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Manny Williams
Program Coordinator
Culture is Life; Yoora Maltha
Manny Williams is a proud Kalkadunga & Pitta Pitta man with Thai heritage from Mount Isa, and ancestral ties to Mayi-Thakurti and Bundjalung Countries. He now resides in Gimuy/Cairns working as the Program Coordinator with Culture is Life, leading the co-design and delivery of the Fullaship Program - a national 12-month leadership and personal development program for young mob aged between 18 - 30. Manny is also 1 of 3 young co-founders of Yoora Maltha - a First Nations-led movement that centres unity, justice and equity in their approach to liberation and system reform.
Sessions
Day 1
2.40
Yarning Circles
A: Youth-led yarn: Join the voices of our next generation and yarn about what’s needed for young people to thrive.
Manny Williams, Program Coordinator, Culture is Life; Yoora Maltha
B: Boorai Dreaming Project: Yarn with Aboriginal Elders and Senior Women who are working tirelessly in their community about the three stages of the Boorai Project.
C: Walking with Knowledge: Join Tammy Hatherill and explore the role of Australian First Nations Traditional Healing, a vital, yet under-recognised, system within contemporary healthcare.
Tammy Hatherill, Psychologist, Tribal Psychology; PhD Candidate
D: Engaging Young People: Join this yarn about the Tangka Marnirninthi Group, a therapeutic art group embedded within a youth mental health service, designed to engage young people.
Pam Ghebretensae, Youth Coordinator, Western Community Mental Health Service, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Vanessa Browne, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adalaide Local Health Network
E: 4-Directions, One Path to Healing: The 4-Direction, One Path to Healing model directly addresses the comprehensive well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native individuals by evaluating emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health, with culture as the foundation of mental health practices.
Nawiishtunmi Nightgun, B.S.P., Founder, Brown Bear Woman LLC; Cultural Knowledge Practitioner; Indigenous Data Analyst Expert
Veronica Owens, Operations Leader, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Process Improvement
Day 2
1:50
Yarning Circles
A: Youth-led yarn: Join the voices of our next generation and yarn about what’s needed for young people to thrive.
Manny Williams, Program Coordinator, Culture is Life; Yoora Maltha
B: Boorai Dreaming Project: Yarn with Aboriginal Elders and Senior Women who are working tirelessly in their community about the three stages of the Boorai Project.
C: Walking with Knowledge: Join Tammy Hatherill and explore the role of Australian First Nations Traditional Healing, a vital, yet under-recognised, system within contemporary healthcare.
Tammy Hatherill, Psychologist, Tribal Psychology; PhD Candidate
D: Engaging Young People: Join this yarn about the Tangka Marnirninthi Group, a therapeutic art group embedded within a youth mental health service, designed to engage young people
Pam Ghebretensae, Youth Coordinator, Western Community Mental Health Service, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Vanessa Browne, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Clinical Program, Central Adalaide Local Health Network
E: 4-Directions, One Path to Healing: The 4-Direction, One Path to Healing model directly addresses the comprehensive well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native individuals by evaluating emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health, with culture as the foundation of mental health practices.
Nawiishtunmi Nightgun, B.S.P., Founder, Brown Bear Woman LLC; Cultural Knowledge Practitioner; Indigenous Data Analyst Expert
Veronica Owens, Operations Leader, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Process Improvement