2016 CTT International Conference The Long Journey; Humanity's Story, Our Story with Annalise Jennings and Elder Maryann Coconut

2. Creating
‘strength based’
strategies
The aboriginal community of Napranum
Meeting
Place
Cairns

4. LuwangCollecting water from
‘Luwang’ sacred site for
blessing ceremony
Kwokkunum

5. Girl’s Dormitory

6. Weipa Mission School

8. OUR visionary Plan…
An elder’s hopes and
aspirations for the
future...
Nov ‘11
COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP and Self-
Determination

9. Our Community
Values
Engagement
Ownership
Accountability
Fairness
Working Together

10. A new narrative……
from PROBLEMS to POSSIBILITIES
From:
Root cause of
failure
To:
Root cause of
success!
From:
Problems and
deficiencies of
community
To:
Possibilities and
gifts of
community

11. Student Program

12. Women of Worth
Program

14. Patternalism
unishment
rohibition
Community ownership
Self-determination
…..and 5 years on, it continues

15. The Shift....
Councillor Maryann Coconut
Thanikwithi Elder
Life is like
a Rose..

16. Epic supermarket opening!
The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation

17. NEW LIBRARY
(Named after Maryann!)

18. The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation
60%
increase in
employment
18

19. 40% increase in
community
owned
infrastructure
19
The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation

20. 20
The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation
Community owned housing !

21. War Memorial

22. New Civic Centre!
The SHIFT.. Napranum Transformation

23. From….
poorest community in QLD
2nd

24. True
Community
Ownership!
Within
2 years!

25. The magic..
The power of Vision
90% + of the
community’s goals
came to fruition in
just over 2 years!

26. New State Policy
introduced
Underpinning
Whole of Community
Change principles

27. Economic
Development
Spiritual
Growth30%
Funding
Policy
Programs
Domestic Violence
School truancy
Alcohol related crime
Unemployment
 80% Reduction in children
attending the Safe House
 80% decrease in adult
domestic violence
 50% decrease in adult
court appearances

28. The Well-being
‘happiness’
Index

29. Matches
3
Cultural Evolution Report Copyright 2013 Barrett Values Centre
Orange=Values Match
P=Positive
L=Potentially Limiting (white circle)
Cultural Evolution Report
Healthy
Needs monitoring
Significant issues
Crisis situation, riots
18%
13%
9%
33%
2016
2014
2013
2011
Wellbeing Index

32. Kili

34. Missionary Robert Hall driving the buckboard in 1912.
With Maryann’s grandfather Robert Hall and great uncle Daniel Kwintaggan

36. The Janet Thomson
Presbyterian
mission sailing
vessel
Transported people
and supplies during
the 1950’s

38. Albert Mackenzie
Ist Weipa Mission
man to enlist in
WW2 was
Maryann’s great
uncle.
Served in the
medical corps in the
middle east

39. Weipa mission

40. A closer view

46. Amomanja with
water vine used
for sewing
skinbark canoes

47. $1.2 mil Boat
ramp upgrade
Planned for 2017….

48. $4.4 mil upgrade of the
waterfront

49. Cultural grounds
upgrade

50. Refurbish PCYC

52. It takes a
community
to build a
community!
My Message

54. The Shift....
Real shifts
never have an
ending
THEY IMPACT
US FOR LIFE !
“THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT HAS
EVER HAPPENED TO OUR
COMMUNITY!”

55. Key Note Toronto – Maryann and Annalise
Maryann
Maryann’s script (slide2)
Hymn
Into Thy Presence We Come
Sung in both Thaynakwith and
English
Maryann
Story about a totem / story place.
EG: Negwer the bandicoot
Pics of her country will be showing
on background slides
Maryann
The history of Napranum..
Maryann says something about
each of the 5 slides (slides 3 -7)
(90 sec per slide)
Maryann passes the message
stick to Native American
(Richard Barkley to make)
Traditional song to conclude
Mary Ann to choose her song.
One possible idea is ‘Langi Main’.
Annalise
• Introduces
Maryann, HER
HISTORY AND HER
ACHEVEMENTS
• Brief intro of WOCC
Annalise
• Planned for 2017
15 min 10 min 5 min 8 min
3 min 3 min 2 min
Napranum song will
be playing as we
come onto the
stage…..
Music softly playing
in the background as
maryann talks about
her slides

59. A critical
moment
in time

60. 1. School
2. Bus
3. Supermarket
4. Take away food
5. Restaurant
6. Roads
7. Library
8. Civic centre
9. Sports oval
10.Street lights
11.Speed bumps
12.Birthing centre
13. Play ground

61. Statistics
YOUTH SUICIDE
Numeracy
Literacy
Health

62. Women are speaking up
and taking up leadership
roles.

63. How was
it done?

64. Increase Economic
Opportunity

65. Infrastructure Services
Community
Growth
Economic
Development
‘Whole’ of Community Change
program
Over emphasis on
deficiencies, needs
and problems of
community
Builds social capital.
Focuses potential &
assets of community
Infrastructure ServicesCommunity owned !
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66. Community
Growth
Economic
Development
Community
Leaders
Parents
Young
Adults
Students
Elders
Community drives
this process!
‘Whole’ of
Community
Change program
It all
starts
with
you!
Economic
Development
Spiritual
Developmen
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The ripple
effect!

67. RESPECT for
Culture and
Identity
Starts with extensive
community engagement
and the creation of a
community owned blue
print

68. The answer starts with a question

69. Respect in the wisdom of the collective

70. BELONGING

71. Non stop wishes...
Strategic Plan
Our children...
Our country....
Our future....
Steering Committee Session 10th October 2014
Non stop wishes...

72. Civil Construction House Construction Napranum
Tourism Laura
Banana FarmingCattle Industry
Police Service
Super Market Napranum
Primary Health Care Mine Workers RioIndigenous Ranger Program

73. Survey & measurement tools

74. The Well-being Index.. Happiness Survey
Measurement Matters!
3 simple questions
 Who am l…
 What is currently
happening…
 What do l want…

75. Pulse checks
Pulse checks can be conducted on
a monthly or bi-monthly basis.
This will help build a picture of
the wellbeing of the community
Spiritual
Mental
Emotional
Physical

76. Lets put the wellbeing index
into practice…

77. WELLBEING Index
18th Aug 2016
Pulse checks
A regular assessment of
the community can then
be measured

78. Kili

80. Other sessions of interest….
1. Engagement
 Key steps to producing viable, thriving communities
2. Community Owned Enterprise
 The shift from Welfare Dependency
3. Key principles
 What makes it different and why it works
4. Cultural Appropriateness
 Getting the balance right with government responsibilities
5. Measurement matters!
 The outstanding results and how we measure our progress
6. Constructing capacity
 Building programs and measuring their effectiveness
7. Trust and Respect
 Between government agencies and Indigenous communities