The Success Story for Indigenous Cultural Wellbeing
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Room 2 - In-Person Only
| Monday, October 21, 2024 |
| 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Room 2 |
Overview
Bettina Danganbarr, Galiwinku Womens Space Aboriginal Corporation
Speaker
Ms Bettina Danganbarr
Chairperson And Co- Founder
Galiwinku Womens Space Aboriginal Corporation
The success story for Indigenous Cultural Wellbeing
Abstract
The Guruttu framework Is a Kinship system that is used to promote the cultural well being of Yolngu people – (Aboriginal people from Northeast part of Australia).
With this, Bettina will go through the Yolngu metaphor of Gurrutu and the fibres that bring women and children together. Especially when going through Domestic and Family Violence.
Through the Guruttu framework kinship system, Bettina and other Indigenous women, co-founded Galiwinku Womens Space Aboriginal Corporation as a safe space for women and children fleeing Domestic and Family violence.
In her presentation Bettina will showcase the imporatnce of culturally led grassroots solutions to Domenstic violence and to Indigenous healing.
Bettina will also showcase the success, failures and journey that Galiwinku Womens space has gone through in fighting the government and society to use Guruttu to build an organization and support women and children going through Domestic, Family and Sexual violence in a culturally safe way.
https://www.galiwinkuwomenspace.com/
With this, Bettina will go through the Yolngu metaphor of Gurrutu and the fibres that bring women and children together. Especially when going through Domestic and Family Violence.
Through the Guruttu framework kinship system, Bettina and other Indigenous women, co-founded Galiwinku Womens Space Aboriginal Corporation as a safe space for women and children fleeing Domestic and Family violence.
In her presentation Bettina will showcase the imporatnce of culturally led grassroots solutions to Domenstic violence and to Indigenous healing.
Bettina will also showcase the success, failures and journey that Galiwinku Womens space has gone through in fighting the government and society to use Guruttu to build an organization and support women and children going through Domestic, Family and Sexual violence in a culturally safe way.
https://www.galiwinkuwomenspace.com/
Biography
Bettina Danganbarr (AO) is a Senior Aboriginal Community Police Officer (ACPO) and respected Yolŋu elder in Galiwin’ku, Arnhem Land. This role sees her wearing many hats in the community as a police officer, councilor, and provider of a safe haven for people in need.
Bettina also founded and chairs Galiwin’ku Women’s Space Aboriginal Corporation. a Yolŋu run organisation led by a group of passionate women, proactively working towards prevention of domestic and family violence in Galiwin’ku as well as empowering women in the community to be strong, independent and confident.
