Nyomba Gandaŋu

Galiwin’ku, NT

My name is Nyomba Gaṉḏaŋu.

My clan is Golpa. I was born in Galiwin’ku.

I am Traditional Owner for the eastern side of Galiwin’ku, a place called Galawarra. I have many roles in the community. Recently I have been working as senior Yolŋu community engagement officer at ‘Connecting Beginnings’. I am now working with the Aboriginal Resource Development Service (ARDS) as a Senior Dispute Resolution Facilitator. I also provide guest lectures in the Diploma of Indigenous Research, CDU.

Projects:

Workshops on Bush Medicine in Groote and Darwin: ‘What sort of bush medicine helps our children?’
Aboriginal Hearing Program (Perth, Melbourne)(1995)
Nutrition Program in Gapuwiyak (with Dan Campbell)
NLC Community Planning and Development Monitoring and Evaluation Project (with CDU)(2018-2022)
Growing Up Children in Two Worlds
Chief Investigator: Dharraŋanamirr dhukarr guŋgayunaraw djamarrkuliw ga gurrutumirriw marŋgikunharaw ḏäl kunharaw gakalwun dhiyakun marrmaw’nha romgun. Understanding pathways to support Yolŋu children and families to achieve strong learning in two systems. AIATSIS Indigenous Research Exchange Grant.

Academic Achievements:

PhD examiner – invited examiner for the PhD thesis ‘Making ‘History’ from Pre-History: a Novel approach’ by Leonie Norrington (2021)

Publications:

Gaṉḏaŋu, N., Yunupiŋu, E., Spencer, M., Christie, M. (2024) Evidencing the emergence of healthy Indigenous communities through Ground Up monitoring and evaluation, Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2024(1), 3.
Northern Land Council (2022) Community Planning and Development Program: Ground Up Monitoring and Evaluation, Final Report. Report prepared by Michaela Spencer and Michael
Christie, research facilitation by Nyomba Gaṉḏaŋu, Emmanuel Yunupiŋu and Gwendoline White, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University.
Northern Land Council (2021) Community Planning and Development Program: Ground Up Monitoring and Evaluation, Stage 2 Report. Report prepared by Michaela Spencer and Michael
Christie, research facilitation by Nyomba Gaṉḏaŋu, Emmanuel Yunupiŋu and Gwendoline White, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University.
Northern Land Council (2020) Community Planning and Development Program: Ground Up Monitoring and Evaluation, Stage 1 Report. Report prepared by Michaela Spencer and Michael
Christie. Research facilitation by Nyomba Gaṉḏaŋu and Emmanuel Yunupiŋu, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University.
Campbell, D., Wunungmurra, P., & Nyomba, H. (2007). Starting where the people are: Lessons on community development from a remote Aboriginal Australian setting. Community Development Journal, 42(2), 151-166.
Nyomba, H., Nalpinya, L., Edmond, K., & Ruben, A. (2002). Community action to promote child growth in Gapuwiyak.
Lowell A, Gurimangu, Nyomba & Yingi (1996) Yolngu ways of helping their children: Communication at home in an Australian Aboriginal Community. Australian Communication Quarterly, Summer 1996/97 pp, 20-22.
Lowell A, Sawyer G, Gurimangu, Nyomba & Yingi (1996) The Yolngu Story about Ears, Hearing and Communication. CD-ROM. AHP-DEETYA.
Lowell A, Budukulawuy, Gurimangu, Maypilama & Nyomba (1995). Communication and learning in an Aboriginal school: The influence of conductive hearing loss. Aboriginal Child at School 23(4) pp.1-7