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Place Names Walyalup wins History Council award

News, Perth

Place Names Walyalup wins History Council award

We’re thrilled to announce that our Place Names Walyalup project has won a 2023 History Council of WA Award, for its significant contribution to understandings of and advocacy for Indigenous histories in Western Australia.

18 October 2023

Ngaluk Waangkiny launched at ABC Perth

Event, Perth

Ngaluk Waangkiny launched at ABC Perth

Last Friday we celebrated National Reconciliation Week and the launch of CAN's exciting new legacy project Ngaluk Waangkiny (Us Talking) which includes a short film, a series of podcasts and a book.

03 June 2022

Launching Ngaluk Waangkiny this Reconciliation Week

News, Perth

Launching Ngaluk Waangkiny this Reconciliation Week

Ten respected Elders from Boorloo (Perth) have collaborated with Community Arts Network (CAN) to share their life journey as part of a multi-media legacy project.

25 May 2022

Join Noongar Lullabies in Northam!!

News, Northam

Join Noongar Lullabies in Northam!!

Northam community!! Join Noongar facilitators, Cyndy Moody and Phil Bartlett to create and learn beautiful lullabies in Noongar language for your moort!

13 April 2022

Al Watan to Home

Process, Perth

Al Watan to Home

Alwatan to Home sought to create a welcoming space for women from Arabic-speaking backgrounds to come together and share their stories.

02 August 2021

Rooted in Freedom

Event, Perth

Rooted in Freedom

A collaboration between Soul Alphabet and CAN, Rooted in Freedom aimed to inspire young bla(c)k women aged between 16 and 28 to honour their freedom and express themselves authentically through the written word.

01 May 2021

Man On! by Teatro Latinx

Event, Perth

Man On! by Teatro Latinx

CAN supported Teatro Latinx again to produce Man On! – a theatre show which took the changing rules of the Australian migration system to the soccer pitch.

12 April 2021

Place Names in Katanning

News, Katanning

Place Names in Katanning

Following extensive consultation and community engagement, the Katanning Noongar Leadership Group and the Place Names Project Working Group undertook a process of collating, recollecting and remembering cultural knowledge to put back together the story of Mulka.

19 February 2020

Lotterywest Story Street 2019 Program

Process, Perth

Lotterywest Story Street 2019 Program

Celebrating diverse heritages and stories within the City of Wanneroo, City of Canning and City of Stirling, Lotterywest Story Street involved twenty-eight events in various venues across these local government areas.

06 December 2019

Teatro Latinx 2019

Process, Perth

Teatro Latinx 2019

Produced by Carolina Duca, Teatro Latinx encouraged participants to share their stories with the broader community in a performance in November 2019.

01 December 2019

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