{"product_id":"new-edition-traditional-aboriginal-healers-central-australia","title":"New Edition of Traditional Aboriginal Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelebrating the lives, histories and healing practices of ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei from the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful new edition brings together powerful new life stories, photographic portraits and striking artworks by some of Australia’s most highly respected artists and ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei. It offers a rare and intimate insight into one of the world’s oldest and most enduring healing traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are recording all these stories to leave behind in this book. Stories from the people from earlier times who came out of the spinifex to put their knowledge on paper. Now we’ve added our own stories so that, in the future, people will see them as well. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Marita Baker \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor countless generations, ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei (NUN-ka-ree) have cared for the physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of their people — drawing on deep cultural knowledge passed down through families and Country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2013, Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei marked the first time ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei had openly shared their stories, culture and healing work in such depth and detail. This new edition continues that legacy — reaffirming that ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei are still here, still working, and still passing on their power and knowledge to future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are still here. We are still working ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei. We are still passing on ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei power and the knowledge of how to use it. But we need to keep teaching so there can be more understanding about our work.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e— Imitjala Pantjiti Lewis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei – New Edition is a deeply moving and essential book for anyone interested in Aboriginal culture, healing, and the strength of intergenerational knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery purchase supports the NPY Women’s Council Ngangka\u003cu\u003er\u003c\/u\u003ei Program, helping sustain Aboriginal-led healing and cultural knowledge for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith thanks to the A\u003cu\u003en\u003c\/u\u003eangu Communities Foundation and Aboriginal Investment NT for their generous support in bringing this publication to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NPYWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53603220881780,"sku":"186NGK-3RD-EDITION-HEALER","price":64.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/0224\/9076\/files\/bookcover.jpg?v=1768305294","url":"https:\/\/www.npywc.org.au\/products\/new-edition-traditional-aboriginal-healers-central-australia","provider":"NPY Women's Council","version":"1.0","type":"link"}