Djalkiriŋur Rälmanapanmirr
Women's Djalkirri
The focus of the Women’s Djalkirri (Foundation) program 'Senior girls learning from Senior Women' is to support the women of Galiwin'ku to maintain and develop their wellbeing, nurture women and children, and to increase opportunities to access cultural activities. The team provide opportunities to engage in ceremony, spend time on Country, and share knowledge.
The Women's Djalkirri program supports young women to learn about:
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melkarri (cry and sing about all the creation that we see)
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how to connect with other young women
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weaving & necklace creation
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bush medicine
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smoking ceremony for baby and the mother (in collaboration with Baby Hub & Miwatj)
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women's raypirri rom
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bush foods for underweight babies to improve their health
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visit the Aged Care centre to engage with elderly people.
Mens Djalkirri
The focus of the Men's Djalkirri program is to support the men of Galiwin'ku to maintain and develop their wellbeing, stay connected to their culture, land and water, and to improve community safety by supporting men to reconnect with culture.
Our programs explore aspects of culture in djalkirri focusing on who we are and where we come from. It is to identify ourselves through our culture and to teach our kids for the future as they will be the future leaders for their generation.
Men's Djalkirri is footprints in times that you can learn from the dusk beneath you because we know every rock, roots, vein, trees and branches. When the seeds drops down to the ground we nurture our seeds and rise again.
The Men's Djalkirri Program involves the following foundations:
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Cultural training/education
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Giving principles to our children through cultural awareness
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Educating children in terms of Yolngu wisdom of who they are and where we come from
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Following the lore in Yolŋu oath
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Teaching song lines
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Raypirri Rom
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Spear making
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Hunting or collecting bush materials