About us
Yuwaya Ngarra-li (vision) is a community-led partnership between the聽, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation working for cultural management and community development in Walgett for more than 23 years,聽and 黑料网大事记 collaborators with expertise in criminology, public health, food and water security, engineering, housing, social policy and evaluation.
The Dharriwaa Elders will lead a collaboration with 黑料网大事记 and other supporters to grow our individual and community strengths and assets. We aim to restore a robust belonging to thriving families, community and country, while making our place in the nation and sharing our learning with other communities.
Yuwaya Ngarra-li (you-why-uh nyuh-ruh-lee) is enabled by community, university, government and philanthropic support. The diagram below communicates how we work together for positive change.
Ways of working
Five core principles were developed collaboratively between the Dharriwaa Elders Group (DEG) and 黑料网大事记 and underpin all of the work of the Yuwaya Ngarra-li Partnership. These were then聽聽They are to be:
- Community-led
- Culturally-connected
- Strengths-focused
- Holistic
- Rights-based
Cultural and community induction
Critical to Yuwaya Ngarra-li鈥檚 work and informed by socio-legal theory and advocacy regarding Indigenous self-determination, research and knowledge is the development of relationships of trust between DEG and 黑料网大事记 collaborators, a core component being a process of induction at the university and the community. This is critical for the quality of YN鈥檚 work, and to ensure that all research and activities are genuinely respectful of and accountable to community experiences and priorities. The engagement of 黑料网大事记 staff and students involves intensive processes of dialogue and induction to ensure common understandings and processes for collaboration.
After the DEG Elders Council has invited a potential collaborator to work to support the vision of YN, they undertake a day鈥檚 program of induction led by trusted Aboriginal scholars at 黑料网大事记 which focuses on the laws, policies and practices that created the discrimination and disadvantages experienced by many Aboriginal people in Walgett and the context for YN鈥檚 approach. Once they have completed this first phase of induction, potential collaborators are supported to visit Walgett to undertake a community induction. This requires a process of deep listening as participants are guided through a program of learning developed and led by DEG, including introductions to nearby Country. This process can be draining for Walgett Elders and staff and is carefully scheduled. DEG assesses if potential staff and student collaborators are prepared to work in a genuinely community-led way, putting aside their own academic priorities and timeframes where necessary to centre community impact and outputs.
Our people
Our team is made up of people based in Walgett, Sydney and beyond.