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Munbanda - Bush Tucker
(c1991)
Doris Gingingara
This artwork is provided by the Edith Cowan University Art Collection.
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The painting:
Around the big yam are different types of bush tucker, or Munbanda. There is Walila, a yam; Warpiritja, a kind of bush onion; Nalpur , a plant that is used for colouring leaves for making baskets; and Pinyi-pinya, another type of yam.
The artist:
Doris Gingingara was born in Maningrida Arnhemland in 1946. She spent her childhood in the traditional way with her parents and her tribe, hunting and gathering.
About this yarning place
Our Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing yarning place (electronic network) is now available online. If you work or study in this area why not join up and share your information and experiences.
What is the yarning place?
The yarning place (electronic network) is now available online. It enables people with an interest in promoting the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous peoples, to share information, knowledge and experience – even when they live in different States, Territories and regions, come from different sectors (such as health, education and justice), and work for different organisations.
By combining new electronic yarning services with the quality, up-to-date information currently available in this web resource we aim to create a 'one stop info-shop' for people working, studying or interested in the area of Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing. When you join the yarning place (membership is free - view e-mob membership form) you will have access to the following services:
- e-mob list – contact details for members (with their approval);
- e-yarning board – an electronic board for discussion and debate about relevant issues (view info); and
- e-message stick – an email list for communicating with all members (view info).
A number of other information sharing features are available to both members and non-members and you are encouraged to use them to contribute relevant information, they include:
- info about current news and events (view info);
- 'share your info' forms for submitting details about programs, projects, reports, and other resources (view forms); and a
- feedback form (view form).
Why join the e-mob?
If you are working or studying in the area of social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous peoples we encourage you to join the social and emotional wellbeing e-mob and share your knowledge and experience through the yarning place.
The yarning place is a great way to network and share information. Through your active participation you will both contribute to – and benefit from – the wealth of knowledge and experience that exists among committed professionals and practitioners working across Australia to promote the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous peoples.
Register to join the e-mob now!
Yarning place membership costs nothing - just complete and submit the online e-mob membership form provided (view form). The form will allow us to collect the information necessary to develop your contact details and profile for the e-mob list.
Are you new to the e-mob?
Your e-mob membership will be processed after we receive your online form. We will let you know by email as soon as your login is enabled.
To access the yarning place (e-mob, e-yarning board, and e-message stick), you will need to log in (view yarning place login) and enter your email address and password. (Just a reminder - your password is the one you submitted on the e-mob membership form).
The following sections provide general information about use of the e-yarning board and e-message stick.
What is e-yarning?
When you join the e-mob you can begin networking and e-yarning through the social and emotional wellbeing yarning place. Our e-yarning services enable e-mob members to share information, experiences and ideas without requiring that they be in the same geographical location, or even online at the same time. This is done by means of the e-message stick and e-yarning board.
The e-message stick is an email list (also called a listserve) that will enable e-mob members across the country to share information and yarn. Members can use the e-message stick to seek or distribute info about current projects, jobs, events and other relevant news.
The e-yarning board gives members the capacity to debate issues online by posting and replying to messages on the electronic discussion board. To prevent spam (inappropriate messages), the e-yarning board is password-protected and available only to members of the e-mob.
How does the Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing e-message stick work?
The e-message stick (also called a listserve) is an email list for sharing info and yarning with other members. By using the e-message stick you can quickly and easily email a message to the Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing e-mob. You simply send your message to the email address provided when you join the yarning place and it will be forwarded to all the other e-message stick members.
When other members check their email they will find your message. Other members may also have sent messages, and individual members will decide to read (or delete) each message they have received. If you wish to respond to the message, you can send the response to the e-mob – simply 'reply' to the e-message stick – or just to the person who sent the message.
How does the Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing e-yarning board work?
The e-yarning board (electronic discussion board) has been developed to enable members to share information and ideas without requiring that they be in the same geographical location, or on their computers at the same time. It will only become an effective tool for sharing info when members begin to actively use it to yarn. You can browse the e-yarning board before joining (browse e-yarning board). This option allows you to read existing messages but not to post/reply to messages.
As a member, you will have full access to the e-yarning board and will be able to post your own messages and reply to others. When posting messages we suggest that you choose a clear subject heading. This will provide others with a general idea of the content of the message posted by you and help them decide what messages they want to read and what messages they would like to skip.
For the convenience of all members, the e-yarning board is organised by subject. The subjects are provided to help you find the yarning issue that is relevant to your specific area(s) of interest.
Here are a few tips to get your e-yarning started:
- Choose the subject that is most relevant to the issue that you wish to yarn about. If you can't find a specific subject that is relevant to your yarning issue, choose the subject that has been created for general discussion.
- If you wish to start a new conversation within your chosen subject, enter your message in the 'Add new topic' area at the bottom of the page (click on 'add new topic' under the subject heading or scroll down to see the bottom of the page).
- If you wish to respond to a message that has already been posted, enter your response in the 'Reply' section - you will find it at the bottom of the message to which you wish to respond.
- It is a good idea to reread your message for errors and to check your spelling before submitting your post, as the e-yarning board does not let you edit or delete your message after it has been sent.
Yarning place guidelines
As a courtesy to others – and to protect yourself – please follow these guidelines when using the Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing yarning place (both e-message stick and e-yarning board).
- Use a brief, clear and descriptive entry in the 'subject' line of messages.
- Where appropriate include your full name, affiliation(s) and email address at the bottom of your messages.
- Be sure the topic you are discussing is appropriate and relevant to Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing.
- When replying to a message, please direct your reply to the proper person/people (please be aware that when you hit 'reply' to an e-message stick email the message will go to all members).
- Do not send/post angry, critical or emotionally charged messages.
- Do not use all capital letters in your messages. USING ALL CAPITALS IS THE EMAIL EQUIVALENT OF SHOUTING and is considered rude by some people (please excuse us for shouting!).
- Do not use the yarning place to advertise your company, product or service for commercial gain.
- Use humour and sarcasm sparingly. Humour in messages can easily be misinterpreted – remarks that you think are funny can come across as rude to others.
Yarning place disclaimer
It is expected that members of the Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing yarning place will not send/post any messages that are obscene, racist, vulgar, sexually explicit, hateful, threatening, or that may in other ways violate any laws. The HealthInfoNet will attempt to keep any objectionable messages from being sent/posted through the Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing yarning place. We reserve the right to remove or edit inappropriate messages, but it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author. The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet does not endorse the content, viewpoint, accuracy or opinions expressed, and will not be held responsible for the content of any message.
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