Apologies for the lateness of a fresh news posting from us here at Ngapartji Ngapartji - this has certainly not been due to no news! Just after the last posting, folk from Ngapartji Ngapartji joined others from BighART, to attend the Sydney Myer Performing Arts Awards in Melbourne - where the organization was honoured with receiving the ‘Group award’.

Back in Alice, Batesy and Vanessa have been continuing their tireless work putting together the documentary, heartened by the project being short-listed as part of the JTV Doco initiative. 

Back from bush music recording workshops in Ernabella in April, Beth went straight on into an inspirational three day ‘Nyuntu Ngali’ creative development ‘happening’ in Adelaide in May with Scott Rankin, Elliat Rich, Trevor Jamieson, Derek Lynch and the team from Windmill.

Meanwhile, Alex has been finalizing the timeline for the ‘legacy pack’, recently renamed the 'memory basket' in consultation with the Ernabella ladies, which will go into production soon, but her main focus has been on intensifying the project’s efforts to lobby for a National Indigenous Language Policy. This has included locking in a long-hoped for meeting with Federal politicians in Canberra in June and this is where you can help!

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