Summer Program - Wanju-Boodjah
“Ngullarkin nyungar birdiyia wanju noonar yowarlkool po coomber waardin nidja nyinniny nih, djinnaniny, kadidjiny, wangkiny wer djenabidet koora, yeyi, boorda corram kadidjiny kallip wangkiny nyungar moort.”
[We Nyungar leaders welcome you to come from a long way over the big sea to sit, listen, look, learn, talk and walk the footpaths of yesterday, today and tomorrow while learning about the culture, traditions and language of Nyungar families]
Marie Taylor
WHADJUCK/BALARDONG BIRDIYIA YOGKA
In this unique five-week, six-credit course, you’ll gain a Nyungar perspective on:
- Wirnmut - spirituality, mythology, cosmology
- Moort Keniny - language, people/community, art, history, dancing, storytelling
- Boodjah - meteorology, cartography.
What’s involved:
You’ll have the opportunity to go on field trips to places of cultural significance, such as Walyuap [Fremantle], Wadjemup [Rottnest Island] and Wardandi [Yallingup] during one of the most important of the Nyungar’s six seasons – Makuru [winter], when the rains signal the cleansing of land, river and ocean.
Along the way you’ll engage in comparisons of colonial and Indigenous discourse, perspectives and reflection.
Who the program is suitable for:
This program offers a wonderful “real Australian” experience for anyone who is currently studying at a university or college.
The academic requirement is a GPA of 2.5.
Students who have previously taken part in this program have also studied sociology, anthropology, business and science majors.
The course program:
Tuition fees 2008: AUS$5,450 including accommodation and field trips.
What you need to do next:
- Complete the Wanju Boodjah application form
- Submit your academic results from your home institution
- send them together to Murdoch International
Wanju-Boodjah Field Trips:
Rottnest Island
Western Australia's very own island getaway featuring a casual atmosphere, picturesque scenery and some of the world's finest beaches and bays, is located just 19 km off the coast of Fremantle.
Visitors can experience Aboriginal, European, colonial, maritime, military, recreational and social heritage on Rottnest Island, which to a certain extent is reflective of the development of the state of Western Australia.
Swan Valley
With rolling vineyards, art galleries, winding bush trails, national parks, tumbling waterfalls, heritage buildings, lakes, rivers and sweeping views, it’s no wonder the Swan Valley and Darling Range are such popular places to visit.
Yallingup
Located on the coast 264km south of Perth, Yallingup is a true get-away-from-it-all destination inhabited by surfers searching for the perfect wave and fishermen who, in May and June, fish for the salmon which make their spawning run along this section of the coast.
If you are of a romantic disposition you will probably believe that Yallingup really was the local Aboriginal word meaning “place of love”.
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