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Warmun

Ground Up’s first objective is to provide independent financial support to projects that are initiated and run by Aboriginal people and that aim to support Aboriginal peoples’ mental health, and social and emotional well being.

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Ground Up is no longer seeking donations. We would like to thank the many generous people who have supported the organisation in the past.

If you would like to support the type of Indigenous projects that Ground Up supported, we suggest supporting one of the following wonderful organisations:

  • Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School (https://www.purnululuschool.wa.edu.au)

  • Warmun Art Centre (https://warmunart.com.au)

  • Warmun Community (Turkey Creek( Inc.

 

Warmun is a large Aboriginal community in the Kimberley region in the northeastern part of Western Australia. People in Warmun are mainly from the Gija language group. 

Warmun community is well known for its vibrant art movement and for a number of famous Aboriginal artists including Rover Thomas, Queenie McKenzie, Rusty Peters and Lena Nyadbi, whose paintings hang in galleries all over the world. 

The community is less well known for the devastating health and social problems that affect many of its families. These include high rates of depression, substance abuse, violence, youth suicide, chronic disease, limited employment opportunities and poverty. 

Elders in Warmun community see traditional culture as a powerful way to help deal with these problems. They also consider it vital to focus on the younger generation. As a result, the Elders are active in the development and management of projects that aim to teach young people important traditional cultural activities.