Wik Cha'prah Cha Tru Chath: Wik blood speaks to you

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Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge all the humans of my lineage but particularly the women who carried me and us in their wombs. For it is the wombs comprising of fluid and blood, wrapped in organic matter that initiates the beginnings of
our entry into this conscious flow called life.
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Acknowledgement must also be given to the following for their contribution to the development and evolution of Wik Cha’prah Iyong cak cha tru chath. I acknowledge Associate Professor Felecia Watkin-Lui (2018-2019) and Professor Jennifer Deger (2018-2024) for their overseeing and academic guidance from the early stages of this works development. I give acknowledgement to movement interpreter and Wik and Wikway descendent Ebony A. Awumpan for bringing to a physical movement vocabulary construct the essence of the vocabulary unfolding. To my academic peers Sebastian J. Lowe and Victoria Baskin Coffey I thank you both beyond words for your ongoing support, care and expert contribution to this developing work from early days to the present. Victoria's creative instincts for how images and the rhythms and connections that they enable has guided the editing of this video in the way it has been called to and aligned with the essence of Voice reveal itself. What a wonderful opportunity to have crossed paths and shared in this creative flow and process together. To Matthew Buttacavoli (academic peer), Evan Wyatt, lighting (Wik Cha’prah 2018 and Arnya lecture), James Cook University Cairns Campus, CASE (College of Arts, Science & Education), Melanie Raberts of Museum of Victoria for all your support ongoing and Dean Gibson of Bacon Factory Films for the use of footage taken from Wik vs Qld Documentary.
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Sincere acknowledgement goes to my Wik and Wikway families, with special mention to Aunty Marie Kalkiorta, Kerindun Families, Sharon Ngallametta, Kerry-Pauline Tamwoy and siblings, sisters Lynette J. Adidi and Barbara S. Bandicootcha. I make special mention of song woman granny Annie Kalkiorta and all my elders past and present with special mention to apicals Kelinda, Awumpan, Athailpun & Awumpin. I acknowledge last of all my late mother, Annie Athelpen.

Sound and image attributions

Film by Fiona Wirrer-George Oochunyung with Curatorium. Edited by Victoria Baskin Coffey.

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