Kormilda Science Project (1992 - )

Summary

The Kormilda Science Project (KSP), an initiative of Theo Read, began in 1992 and evolved into a two-way science education project that encompasses three Aboriginal Communities, their People and Culture, and their surrounding Country. The Communities are at Heywood in Gunditjmara Country, Walungurru in Pintupi Country and Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) in Kunwinjku Country.

Details

The project has involved 84 people, collectively drawn from both the Community and the broader community. Within the Community, there were the Traditional Owner group, senior Elders, and non-Aboriginal support personnel, including administrators, linguists, and essential service personnel. From the outside, a range of science and technology experts from both the government and corporate spheres lent their time and expertise to specific parts of the work

Kormilda comes from an ancient Gaagadju (Kakadu) word, which translates as 'towards tomorrow'. The name also refers to Kormilda College, a multicultural residential secondary college located in Darwin, where the concept for this Science Project originated. In August 2017, the site was acquired by Haileybury, and Kormilda College was renamed Haileybury Rendall School.

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Books

• Read, Theo Watson; Nayinggul, Jacob; Gumurdul, Donald; Bangalang, Tony; Manakju, Andrew; Etherington, Steve; Kuluburr, Peggy Mangngub; with the Gunbalanya Community, Gunbalanya Country: an Indigenous perspective on the earth sciences (Melbourne: ), 96 pp. Details
• Read, Theo Watson; Tjapaltjarri, Benny; Hansen, Ken; with the Walungurru Community, Pintupi Country: An Indigenous perspective on the earth sciences (Melbourne: ), 116 pp. Details
• Read, Theo Watson; with the Gunditjmara Community, Gunditjmara Country: an Indigenous prespective on the earth sciences (Melbourne: ), 160 pp. Details