Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project Incorporated
Description
Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project Incorporated is a Western Australian (WA) association that receives funding from the Australian Government and WA health services. The association's aims are:
- to reclaim Wirlomin stories and dialect, in support of the maintenance of Noongar language, and to share them with Noongar families and communities as part of a process to claim, control and enhance Wirlomin Noongar cultural heritage
- to return and consolidate Indigenous culture to its rightful community, create an awareness of its importance and the potential for an appropriate sharing of a Noongar cultural heritage with the wider community
- to promote Noongar arts and culture through language, storytelling, illustration, music, song and dance to the Noongar community in Perth, Albany and other selected regional centres
- to promote, foster and encourage Indigenous authors and illustrators
- to promote the Wirlomin books as literature/art in Perth, Albany and selected regional centres and also to the book buying public
- to provide an opportunity for people to participate in cross-cultural shared activities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people while learning about Indigenous culture.
The association promotes Noongar stories, culture and language through various methods, including:
- delivery of educational sessions to school children
- publication of books and audio CDs
- workshops and public meetings.
Abstract adapted from Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project Incorporated
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Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project Incorporated
Email: admin@wirlomin.com.au
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