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The Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre

The Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre. The Journey Begins . Kuwinywardu. Home of the Yinggarda people for at least 30,000 years. The first recorded European sighting in 1839. European settlement occurred in 1876 when 4,000 sheep were herded into the area.

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The Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre

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  1. The Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre The Journey Begins

  2. Kuwinywardu • Home of the Yinggarda people for at least 30,000 years. • The first recorded European sighting in 1839. • European settlement occurred in 1876 when 4,000 sheep were herded into the area. • The town of Carnarvon was gazetted in 1883 and named in honour of the Earl of Carnarvon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1873-1877.

  3. The Pastoral Industry

  4. Changing Lives

  5. Genesis of a Cultural Centre • Aboriginal people had long advocated for a place to tell their stories. • 1994 – several senior men sat down with then Deputy Premier and sketched their country and their stories in the sand. • 2002 – Gnulli Native Title Working Group settled a Land Use Agreement with the WA Govt and the Shire of Carnarvon to exchange land for the building of a new waterfront estate in return for land and $5 million to build an Aboriginal cultural centre.

  6. Things get bureaucratic • Government required an Aboriginal management body to work with the Gascoyne Development Commission and a land management body. • The Piyarli Yardi Aboriginal Corporation was formed with a Board of people from each of the five language groups that the Cultural Centre was to represent – Yinggarda, Baiyungu, Talanji, Thudgarri and Mulgana. • The Yuggoo Aboriginal Corporation was formed so that a land vesting management order could be made out in their favour.

  7. Building

  8. Things go awry • In 2004 the Traditional Elders Group became concerned that the Piyarli Yardi Aboriginal Corporation were taking over and no longer including the traditional owners. • The Traditional Elders approached the Gascoyne Development Commission and the then Minister for Regional Development directly. • The Traditional Elders met with the Minister on several occasions to ask for his assistance to regain control of the Cultural Centre and its future direction. • To his credit the Minister listened and removed the Cultural Centre from the control of the Piyarli Yardi Aboriginal Corporation.

  9. Things get back on track • Minister for Regional Development appointed a Board of Directors made up of 3 Indigenous members including the recognised traditional owners and 3 respected non-Indigenous members of the community. • An Indigenous Reference Group was also formed made up of 3 representatives from each of the 5 language groups. • The Minister also committed funds of $160,000 p.a. for 4 years to assist the Cultural Centre to employ a Centre Manager and operate.

  10. Opening the inaugural art exhibition 23 October 2009

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