New $5 Million Grant for Arrernte Living Culture Centre

The Territory Labor Government is creating localjobs and a more vibrant Alice Springs by granting Arrernte organisationAkeyulerre Inc. $5 million dollars to build a new Arrernte Living CultureCentre.

The Arrernte Living Culture Centre will allowAkeyulerre to expand its many healing projects, cultural activities, teachingwork by elders for kids, social enterprise activities including its bushmedicine business, and its language work.

The new centre will enable:

Continued growth in cultural, health, healing andsupport with Arrernte people

The sharing of cultural products, knowledge andservices

More opportunities for jobs and skill development

More tourist attractions within the HeritagePrecinct on the edges of the Alice Springs CBD

The new centre will be developed at Akeyulerrescurrent location at 3 and 5 Stuart Terrace. Design work has begun withaward-winning local architect Susan Dugdale & Associates.

Akeyulerre Inc is a not-for-profit Arrernte-governedorganisation based in Alice Springs that was established in 2000 by Arrernte Elders to strengthen Arrernte families, support them to practice and maintaintheir culture, and pass it on to next generations.

The organisation uses cultural priorities of theArrernte community to strengthen and support disadvantaged families and engageArrernte people in employment and meaningful activities.

As noted by theMember for Braitling, Dale Wakefield

The Territory Labor Government is investing in a more vibrantAlice Springs. By investing in Akeyulerre, we are investing in local jobs,local decision-making and local solutions to social issues.

A new Arrernte Living Culture Centre has been a visionfrom Akeyulerre for a couple of years now and as a Government we are proud tomake this vision a reality. The centre will be a place whereall Arrernte families can gather for events and to have a safe space to sittogether and share stories.

Through this investment we are supporting ourcommunities to maintain and practice their culture and continue to pass it onto future generations.

As noted by Member for Namatjira, Chansey Paech

I am proud to be a part of a Government that is investing in protectingculture and providing opportunities for Aboriginalpeople.

The new Arrernte Living Culture Centre will be a beautifulplace for visitors to Alice Springs to come and experience the culture of theTraditional Owners, Eldersand people of Mparntwe, and to learn about traditional healing and bushmedicine plants.

Quote from Tisha Carter, Co-Chairperson, Akeyulerre Inc.

Akeyulerre Elders and staff are really excited about this funding. Now we can build abeautiful place for Arrernte people. Kele mwarre anthurre!

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