By Laura Egan | Founder/CEO
In this report we bring you news of two exciting new products developed with the support of ELP – the 2017 Yarralin Calendar ‘Our Place’ and the Alawa Colouring Book.
‘Our Place’
The 2017 calendar marks ELP’s third collaboration with Yarralin Creative! This year we were able to enlist the expertise of renowned photographer Wayne Quillam to produce a calendar that highlights the circular relationship between the Yarralin mob and their country, and celebrates the recent handback of land to traditional owners.
Profits from the calendar sales are reinvested back into the community to seed the development of future creative enterprise projects that enable people to build skills, knowledge, and networks to develop their ideas into successful ventures.
The Alawa Colouring Book
Over in Minyerri community, language and culture have been key motivators behind the establishment of Minyerri Arts and Cultural Centre, a community hub fostering culturally-rich enterprise projects. ELP's Sarah Barrow helped to spearhead the creation of the 'Alawa Colouring book' in collaboration with the community.
“Language preservation is a priority for the Minyerri community; Elders know that language strengthens connection to culture and its revival leads to a stronger sense of identity” she explained at the launch.
“It’s a terrible tragedy that over 150 traditional Aboriginal languages have been lost, so it was a privilege to work alongside the community to produce the colouring book."
The book features Alawa language, local flora and fauna as well as interactive activities to be used as a teaching resource for all ages.
The book was recently launched at the Katherine Public Library coinciding with 2016 Indigenous Literacy Day. Copies of the book can be purchased here:
http://www.elp.org.au/shop/business/minyerri-art-centre/alawa-colouring-book/
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