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CONTENTS

RENITA ANDERSON - FAMILY 4

Family & values 5

Fishing puzzle 5

CHANTAY LINK - HAPPINESS 6

Happy place 7

Yoga moves 7

SANDRA DELANEY - LANGUAGE 8

Find a word 9

STEPHANIE PARKIN - CAREER 10

Dream career 11

CHRISTENE RONEY - ELDERS 12

Dot-to-dot 13

Connecting 13

LUCRETIA CREEK - HEALTH & FITNESS 14

Let's get creative 15

Let's get cooking 15

JAMIE LOVELL - ENVIRONMENT 16

Your passion 16

Threatened species charades 17

CHONTELLE GEORGE - LEADERSHIP & DETERMINATION 18

Good leaders 18

Running girl 19

Serpent colouring-in 21

Celebrating Deadly Women colouring-in 23

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Each year, NAIDOC Week celebrations highlight the rich and diverse culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,

the First Australians.

This year’s national theme ‘Because of her, we can!’ celebrates the invaluable contributions that Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander women have made – and continue to make – to our communities, our families,

our rich history and our nation.

To honour these women we have asked a few of them to tell their deadly story, and have provided activities

based on their inspiring stories.

NAIDOC Week8-15 July 2018

This book belongs to:

4 | STORYBOOK & ACTIVITY PACK – CELEBRATING DEADLY WOMEN

RENITA ANDERSON

Renita Anderson is a proud Yupungathi and Komet women with strong connections to the Western Cape and the Eastern and Western Islands of the Torres Strait.

As a young girl she was inspired by the strength of the women around her, particularly her grandmothers who lived through an era when women had no rights, an era which did not stop them from being strong, proud, and courageous women.

Renita affectionately remembers the times she spent with her grandmothers listening to their stories of raising large families and working to contribute to the household financially.

Her grandmothers told stories of hardship—working on the land, picking beans until dark, fishing for hours before sunrise and working at the local hospital. They also shared their experiences of seeking permission to grow vegetables on the family farm; and relocating a young family to Brisbane after being evacuated from the Torres Strait during the Second World War.

In spite of it all, the love they had for their families provided the strength they needed to continue working tirelessly to support them. Nothing is more important than family!

Renita was determined to grow up and be a strong, independent woman and make the most of the opportunities which had been afforded to her because of the hardships her grandmothers and other women before her had faced.

For more than 17 years, she has been forging a career in Communications and Marketing with a focus on Indigenous Affairs. She loves writing and uses this skill to assist organisations to effectively communicate and engage with mob. Renita has worked across several Queensland Government agencies including emergency services, education, employment, training, communities, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships.

A recent decision to join the health sector is enabling Renita to work more directly with her community. She is passionate about improving outcomes for her people and believes that it is the role of the younger generations to continue the journey our ancestors started and is actively playing her part.

The positive impression her grandmothers imprinted on her has had a lasting impact and she hopes that her journey leaves an impression on her children and future generations to come.

"I remember thinking 'wow how lucky am I' to have such strong female role models in my life. Women who didn't let laws or

their place in society restrict or deter them. Their families were their motivation and I thought 'I want to be like them'."

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Family is important to Renita. Reinta's family is the source of her motivation and forms the

basis of her core values.

What are things that your family values?

Design an emblem to represent your family and their values.

Family & values

Fishing puzzle


chantay link

Chantay loves to make people laugh.

Chantay is a Gooreng-Gooreng woman with close links to South East Queensland and the greater Sydney areas who has a passion for bringing happiness to people.

When she was little girl and her family was going through hard times she would say and do silly things to make her sisters laugh. She knew laughing never changed the situation but it did change the attitude into which they approached the challenge.

The activity would be to say out loud Hee Hee Hee Haa Haa Haa Ho Ho Ho out loud repeatedly and fast as possible. This would lead to a big laugh.

When her boss talked to her about how people weren’t as enthusiastic on Monday’s as the other days of the week, Chantay took on the challenge to find a way to make the start of the week more positive.

She started online research to find ways to lift the team spirit and found Laughter Yoga Therapy.

After completing a two day training course in Sydney, Chantay started a weekly laughter session every Monday at work. She then took the therapy one step further and started her own business.

Chantay has helped a range of people laugh including community groups, businesses and even choirs.

She loves her business because of how simple it is to make people laugh. She says you don’t need props, you can laugh by yourself by finding things that make you feel really good. It’s about finding inner joy and releasing it.

She also loves that not only does laughing make us happy, but it has lots of physical benefits too.

After doing laughter for a number of years Chantay decided to go to university and study Psychology. She wanted to take people feeling good to another level. She is now studying at Griffith University and is delivering cultural mentoring, this can be a stressful juggle but she always takes time at to laugh.

"I practice gratitude every day. It's powerful for me to acknowledge everything I have."

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Chantay thinks about what she is grateful for every day, and keeps a positive attitude by

laughing regularly.

What are you grateful for?

Draw something that makes you laugh!

HAPPY PLACE

YOGA MOVES

Tree pose

up-dog

Triangle poseWarrior 2

There are tons of yoga poses that are fun and good for the mind, body and soul!

Try some of these moves...


SANDRA DELANEY

"Revitalising Aboriginal languages takes time and effort. It is not easy and you have to be dedicated, but I enjoy sharing this information to those who are interested. I have gotten a lot of support and encouragement from my

community to undertake this work so it is always about giving back."

As a child Sandra grew up speaking certain words of her traditional language, as did most other members of the community from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). Now she is a passionate advocate for reclaiming language and making it part of everyday life.

Sandra is a proud Noonuccal, Ngugi and Goenpul woman from the Quandamooka area. Quandamooka country encompasses North Stradbroke Island and Moreton Island, the bay islands and the coastal mainland opposite, from the mouth of the Brisbane River to the Logan River.

Jandai is the language spoken on Quandamooka country and is a dialect of the Yugerra language.

In a more formal sense, Sandra started working on revitalising language with other community members in the late 1980s and in recent times held language workshops. She also worked with Elders as part of a team that developed the Jandai Dictionary, so community could have a language resource.

She was behind the first speech performed in Aboriginal language at Queensland’s Parliament House by the Honourable Leanne Enoch MP. Sandra was asked to write a short speech in Jandai language for Minister Enoch, about her connection to North Stradbroke Island and Moreton Island. Her words reflected the importance of country, land and ancestors.

Her passion for language also motivated her to develop Jandai language resources for community use. In 2013, Sandra wrote Quandamooka Dreaming which is a compilation of the creation stories from Quandamooka Country. Sandra has gone to write and illustrate several language picture books.

Her first children’s language storybook was launched in March and is titled ‘Bibunla Yalingbila: Whale Dreaming’. The story is about acknowledging the sea country songline of Yalingbila, the Humpback Whale. Yalingbila swims from Antarctica on a journey north to the Keppel Island people, the Woppaburra. On this journey Yalingbila passes Quandamooka country and makes a life-long friend, Buangan, the white dolphin.

She recently launched another children’s book at the Quandamooka Festival in June titled ‘Buding biba gawunga: Buding the deadly little prawn’. The book is about childhood memories on Minjerribah and the adventure of Buding the prawn going to the saltwater country and meeting her saltwater cousins. But there’s no place like home and returns back to One Mile creek where she lives there today.

Sandra feels privileged to be able to support language retrieval in whatever way she can – with local families, community and organisations and in the workplace.

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G A D A M W E K L

B A B U N P R A I

U U P D G B I B U

R G D K E I N U M

A I D A I G I L U

N L I U N I E P D

U L I S L G W R L

W E P M T G L S O

I N W A P I U B M

G U E M I R R I U

Word Meaning Language

Kabul Carpet snake Yugambeh, Yuggera, Yugarabul, Turubul

Mirri Dingo Yugarabul, Yuggera and Turubul

Deger Dugong Meriam Mer

Wapi Fish Kala Lagaw Ya

Bigi Sun Yuggera / Jandai

Gillen Moon Yuggera / Jandai

Bibu Mountain Yuggera / Jandai

Mudlo Stone Yuggera / Jandai

Gadam Rain Yuggera

Buran Wind Yuggera

Budang Mother Yuggera / Jandai

Babun Father Yuggera

Dii Blood Gooreng Gooreng

Daigil Bone Gooreng Gooreng

Dulgu Heart Gooreng Gooreng

Did you know

there were over

250 traditional

languages spoken

by Aboriginal

peoples?

FIND A WORD

*These words are sourced from the State Library of Queensland Indigenous Languages website. As language is an oral construct there may be several variations in spelling and pronunciation. Where possible, check with local language speakers in regards to the preferred pronunciation.


STEPHANIE PARKIN

From a young age Stephanie’s parents taught her to be proud of her culture, respect others and always look out for those who are less fortunate. This advice has taken her from being a school and university student, to a respected lawyer, and researcher in law.

Stephanie is from the Quandamooka people of North Stradbroke Island. Her mother is a Quandamooka person and her father is from country Victoria.

Stephanie went to high school in Brisbane and then on to study Law and Justice at the Queensland University of Technology where she met many inspiring Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who were working for positive change for Indigenous people. Stephanie’s commitment to study saw her complete her degree with great results.

After six years of study at University, Stephanie was admitted as a lawyer and went on to work at a leading Australian independent law firm for another six years. Stephanie worked in the area of ‘intellectual property’ and gave advice and wrote legal contracts for people and businesses, helping them to protect their rights in their brands and artistic and written work.

Stephanie is now back at University doing her Masters’ degree and researching and problem solving in an area of law that will help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people protect and use their traditional artwork and stories.

Stephanie knew from an early age that whatever path she chose in life it would be to help her mob and Aboriginal people across Australia. This is something that is very important to Stephanie and she is very proud to have the opportunity to advocate effectively for her people in the legal system.

When she’s not at work Stephanie likes to go back home to North Stradbroke Island and spend time with her family.

"Always be open to opportunities that may come your way, you will never know where they may

come from or what they might bring."

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DREAM CAREER

Stephanie is passionate about helping and doing work for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and being a lawyer and researcher allows her to do this.

What is important to you and what can you do to help this cause?

What do you want to be when you grow

up? Why?

What jobs do you think there might be in

the future that don't exist now?

What does your dream career look like?Draw a picture of you in your dream career.


"In today's society we lead busy lives but we should take the time to sit down

and have quality time with our Elders."

For Bowen woman Christene Roney, the only thing that rates close to her passion for the Brisbane Broncos is her desire to help others, especially the elderly.

Christene works at Girudala Community Co Op, which provides support for some of the community’s more vulnerable people.

She loves working with her clients and makes sure they’re looked after and live a comfortable life in their older years.

In her role, Christene coordinates services to Indigenous and non-Indigenous seniors in her community, providing them with a range of services in their homes such as domestic cleaning, home maintenance and transport.

They have a book club where they can read books from the library and take them back to the group to do a book review.

Christene says its rewarding work and that she sees her role in aged care as an extension of her culture as a proud Aboriginal woman. Its respect for Elders that drives her.

Some of the ways Christene cares for her elders is by spending time with them, listening to them and organising activities that they might enjoy, like planning trips to the beach.

christEne roney

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Who are your Elders?

How can you show respect for your Elders?

What activity would you like to do with an Elder and why?

dot-to-dot

Connecting


Lucretia Creek is a young Kaantju and Ayaparthu woman from Coen, who is making a difference for her mob by helping them become fitter and healthier.

She was never as fast as the other kids when it came to sprinting, but she found her calling in longer distance cross country running. She found something that worked for her and gave it her all.

She began by using the gym in Coen and encourages each individual to eat healthy and exercise on their own. After two children, she realised going to the gym got a bit harder so she purchased a yoga mat and kettlebell, and exercised from home. She also enjoys walks as they are an easy way to be more physical and you can take your children with you. You don’t need high tech equipment to be active and healthy.

She works to motivate people and educate them on the effects of too much alcohol, fatty foods, and sugar as well as a lack of physical activity.

Lucretia loves that the program is community driven and that people are creating a healthy lifestyle for themselves.

Having a balanced approach is what she believes is the main reason for the program’s success. Each individual is different, to be successful you must find what works for you and go for it. You also need to be mindful of what you eat and drink.

She was really encouraged when people shared their success stories about making big changes with their lifestyle around food and exercise, because she knows that it’s hard to do when you get used to favourite foods and flavours, but it can be done if you set your mind to it.

"I like to empower people to make a positive change for themselves on their own terms."

LUCRETIA CREEK

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LET’S GET CREATIVE LET’S GET COOKING

catch and cook

Lucretia loves catching freshwater fish and cooking it straight on the hot coals of a fire, while it’s still fresh; from the water to the fire.

Prepping and cooking the fish

1. Clean and scale the fish, keeping the skin on.2. Squeeze lemon juice on the fish.3. Once the flames have gone down place your

fish onto the grill plate or wrap in foil or wet paperbark.

4. Grill on the open coals until golden brown (about 10 minutes each side, depending on size).

5. Serve with lemon wedges or salad.

Lucretia helps people be

healthier by helping them

make good food choices.

Lie down on a large roll of paper.

Get a friend to do an outline of

your body, and get your friend to

lie down and do an outline of their

body. Use one outline to represent

healthy choices, and the other to

represent unhealthy choices. Draw

or stick pictures on each of these

bodies that represents healthy

choices, and unhealthy choices.


"My mother always told me to find something you love to do and make

that your 'job'. Then it doesn't feel like work when you love what you're

doing and you're passionate!

The land and environment has always been an important part of Jamie’s life, along with family and culture.

Jamie is a descendant of Waka Waka, Gubbi Gubbi, and Kullili tribes from South East and South West Queensland and is now living in Mandurah Western Australia.

Her parents always encouraged her to follow her passion.

When she was a child she was always encouraged to be proud of who she was culturally. She spent a lot of time travelling to spend time with family and discovering new places to visit, learning about the bush and wildlife. When Jamie was younger she wanted to be a vet but she Iiked working outdoors and decided a park ranger would be ideal.

After realising her true calling was to be a ranger, she relished every opportunity to gain experience in the field. And more recently has been travelling across the country discovering Australia.

She has contributed to her community and the environment through being part of different community-based projects and events that help the environment and our precious plants and animals. She has been a member of the local community justice group and a member of a team helping to develop infrastructure for the Fraser Coast Wildlife Sanctuary in Maryborough.

She had the honour of being invited to Vail, Colorado for an International Symposium focused on community sustainability to discuss the importance of keeping a strong connection to land and culture while the world around us develops. Jamie is very proud to have shared her stories and culture with people from around the world and is honoured to have made connections with those who she met.

your passion

JAMIE LOVELL

What are you passionate about and

proud of?

What do you love about the land you are

from?

I want younger people to understand that all of their dreams are possible

if they set their minds to it. No matter what, don't let anyone else's

negativity affect you or let you down."

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Powerful owl Richmond birdwing butterfly

Brigalow woodland snail Dugong

Humpback whale Green turtle

Spectabled flying fox Greater glider

Koala Death adder

Threatened Species Charades

Threatened species are wildlife that are in danger of becoming extinct. Cut out the below threatened species, put them in a bowl or hat, and take it in turns with your friends or family to pull out a piece of paper and act out that animal without using words. Your friends and family need to guess what animal you are.


"When you have a goal, you have to go for it and don't let anyone hold you back, because you can be what you want to be."

The Mount Isa teen is sports mad, with keen interests in running, bull riding and motorbike riding. But it’s her dream of running professionally, and her goal to be an Olympian that she is most passionate about.

At just 15 Chontelle George had her sight set on a big future.

Her mum kept her involved in sports by entering her in all kinds of different sports and letting her know that she could do anything she put her mind to. That is why she gives everything a try at least once.

But Chontelle’s sporting prowess isn’t limited to the running track. She has had some big success on the basketball court and competed in the Mount Isa Rodeo for bull riding.

She went to Adelaide for basketball and played in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Basketball Association National Basketball Championships.

She also rode in the Mount Isa Rodeo – which is known as the largest rodeo this side of the southern hemisphere – in the Junior Bull Steer Riding competition. She says it was a major adrenaline rush!

By day Chontelle gets a chance to get in some bull riding practice, during her day job on a local property where she learns to work the land.

Despite her obvious focus and determination to succeed, Chontelle maintains that she, just like most teenagers, still struggles with the pressures of being a teen.

She says it can be hard being young and making her own good decisions with choosing friends, ways to act, ways to speak, what’s right and what’s wrong. Her mum guides her a lot but she is not with her every minute of the day so it is a big challenge for teenagers like her to make these decisions with all the peer pressure that surrounds them every day.

Having a goal keeps her motivated and she knows what she wants to achieve and that she will get there.

Good leaders

CHONTELLE GEORGE

Who do you think is a good leader?

What makes them a good leader?

On a seperare piece of paper, write a

letter to a leader who inspires you!

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RUNNING GIRL

Help me get my running legs on!

STEP 1Cut out the torso and legs.

STEP 2Punch a hole in the torso and legs.

STEP 3Place the body over the legs, then using the splitpin join the two together.

STEP 4Spin the legs and watch her run!

You will need


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