| ISBN |
1741580870 |
| 1741580889 |
| Author |
Patrick, Steve Jampijinpa (author) |
| Title |
Ngurra-kurlu : a way of working with Warlpiri people / Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu (Steven Jampijinpa Patrick, Miles Holmes, (Lance) Alan Box. |
| Portion of title |
Working with Warlpiri people. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Alice Springs, N.T. : Desert Knowledge CRC, 2008. |
| Description |
iv, 40 pages : illustrations, map ; 30 cm. |
| Series |
Desert Knowledge CRC report 1832-6684 ; no. 41. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: p 39-40. |
| Contents |
Introduction and rationale - What is ngurra-kurlu? - Method -- The benefits of ngurra-kurlu - Ngurra-kurlu as a library catalogue - Home: a common sense of belonging - Purami: following the way - Summary: the benefits and application of ngurra-kurlu -- Defining the elements of ngurra-kurlu - Skin: kurrwa, responsibilities to people and country - Law: the guiding principles - Land (Country): caring for 'home' - Language: communication between the elements - Ceremony: education and unity - Summary: defining the elements of ngurra-kurlu -- Ngurra-kurlu and country - Country and Walpiri law - Country and language - Country and skin - Country and ceremony -- Conclusion -- References. |
| Summary |
Ngurra-kurlu design represents the five elements of Warlpiri culture: land, law, language, ceremony, skin (information extracted from a documentary made by Warlpiri filmmakers and available on You Tube); presents Warlpiri philosophy, in a written form to make it accessible to non Warlpiri people; central theme of paper is that, when supported, Ngurra-kurlu promotes the healthy functioning of Warlpiri people and Warlpiri country - it is about relationships, engagements and belonging; promoting Ngurra-kurlu does not mean a return to historical times, but about mainstreaming core Warlpiri values whether living in the bush or in the community; explores the elements of ngurra-kurlu and their interrelationships and explains that it can provide a clear direction for the future of Warlpiri people for the benefit of all Australians. |
| Subjects |
Intercultural communication |
| Traditional ecological knowledge -- Northern Territory |
| Philosophy, Aboriginal Australian |
| Indigenous knowledge - World view |
| Culture - Relationship to land |
| Social behaviour - Roles |
| Social identity |
| Indigenous knowledge - Ecology |
| Law - Indigenous |
| Language - Sociolinguistics |
| Social organisation - Kinship |
| Social organisation - Kinship - Systems - Moieties |
| Ceremonies |
| Environment - Land management |
| Warlpiri people (C15) (NT SF52-04) |
| Warlpiri language (C15) (NT SF52-04) |
| Warlpiri (Australian people) |
| Warlpiri (Australian people) -- Communication |
| Warlpiri (Australian people) -- Social life and customs |
| Warlpiri (Australian people) -- Kinship |
| Warlpiri (Australian people) -- Intellectual life |
| Ethnology -- Australia, Central |
| Lajamanu / Hooker Creek (Central NT SE52-08, SE52-12) |
| Australia -- Central Australia |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Holmes, Miles (author) |
| Box, Alan (author) |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (Australia) |
| Series |
Report (Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (Australia) no. 41. |
| Call number |
2023.028 |
