Transform Your Life with Mirragimpah Cultural Consultancy

This is cultural-based training for organisations that have First Nation staff and provide and support a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as a cultural profile for their organisation.

This training can be delivered in 2 hour modules or in a 4 to 6 hour education and training Sessions address ares that include:

* Open with Acknowledgement to Country

* Cultural Respect and Recognition Principal

* Introduction to Culture

* First Nation Cultures

* Impact on health since colonisation

* Communication Principle

* Communication with First Nation People

* Relationships and Partnerships Principle

* Building relationships and partnerships with First Nation People

* Capacity Building Principle

* Building the capacity of the health system

* Open with an Acknowledgement of country

* Tell story of coming into country to children and what it means

* Rhyme of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in local  mob language

* Two Dreamtime stories with puppetry

* Playing the Yidaki (Didjeridoo) to make native animal sounds

* Three sit-down dances from the Torres Straits

* Finish with mimicking native animals in a story

Over a school day this program is delivered using 3 cultural disciplines (Dance, Art & Traditional Games). This is achieved outside and inside classrooms. The dance choreography and traditional games are delivered in an outside area with the art inside a classroom. Each rotation has a capacity of up to 50 students for each cultural discipline. 

There is a morning and final assembly of students. Morning assembly is introducing students to the day’s activities and the final assembly is for students’ showcase to present their art stories and a dance to students and teachers.

* Open with an Acknowledgement of Country;

* Tell story of walking country to students & what it means;

* Tell two Dreamtime Stories;

* Introduce the Yidaki (Didjeridoo) to produce a variety of sounds to demonstrate the range of the instrument;

* Symbolic Art - Presenting information of the Indigenous symbols and how to create & build a story using Indigenous symbols; 

* Three sit-down dances from the Torres Straits;

* Finish with a sit down 'challenge dance'  Sussaa) designed on speed & skill for the students.

* Open with an Acknowledgement of Country;

* Tell story of walking country to students & what it means;

* Introduction of dances from First Nation & Torres Straits;

* Sit-down dance which is a 'challenge' dance designed to test the speed & skill level of students;

* Introduce the Yidaki (Didjeridoo) to produce rhythm for dance;

* Choreograph the different dance styles for males & females. Teaching movement and to be in time with clap sticks;

* Choreograph a simple dance to finish with.

*Open with an Acknowledgement of Country;

*Each student to have an A3 sheet with a variety of colour crayons;

* Telling of a story of country to students & what it means;

* Introducing Indigenous symbols to students;

* Demonstrate how to design & build a story using the symbols;

*Allow up to 20 minutes for students to produce their story using the symbols on A3 paper 

Traditional Games are to invoke the competitive nature of students to meet challenges through ‘hand and eye’ coordination skills. Each game has simulated materials to include a variety of resources to achieve game objectives.

Games include:

1. Emu egg stealing;

2. Kangaroo Hunt;

3. Fishing;

4. Wild Duck Hunt;

5. Turtle Eggs;

6. Woomera;

7. Bird Flock Hunt; 

8. Plenty Water...

*Open with an Acknowledgement of Country;

*Each student to have an A3 sheet with a variety of colour crayons;

* Telling of a story of country to students & what it means;

* Introducing Indigenous symbols to students;

* Demonstrate how to design & build a story using the symbols;

*Allow up to 20 minutes for students to produce their story using the symbols on A3 paper 

* Open with an Acknowledgement of Country;

* A presentation of the Smoking Ceremonies is provided to the audience on the importance in First Nation culture to the environment;

* Yidaki (Didjeridoo) is played as preparation of the ground for the ceremony.

* The burning of Eucalyptus leaves in a Coolamon is to create white smoke to induce any bad energy present;

* Participants pass through the smoke as the cleansing process;

Mirragimpah Cultural Consulting has its own dance group called Ninghy Ninghy Dance Group. The dance group performs for a wide range of organisaitons and education institutions including:

* Organisations in the private and public sector;

* Childcare Centres;
*Special Schools;
*Primary & Secondary Schools;
* Event openings