Nintiringtjaku Work

What is Nintiringtjaku work?

Nintiringtjaku is paid casual work for senior Aboriginal people who facilitate training or research events on their communities.

Nintiringtjaku work is a Waltja initiative,  to enable senior Aboriginal people to support good training and research on their communities while gaining skills, accreditation and fair pay for their work. Waltja provides ongoing training and accreditation for Nintiringtjaku nominees, with assistance from DEET NT.

Nintiringtjaku is the name Pitjantjatjarra ladies gave to this work: it means ‘become clever for’.

Nintiringtjaku work is for senior community members who can assist with training, research work, meetings and workshops on their remote communities. Ninitringtjaku workers support visiting trainers or researchers by:

  • Helping to organize meetings and plan community visits
  • Talking up the training/research, encouraging community engagement
  • Standing up with the trainers/researchers, introducing them
  • Making sure everybody understands: interpreting, helping people to ask questions and to share knowledge
  • Giving advice to trainers/researchers on appropriate presentation
  • Helping to get community feedback about the training or research.

Contact Kate Lawrence at Waltja for more information about Nintiringtjaku work and Nintiringtjaku nominees. kate.lawrence@waltja.org.au

THANK YOU to Desert Knowledge CRC and NT Department of Employment, Education and Training for supporting the training and professional development to Nintiringtajku nominees.

Read the Nintiringtjaku Work agreement.

Nintiringtjaku Work Agreement for information on protocols and terms for employment of Nintiringtjaku workers.

Community

Name

Kintore

Irene Nangala

Mt Liebig

Marilyn Nangala

Pundi Rowe

Petra Turner

Papunya

Isobel Nampitjimpa

Karen MacDonald

Emma Nelson

Ikuntji (Haast Bluff)

Cynthia Multa

Kathleen Nungarayi

Areyonga

Daphne Puntjina

Sandra Windy

Nyirripi

Lee Nangala Gallagher

Willowra

April Martin

Barbara Williams

Yuelamu

 

Kathy Bagot

Rowena Larry

Judith Hudson


Maggie Dixon


Doreen Tilmouth


Melissa Morton

Yuendumu

Wendy Nungarayi Brown

Enid Gallagher

Yvonne Gallagher

Laramba

Beryl Gorey

Engawala

Nancy Tilmouth

Rachel Tilmouth

Mbwelarre

(and can work with Finke and Titjikala communities)

Margaret Orr

Peter Kenny

Titjikala

Annette Wilyuka

Marie Briscoe

Peter Doolan

Santa Teresa

Mary-Therese Muladad

Atitjere

Agnes Petrick

Natalie Petrick

© Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi 2007