Launch of cross-cultural guides at Minjilang

A second exciting event for the Iwaidja Inyman team in August 2009 was the official launch of the first two cross-cultural guides by NT Health Minister Kon Vatskalis at Minjilag on Croker Island. Both the first volume, an introduction to kinship, family and forms of address and the second, a guide for health professionals, contain cross-cultural information specifically for non-Indigenous people who come to work and live in Indigenous communities in Northwestern Arnhem Land. Although both guides focus on the Iwaidja language, the cross-cultural information provided is applicable to communities throughout Northwestern Arnhem Land. The books are available online from the Skinnyfish Music website.