give better support for women experiencing sexual assault | NPY Women's Council

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“Here is a Ngaanyatjarra woman who has gone through many things in her life, violence, assault and sexual assault. She has many problems. She is just sitting there and thinking, “Who can I trust? ...

NPY Women's Council

2 weeks ago

"There was only one road from Warakurna to Warburton and it was a big distance, going the long way around, passing through Blackstone. So there was a community talk, and people wanted a road running straight from Warakurna to Warburton, to make that trip shorter. Lots of families from Warakurna and Warburton came to help make the road, men, women, children and dogs. Read more about this Tjanpi Desert Weavers artist's story...
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Making the road to Warburton - Judith Chambers | NPY Women's Council

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The “Making the Warakurna to Warburton road” story There was only one road from Warakurna to Warburton and it was a big distance, going the long way around, passing through Blackstone. So there wa...

NPY Women's Council

2 weeks ago

Youth Camps are in big demand from both young people and adults in remote communities. The camps connect people with land, culture and new skills. Recently, a young mans camp was run at a site near the Umutju road. This road was a major migration track for thousands of years across the Peterman Ranges running near important waterholes and sites. Read more...

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Youth Camps in big demand | NPY Women's Council

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Youth Camps are in big demand from both young people and adults in remote communities. The camps connect people with land, culture and new skills. Recently, a young mans camp was run at a site near th...