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Lake Raeside | Leonora |
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| Lake Raeside is approximately 20 km east south east of Leonora toward Kalgoorlie. It is only one of the many important places resulting from the journey of the water snake (Wanapi) which traveled throughout the goldfields. Elders, Custodians from the Darlot area speak of the tracks of the Wanapi dreaming (tjukurrpa) connecting significant sites over large distances covering hundreds of kilometers. On its travels it transformed the land forming geographical features eg: lakes, pools, creeks, rock-holes and Gnama holes. It is also believed the Wanapi had the ability to divide (one became two). Places significant to this particular tjukurrpa are Lake Darlot, Station Creek, Sullivans Creek, Tarmoola Pool, and Wilsons Creek all of which are between Leinster and Leonora. | ||
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Malcolm Dam | Leonora |
| Malcolm Dam is located 12 km east of Leonora. For the traditional custodians of the area it is the home of the Wanapi (rainbow snake). It was once a large rock pool but was excavated into a large dam to increase the capacity of water. Malcolm Dam is highly significant to song lines through this area. | ||
| Bega Garnbirringu Health Services | Service |
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| Bega has Goldfields Aboriginal History documented and provides
a Link-up service to Aboriginal people previously removed from their families
to help trace their origins, this service also offers nationally accredited
Aboriginal Health Care training programs. Phone: 9091 3199 |
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| Goldfields Land and Sea Council (GLSC) | Organisation |
| GLSC manage Native Title claims and could identify traditional
Aboriginal groups originating from the Goldfields area. Phone: 9091 1661 |
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| Indigenous Employment Centre (IEC) | Service |
| IEC links Aboriginal people to employment and training through
the Community Development Employment Program (CDEP). Phone: 9091 6511 |
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| Eastern Goldfields Aboriginal Advancement Council (Maku Sporting complex) | Venue |
| Provides a venue for sporting events and facilitate after school
youth programs and activities for Aboriginal youth. Phone: 9021 7349 |
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| Wongutha Birni | Venue |
| This organisation facilitates cultural awareness, art and craft,
music lessons, artefacts (boomerang making), art gallery and museum. Schools
are welcome to be a part of the workshops that they will be running. Phone: 0407 378 602, or 9093 3745 |
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| Yamatji Birni | Person |
| Yamatji Birni facilitates cultural awareness, story telling and
bush tours. Schools are welcome to contact him regarding excursions/coming to
the school as a guest speaker. Phone: 0407 378 602, or 9093 3745 Email: GeoffStokes@bigpond.com |
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| Ninga Mia Village Aboriginal Corporation | Service |
| Ninga Mia essentially is a housing service for Aboriginal people,
although it may offer other services. Phone: 9021 4682 Email: scttprl@yahoo.com.au |
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| Leonora Aboriginal Corporation | Organisation |
| Provides cultural awareness, teaches children how to paint/dance
and storytelling. Phone: 9037 6826 Email: llcca@westnet.com.au |
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| Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame | Organisation |
| This organisation has a small bit of information on how traditionally
Aboriginal people used minerals in their nomadic lifestyle. From time to time the
Mining Hall of Fame displays contemporary Aboriginal artwork from within the Goldfields
District. Phone: 9026 2700 |
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| Western Australian Museum, Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Museum |
| The museum has a display of Aboriginal artifacts originating from the Goldfields District. | |
| Native Plant Guide, Karlkurla Bushland Park & the Goldfields | Pamphlet |
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| Compiled by Kylie Payne and produced by Kalgoorlie-Boulder Landcare Group 2003. You can obtain a copy from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Landcare Group. An informative and easy to read resource about local plants. | |
| Drop in The Bucket, by Margaret Morgan | Book |
| Teachers can purchase this book at their local bookshop or borrow
it from their local libraries (Library Resource Centre - Curtin University (Kalgoorlie) &
William Gundt Memorial).
This book is a history of the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Goldfields. It adds a valuable local context to the infamous government policy of 'die out' and 'breed out' which remained W.A. Government policy for half a century. It tells local stories of the separation of children from their families and personalizes the experiences of institutional and bureaucratic racism. Teachers and other readers will gain a valuable insight into these experiences and will gain some understanding as to why the emotional and social effects of these experiences are still felt by the Aboriginal community today. |
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