takara milaythina lutruwita nika paywuta
...walked this country forever

Looking towards a healthy future

Through our struggles we have remained a proud, strong race of people. We gather on Country to revive our cultural practices, identity and sense of wellbeing through culturally responsive health care services.

We see the power in strength-based approaches and now use language as a very important tool in health and healing.

We embrace these remarkable facts:

• Our culture is one the oldest in the world; a story of resilience and survival
• Our mortality rates from heart disease has fallen 43% in the past two decades
• We are reducing our smoking — down 10% in the past decade

We know our community has many strengths, just waiting to be tapped. Expanding research to include not only risk factors but also protective factors — including positive social and cultural determinants of health — is a powerful way to find the right policies and programs for our wellbeing.

Image: Craig Everett ochres up his son Hadies, while his other sons Akillies and Craig Jnr watch on, before their dance performance at the putalina Festival, 2016, Jillian Mundy
Courtesy of Jillian Mundy