Impact
Impact
Nyungar naming is a tool of the trade, when Moodjar works with OMID to name their offices around the theme of 'tools, trade and exchange'.
Moodjar's Dr Len Collard and Niki Davison were invited by the Office of Major Infrastructure and Development (OMID) to lead a Nyungar naming workshop at their 34-50 Stirling St site. This workshop was attended by nine OMID staff, who worked as a team to bring together the research and language of the area to choose Nyungar names for rooms within their building.
Aligning with the work undertaken by OMID, the team chose the theme of 'tools, trade and exchange' for the naming process. Over the day the team learnt the unique process of translating and constructing Nyungar place names. They then used this knowledge to choose names related to construction, tools, materials, and natural elements involved in building works, that not only resonated with the work they undertake across the Office, but also with the purpose and meaning behind the rooms themselves.
Banner image // OMID Stirling St Nyungar naming facilitators and workshop team
L-R Back row = Nienke Rozendaal, Ruth Charles, Fiona Tannock-Jones, Dr Len Collard (Moodjar)
LR Front row = Emma Hunt, Katie Bryson, Beth Fisher, Dain Osborne, Beverley Fletcher
Moodjar katatjiny Aboriginal wer Islander moort birdier nitja boodjar Australia. Ngulla katatjiny baarl birdier kura ye boorda nyidjuk boodjar, geb wer wangkiny.
Ngulla Katitjiny nguny whadjuck moort birdier nitja boodjar ngulla working. Ngulla woorlbirniny quop karnya birdier moort kura ye.
Moodjar acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians and recognise their ongoing role, responsibilities and continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
We acknowledge the Whadjuk People as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.