the long journey; humanity's story, our story with annalise jennings and elder maryann coconut
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Whole of Community Change
A philosophy of ownership and self determination
Creating ‘strength based’ strategies
The aboriginal community of Napranum
Meeting Place
Cairns
LuwangCollecting water from ‘Luwang’ sacred site for blessing ceremony
Kwokkunum
Girl’s Dormitory
Weipa Mission School
OUR visionary Plan…
An elder’s hopes and aspirations for the future...
Nov ‘11
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP and Self-
Determination
Our Community Values
Engagement
Ownership
Accountability
Fairness
Working Together
A new narrative……
from PROBLEMS to POSSIBILITIES
From:Root cause of
failure
To:Root cause of
success!
From:Problems and deficiencies of
community
To:Possibilities and
gifts of community
Self belief
Student Program
Women of Worth Program
SHIFTPatternalism
unishmentrohibition
Community ownershipSelf-determination
…..and 5 years on, it continues
The Shift....
Councillor Maryann CoconutThanikwithi Elder
Life is like a Rose..
Epic supermarket opening!
The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation
NEW LIBRARY(Named after Maryann!)
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The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation
60% increase in employment
19
40% increase in community owned infrastructure
The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation
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The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation
Community owned housing !
War Memorial
New Civic Centre!
The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation
From….poorest community in QLD2nd
SHIFTTrue
Community Ownership!
Within 2 years!
The magic..
The power of Vision
90% + of the community’s goals came to fruition in just over 2 years!
New State Policy introduced
Underpinning Whole of Community
Change principles
Economic Development
Spiritual Growth30%
Funding
Policy
Programs Domestic Violence
School truancy
Alcohol related crime
Unemployment
80% Reduction in children attending the Safe House
80% decrease in adult domestic violence
50% decrease in adult court appearances
The Well-being ‘happiness’
Index
Matches3
Cultural Evolution Report Copyright 2013 Barrett Values Centre
Orange=Values MatchP=PositiveL=Potentially Limiting (white circle)
Cultural Evolution Report
Healthy
Needs monitoring
Significant issues
Crisis situation, riots
2016
2014
2013
2011
18%
13%
9%
33%
Wellbeing Index
Kili
Missionary Robert Hall driving the buckboard in 1912. With Maryann’s grandfather Robert Hall and great uncle Daniel Kwintaggan
The Janet Thomson
Presbyterian mission sailing vessel
Transported people and supplies during the 1950’s
Albert Mackenzie
Ist Weipa Mission man to enlist in WW2 was Maryann’s great uncle.
Served in the medical corps in the middle east
Weipa mission
A closer view
Amomanja with water vine used for sewing skinbark canoes
$1.2 mil Boat ramp upgrade
Planned for 2017….
$4.4 mil upgrade of the waterfront
Cultural grounds upgrade
Refurbish PCYC
It takes a community to build a
community!
My Message
Whole of Community Change
The ripple effect of building a values based community is
real and its working!
The Shift....
Real shifts never have an ending
THEY IMPACT US FOR LIFE !
“THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO OUR
COMMUNITY!”
Key Note Toronto – Maryann and Annalise
Maryann
Maryann’s script (slide2)
HymnInto Thy Presence We Come
Sung in both Thaynakwith and English
Maryann
Story about a totem / story place.
EG: Negwer the bandicoot
Pics of her country will be showing on background slides
Maryann
The history of Napranum.. Maryann says something about each of the 5 slides (slides 3 -7)
(90 sec per slide)
Maryann passes the message stick to Native American
(Richard Barkley to make)
Traditional song to conclude
Mary Ann to choose her song. One possible idea is ‘Langi Main’.
Annalise
• Introduces Maryann, HER HISTORY AND HER ACHEVEMENTS
• Brief intro of WOCC
Annalise• Planned for 2017
15 min 10 min 5 min 8 min
3 min 3 min 2 min
Napranum song will be playing as we come onto the stage…..
Music softly playing in the background as maryann talks about her slides
A criticalmomentin time
START
1. School2. Bus3. Supermarket4. Take away food5. Restaurant6. Roads7. Library8. Civic centre9. Sports oval10.Street lights11.Speed bumps12.Birthing centre13. Play ground
Statistics
YOUTH SUICIDEYOUTH SUICIDE
Numeracy
Literacy
Health
Women are speaking up and taking up leadership
roles.
SHIFTHow was it done?
Increase Economic Opportunity
Infrastructure Services Community Growth
Economic Development
‘Whole’ of Community Change program
Over emphasis on deficiencies, needs
and problems of community
Builds social capital.Focuses potential & assets of community
Infrastructure Services Community owned !DynamicExchange.com.au
Community Growth
Economic Development
Community Leaders
Parents
Young Adults
Students
Elders
Community drives this process!
‘Whole’ of Community
Change program
It all starts with you!
Economic Development
Spiritual Development DynamicExchange.com.au
The ripple effect!
How do we shift away from the 3 P’s?
RESPECT for Culture and IdentityStarts with extensive community engagement and the creation of a community owned blue print
The answer starts with a questionHow do we shift away from the 3 P’s?
Respect in the wisdom of the collectiveHow do we shift away from the 3 P’s?
How do we shift away from the 3 P’s?
BELONGING
Non stop wishes...Strategic Plan
Our children... Our country....
Our future....
Steering Committee Session 10th October 2014
Non stop wishes...
Civil Construction House Construction Napranum
Tourism Laura Banana FarmingCattle Industry
Police Service
Super Market Napranum
Primary Health Care Mine Workers RioIndigenous Ranger Program
Survey & measurement tools
The Well-being Index.. Happiness Survey
Measurement Matters!
3 simple questions
Who am l…
What is currently happening…
What do l want…
Pulse checks
Pulse checks can be conducted on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. This will help build a picture of the wellbeing of the community
Spiritual
Mental
Emotional
Physical
Lets put the wellbeing index into practice…
WELLBEING Index
18th Aug 2016Pulse checks
A regular assessment of the community can then be measured
Kili
Other sessions of interest….1. Engagement
Key steps to producing viable, thriving communities 2. Community Owned Enterprise
The shift from Welfare Dependency3. Key principles
What makes it different and why it works 4. Cultural Appropriateness
Getting the balance right with government responsibilities 5. Measurement matters!
The outstanding results and how we measure our progress
6. Constructing capacity Building programs and measuring their effectiveness
7. Trust and Respect Between government agencies and Indigenous communities