The Gift 2023
This year TCP along with our production partners are traveling to record a feature documentary titled “The Gift” with Elders and Community leaders from across the Country. The purpose of this film is to re connect the international community to our proper relationship to living here on Earth. The Gift are teachings from the First Peoples deep connection to Country sacred powerful. A way to ensure a world for those to come. It is the crucial message of the interconnection of Land, Water,People, Flora, Fauna of all things told in a way you may never have considered. We are open to receiving all enquires and support around the production of this documentary.
Galupa Womens Shelter
In 2019 along with the support of key sponsors TCP went to the Community of Galupa North East Arnhem Land to construct a safety house for the Women who live there, fulfilling the long standing wishes of Gayili Marika Yunupingu Elder of Galupa. We have now completed stage 1 the building of emergency accomodation and will return in 2023 to build The Galupa Women’s Shelter main building and also rebuild the existing ablution block.
Supporting the Women at Galupa to remain safe on their traditional land cannot be underestimated. The health of the Community is closely tied to Cultural identity and connection to traditional lands.
Healing on Country. Cape York QLD
Yuin Nation Cultural Mentoring
This project began in 2011 with a group of dedicated Elders and Community leaders. To this day on Country Cultural mentoring camps continue in this region celebrating and supporting Community to be on Country with their Elders providing a strong foundation for ongoing Cultural teachings.
TCP also acknowledges Yuin Elder and friend the late Uncle Max Harrison who led the return of Cultural mentoring camps on Yuin Country and beyond.
Malagunn
Malagunn – People Returning Home to Country, is a project designed and led by Uncle Wayne Thorpe of the Gunnai Nation, Gippsland Victoria. The focus of the project is to support and strengthen the re-connection of Cultural identity, in both young and older male Community members. This will be achieved through a series of three holistic Cultural immersion camps, across a twelve-month period. Each camp must be completed before the next level/camp, and all participants are encouraged to continue these Culturally important practices.
When we can have Cultural programs out on Country, a safe place for Culture is reactivated and with that the respect between Young and Old. The Elders can let go of what they have been holding on to for so long and share their wisdom openly. Then the Young ones begin to learn and pick up within themselves, and carry that respect back with them into family and Community”
The Elders Report
In 2014 TCP travelled from Cape York to the Kimberley to record and produce “The Elders Report into Preventing Indigenous Self Harm and Youth Suicide”. This Report is important it is directly transcribed from recordings with Elders and Community leaders about ending self harm and suicide. Widely acknowledged as a true voice for Cultural healing the report provides real answers and emphasises the importance of Elder and Community led Culturally empowering initiatives for remote and semi remote Communities.
