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A group of Warlayirti Artists walking on Country

Photo: Passing stories down to the next generations. Ngurra Kutjuwarra (On Country, Together), Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation, Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia, June 2021. Photo by Lucinda White.

A total of 23 projects will share in $506,711 through the latest grant round, which supports Aboriginal-led initiatives that bring people together on Country to share knowledge, maintain culture and strengthen connections across generations.

Connecting to Country provides grants of up to $25,000 to Aboriginal organisations, individuals and groups, as well as organisations working closely with Aboriginal communities that can demonstrate strong Aboriginal governance and leadership.

The program supports activities that foster the transfer of knowledge across cultures, including the preservation of language, stories, cultural practices and dance.

Recipients of the latest Connecting to Country grants

Perth

Koya Aboriginal Corporation — $19,980 for Australia's Cultural Night Sky: Culture, Creativity and Community in the Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia
City of Canning — $9,700 for Ngalang Kadjin Moorditj "Our Spirit Strong" Program
Yule Brook College — $16,363 for Out on Country: Connecting to Home

Kimberley

Jilinya — $18,070 for Wororra Cultural Knowledge Integration: Connecting Ancestors' Voices to Country
Bulngunna Aboriginal Corporation — $25,000 for Looking After Carved Boab Trees on Yingualyalya Country
Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation — $25,000 for Telling Lalay Stories, Singing Junba Songs, and Art Paintings of Traditional Wanjina Wunggurr Rock Art
Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation — $25,000 for Voices of Country: Nyikina Mangala Cultural Camp
Nyamba Buru Yawuru — $25,000 for Yawuru Intergenerational Learnings
Yurriyangem Taam Aboriginal Corporation — $25,000 for Connecting to Kija Culture on Yurriyangem Taam
Goodngarngoon Aboriginal Corporation — $25,000 for Ewuny (Sunday Island) Back to Country for young and old

Pilbara

Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation — $25,000 for Thalanyji Wangka Yardinga – Thalanyji language along the river
Wanparta Aboriginal Corporation — $19,852 for Ngarla On-Country Knowledge Transfer and Cultural Preservation Project

Mid West

Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community Aboriginal Corporation — $24,201 for Ngarlawangga Warringga Manayanba
Youth Focus — $25,000 for Reconnecting with Country

Gascoyne

Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation — $24,999 for Strengthening Middamia Connection to Country

Wheatbelt

Wheatbelt Arts & Events Incorporated — $24,903 for On Country — Strong Culture — Strong Community
Rohan Collard — $25,000 for Moorditj Moort Walbarniny Project
Digital Immersions Indigenous Corporation — $25,000 for Country Narratives: Creative Heritage and Culture on Wiilman Nyoongah Boodja
Noongar Kaartdijin Aboriginal Corporation — $15,500 for Kura — Yey - Kalyakoorl (Past-Present-Future): Noongar Family Cultural Reconnection at Boyagering

Goldfields-Esperance

Tjupan Ngalia Tribal Land Council Aboriginal Corporation — $10,180 for Pakurrku:ku Ngurrura Yiwarra — Pathways on Country with Kado Muir

Great Southern

Great Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation — $25,000 for Caring for Our Future: Moorditj Koolingars
Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation — $24,963 for Noongar Elders Stories and Oral History Project
Gorenang Moortabiin Aboriginal Engagement & Community Development Aboriginal Corporation — $23,000 for Kalyakoorl Boodja

The next round of Connecting to Country grants will open on Tuesday, 8 September. Find out more

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