09/10/2026
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Julie Porter, Karen Cooke and Inyika (Sonya) Crane recently presented the work behind the Mirankanyima Framework at the inaugural AHCWA Social and Emotional Wellbeing Conference in Boorloo (Perth).
Mirankanyima is a community-led and community-designed framework being developed to strengthen responses to Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Yarnangu describe Mirankanyima as โcoming together in protection and safetyโ, reflecting the cultural knowledge and strengths that have shaped the work.
Julie and Karen shared important Yarnangu perspectives on family violence, including the impact of Western justice responses, disconnection from Country and culture, and the broader pressures that can contribute to stress and conflict within families and communities.
The presentation sat strongly alongside keynote contributions from Professor Pat Dudgeon OAM and Professor Victoria Hovane, reinforcing the importance of culturally informed, Aboriginal-led approaches to safety and social and emotional wellbeing.
The next phase of Mirankanyima will focus on mapping and strengthening connections with services supporting Yarnangu, while bringing the findings together for publication as a practical framework to guide future FDSV work across the Lands.
