Ngoonjook Edition 18

Ngoonjook seeks to make relevant material available to an Indigenous readership and to all those interested in Indigenous Australian issues. Themes explored include: education, health, cultural identity, natural and cultural resource management, the arts and linguistics.

Articles in this issue:

• The Historical Development of Papunya Community by Keith Jabaldjari Jurra
  • Why Papunya?
  • The rationale for resettlement
  • Problems on the resettlement
  • Some community histories
  • Wati Tjilpi Kutungku Kulira Watjanu
  • My own personal history
  • The Outstation Movement: an Aboriginal response
  • Conclusion
• Perspectives on Literacy: a Dialogue by Frances Kofod, Ian Green, Pat Beattie, Lee Robertson and Rob McCormack
  • Postscript: Frances Kofod
  • Umpire’s voice: Ron Carter
• Evaluation Report of Marriammu Language by Arnold Brown
  • General Introduction
  • Australian Indigenous Languages
  • Marriammu
  • History of Wadeye
  • Personal History
  • Field Trip
  • Analysis
  • Conclusion
• The Centrality of Community by Leon J. White
  • What is Community?
  • Who is Remote?
  • Program or Community Needs?
  • Workplaces as Significant Sites within the Community
  • Pathways for Indigenous Control and Participation
  • Localising Program Delivery Requires Flexibility
  • Utilising Regional Networks
  • Competency-based Approach
• Where are They Now? by Betty Pearce
• Questioning Abstudy Changes by Martin Nakata
  • Foundational principles
  • Scenarios
  • Critique
  • Conclusion