Hello from The Corner

Hello everyone,
It was lovely to meet you all in Brisbane last week. I hope you have managed to have a bit of a rest since then as it was such a busy time!! Thanks very much for visiting The Corner, our under 8s area here at State Library. I know that many of you have your own children's areas in your IKC's so I thought I would let you know about a great toy stockist we use here in Brisbane.
Kurrajong Aboriginal Products are really excellent - they are based in Caboolture and write, illustrate, design and sew ALL their products here in Queensland. Everything is created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their stuff is really beautiful, well made, and not too expensive. They take phone and web orders and can ship their products directly to you. Their website is currently getting revamped but should be ready in the next few weeks. Alternatively you can ring Nola on (07) 5499 3289 who is always very helpful and can always sew up things that are not currently in stock - what a sensation! As a bit of a teaser, here is a photo of a lovely Torres Strait lady we bought for The Corner. I'm sure you will agree that she is quite beautiful!
thanks everyone - please get in touch if you have any questions.
Clare McFadden
(The Corner, Slq)

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Having a good yarn

It's been a privilege meeting & catching up with other IKC administrators during the 2009 annunal workshop held in Brisbane.

IKC Workshop 2009

Kevin is taking a photo of the other ikc coordinators during our workshop.

lockhart river history

IKC visitor

Me Pauline & Loretta We Went To The Side

Of The Library Building To Have A Morning Tea We Ready To Site Down We Saw That Big Lizard Came From The Side & We Rush To Take Camrea Out From Bag & Take Some Photo Of This Big Lizard !

Meriba Gidhal Exhibit Launch

Wednesday the 21st of October, 2009. Indigenous Knowledge Centre's Administrators from across Qld through the Cape and the Torres Strait Islands joined in with friends and distinguised guests and vistiors to celeberate the launch of "Meriba Gidhal" Torres Strait Island Treasures of the Margaret Lawrie Collection Exhibt.

I'm sure everyone who attended were very proud of being there and witnessing the actual launch. The pictures that I have inserted have very great sigificance to me, as they were of a "Myths & Legends" of the Walek. This night was so special that hopefully when I get back to Mua - Kubin, I will most likely share with Elders & Community Members of the pictures that were displayed in the glass cases.

Also the Exhibt is now officially open now till the 28th of February 2010. So Please come along and enjoy the exhibit.....or visit online on http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/exhibit/online/tw/Displays/lawrie

IKC WORKSHOP IN BRISBANE

IKC LIBRARY WORKSHOP

THE WORKSHOP WAS HELD IN BRISBANE WE HAD IKC WORKERS FROM OUTER ISLAND AND THE NPA

Meriba Gidhal Celebrations at SLQ Library

Saibai Dancers celebrating the Meriba Gidhal celebration at the SLQ library on thhe 21st October 2009 together with the Wagga Dance Group it was a very enjoying night all of the IKC Co Ordinators were there as well from Cape and Torres Strait Islands.

Wagga Dancers

On Wednesday 21st October 2009 we having opening ceremony of Margret Lawrie treasure in slq in Brisbane. After the opening wagga dancer perform a traditional dancer.

2009 Workshop in Brisbane.

2009 Indigenous Knowledge Centre Workshop in Brisbane.

We had a five day workshop at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane from the 18th to the 22nd of October.

There was lots of things for us to do and places for us to go and see... We actually been on every floor at the SLQ.

This photo is of Lynette and Terena in the John Oxley Library looking through a book of Drawings from the Fly and Bramble and found some pictures from Darnley Island.

Overall it was a very interesting and very fun five days for all of the IKC Coordinators. It was very lovely to see all the other IKC Coordinators from the Torres Straits and from the other community like Lockhart River, Cherbourg, New Mapoon and Injinoo..