This is the motto for the Walkatjurra Cultural Centre, Leonora. It means to be the custodian of culture and traditions.

 

The Walkatjurra Cultural Centre (WCC) operates three key activities;

 

1. The Walkatjurra Rangers,

2. The Walkatjurra Artists, and

3. Traditional Research & Education.

 

 

 

 

The Ranger Group provide opportunities for community members to undertake cultural maintenance activities, for youth to learn and for elders to promote their culture to others, and develop opportunities for training and livelihoods based on cultural enterprises. Ranger Group activities also provide inspiration in the community for cultural expression in the art project by facilitating access to country and traditional lands.

 

The Walkatjurra Art Project is a strongly focused cultural expression activity. The northern Goldfields has a number of disparate artists working in the community. These artists lack institutional support, training in technique and preparation of artworks. The WCC works with artists in the community to develop, market and sell their art works. In doing so, the WCC works in partnership with local government agencies, government departments, businesses and community organisations to develop a fledging Aboriginal arts industry in the Northern Goldfields region of Western Australia.

 

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