Makéddja is the generic word for turtle in the Ndjébbana language of the Kunibidji people of Maningrida.
Name: Chloe Gibson
Language: Mawng, Ndjébbana, Kunwinjku, Nakara
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Chloe grew up in Warruwi on South Goulburn Island with her adopted Kuninjku mother. She speaks Ndjebbana, Nakarra, Kunwinjku and Mawng.
Chloe worked at the Warruwi Women's Centre and used to makes jewelery, candles, soap and shell artwork. She joined Babbarra Women's Centre in 2024 and has started learning Lino printing and Screen printing.
Wayuk – Roseanna Bonson ‘I always follow the footpath of my grandmother. I have too many stories of my grandmother. We went to the bush and ate bushtucker like yam, yabbie, barra, catfish and magpie Read more…
Wayuk – Roseanna Bonson ‘I always follow the footpath of my grandmother. I have too many stories of my grandmother. We went to the bush and ate bushtucker like yam, yabbie, barra, catfish and magpie Read more…
Wayuk – Roseanna Bonson ‘I always follow the footpath of my grandmother. I have too many stories of my grandmother. We went to the bush and ate bushtucker like yam, yabbie, barra, catfish and magpie Read more…