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Thiitharrwarra

Homeland

Ivan Deemal

Eddie Deemal

History of Thiitharrwarra

  • Eddie grew up in the Mission days at Cape Bedford
  • As soon as he could, Eddie returned to his homeland to live back on country and reconnect with his ancestry lands
  • He claimed Native Title on behalf of his family, so that generations to come can stay connected to their land

Challenges of Living at Thiitharrwarra

Cape Bedford was the first mission on Cape York Peninsula, and became the oldest surviving mission in North Queensland

  • Eddie is in his 90's and so is less involved in looking after the homeland than he once was
  • Ivan now maintains the homeland on top of working full time for the Hope Vale Congress
  • Eddie sometimes finds it hard to access community and health services and requires assistance when Ivan cannot be there
  • The location is very attractive to tourists, who unfortunately leave rubbish and don't look after the homeland. Ivan is then left with more work to maintain the homeland

Vision for Thiitharrwarra

  • Ivan wishes to develop the homeland further, and grow it into a strong and sustainable business for his family, and for generations to come
  • He also wishes tourists to be more respectful towards sacred sites in the area

Safety & Practical Re-Cap

Flights

Itinerary

Monday 12th April

Jetstar JQ 944

Depart Melbourne 6.05am

Arrive Cairns 9.25am

Wednesday 21st April

Jetstar JQ 947

Depart Cairns 10.20am

Arrive Melbourne 1.45pm

Cairns

Daarba Homeland

Binthi-Warra Homeland

Port Douglas

Home

Project Update

Student Online Portal

Username: stjosephs-fg-21

Password: stj-capeyork-04

Fund Raising?

The Main Characters

Irene & Gerry

Harry

History of Maaramaka

  • Irene grew up in the Hope Vale area, her Traditional Land, but through the course of her life, moved away before deciding to return to raise her family
  • Irene & Gerry bought the land at Maaramaka after living in Hope Vale, because they wanted more space and a place to start a business, as well as wanting to be back on country
  • The family have built several houses at Maaramaka, and cleared land to run their Indigenous Rainforest Tours

Challenges of living in Maaramaka

Starting & running a small business in such a remote location is difficult – marketing their business, and also maintaining their land to be able to run their business keeps them constantly busy and searching for better ways of doing things.

Vision for Maaramaka

The family would like to clear more land on their property to eventually open a tourist camping site away from their house.

Irene also writes and sells children’s books in her traditional language, which she would like to be able to continue doing - to assist locals in keeping their language and passing it on to their children in a meaningful way

The Main Characters

Kathleen

Francis

History of Wujal Wujal

  • The Traditional Custodians of the land are the Kuku Yalanji clan
  • Wujal Wujal in language means ‘many falls'
  • Community remains from the Bloomfield River Mission days
  • In the 1880's, tin mining brought prosperity to the region and an influx of European settlers. This impacted the environment and local ways of living
  • In 1980, The ‘Bloomfield River Mission’ closed, and became ‘Wujal Wujal,’ a self-managed community, with state and federal government funding
  • Currently around 300-400 permanent residents

Bloomfield River Mission School

Circa 1968

Challenges of Living At Wujal Wujal

  • High levels of unemployment & diversity of employment opportunities
  • Majority Government housing
  • No Access to high school and higher education
  • Difficulties in being self-sustainable

Wujal Wujal

into the future

For the Walker family, they want to welcome more young people to their country, share their culture and their stories.

"Students like you bring education to my Bama kids" - Kathleen

  • Lizzie would like to see more of the Traditional Owners of Jajikal become involved in the running of the homeland.
  • The Corporation which looks after Jajikal on behalf of the Traditional Owners is still only small, and the Traditional Owners would like to the see the corporation expand to help others in their area return to their Traditional Land.

Challenges of living at Bana

  • While Bana has developed a lot since it was handed back, there is still only limited infrastructure at the homeland - only 2 showers, 2 composting toilets, and limited living spaces.
  • Due to it's remote location, the Traditional Owners struggle with limited access to emergency services, and health services.
  • During the Wet Season, Bana can become cut off due to rising water levels in the nearby creek, and the unsealed road up to the homeland can become very difficult to drive on.

Challenges of Living At Bana

Daarba Homeland

The Main Characters

Estelle

Des

History of Daarba

  • Daarba Homeland is an ancient bora site where traditional initiations were performed.
  • In 1940 a road was cleared and the first cattle station on the homeland was established.
  • Traditional Owner, Desmond (Des) Bowen, began to work on the station with his Dad as a young 17-year old, and by the 1970s Des was running it.
  • In the year 2000, the land was handed back to the Traditional Owners, including Desmond’s family, through the Native Title process.
  • Daarba Lands Trust now holds the land, and it is governed by a board of directors.

Challenges of Living at Daarba

  • Although the homeland has developed a lot since it was handed back, there is still only limited infrastructure.
  • Maintaining their homeland is a challenge for the Traditional Owners due to its remote location – far from schools, medical facilities and work opportunities.
  • The wet season cuts off access to Daarba homeland for months at a time.

Vision for Daarba

  • Desmond’s family want to see their homeland used as it was traditionally – to hunt, gather, learn and carry on cultural customs.
  • They also want to encourage young indigenous kids to come and camp at Daarba, and learn what it means to live on country.
  • The homeland is used to host Men’s Groups and create advocacy around closing the gap on Indigenous health.

Knowledge Session

What are the

challenges of living in a remote Indigenous Community?

What will

I learn, and what can I give?

Why is it important

to support remote Indigenous Communities & Homelands?

Edgar

Melanie

The Main Characters

Laurie

History of Binthiwarra

  • Binthiwarra is the name of the people who lived in the area for thousands of years
  • During white settlement, the Gibson family was moved off their land to the mission at Cape Bedford, but that didn't stop them returning to their country to hunt and camp
  • The land was handed back to the Gibson family under Native Title, and the government has provided funding for the family to build a homestead there

Challenges of living at Binthiwarra

  • Maintaining their homeland is a challenge for the Elders, as there are no longer young men in the family
  • Due to it's remote location, the Elders cannot live on their homeland, but instead need to live in the town at Hope Vale to be close to medical facilities & services. This leaves them feeling disconnected from country

Cape Bedford was the first mission on the Cape York Peninsula, and became the oldest surviving mission in North Queensland

Vision for Binthiwarra

Binthiwarra Homeland

The Gibson family want to see their homeland used as it traditionally was - to hunt, gather, learn and carry on cultural customs.

The Gibson's also want young indigenous kids to come and camp at Binthiwarra, and learn what it means to live on country.

Buru into the future

Religion & Spirituality

Money

Relationships

LIST

List these elements of your life from most important to least important

THINK

How do you think the community you'll be visiting would list these?

Career

Family

QUESTION

Write down 3 questions you want answered on your immersion, based on these topics?

Health

Traditions

Education

Remote Indigenous Community Living

What are the Challenges?

How can I help?

What will I learn?

Why is it beneficial to support remote Indigenous Homelands like Bana & Jajikal?

The Main Characters

Richard

PK

Linda

Aboriginal dwellings on the Daintree River

History of Julaymba

  • Traditionally used as a meeting ground for different Kuku Yalanji clan groups to meet, settle disputes and trade
  • In 1872, the first white contact occurred when prospectors were sent to the Mossman Gorge looking for gold, and from that point on, white settlers began moving to the area
  • The community at Julaymba all lived along the river, off the land, at various points in their life, before being moved off Country in the early 1920s
  • During the time away from the land, it was sold to farmers, and it has been a difficult task trying to claim the land back
  • The current owner of the camp was fortunate enough to buy the land at Julaymba outright, without going through the Native Title process, unlike a number of the other homelands in the area

Julaymba Homeland

Challenges of living at Julaymba

  • The Daintree River floods during the wet season and the camp is cut off, sometime for months at a time. As such, the camp cannot be permanently lived on
  • The Traditional Owners are still unrecognised as such, due to the on-going disputes over who the land traditionally belonged to. Therefore, they are not able to access funding and services like other recognised Traditional Owners in the area

Vision for Julaymba

The Julaymba Homeland is to be used as a place where young Yalanji people can come on cultural camps, and reconnect with Country and their ancestral history.

The land is currently also used as a cattle station, and the owners and community hope to see this business continue to be profitable.

St Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully

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