Burraja works with various partners including Indigenous communities, educational institutions, and government departments. Their programs focus on empowering Aboriginal youth and sharing cultural knowledge. Some of their initiatives include stone tool workshops that brought elders and youth together, canoe making projects on country with elder guidance, and educating on traditional fire management. Their vision is to preserve local Indigenous knowledge, create jobs, and promote understanding of Aboriginal culture.

1. BURRAJA- 2019

2. Partnerships
• Indigenous Community
• Victorian Education (supporting KESO)
• Department of Justice
• Gateway Health Programs
• DHHS
• Aboriginal Health and Corporations
• Wodonga Council – Bush Kinder
• Environmental Agencies – Vic and NSW

3. Outcomes
• Better Understanding of Community/ Cultural
Services
• Empowering Youth Connection to
country/Identity
• Knowledge Sharing / Transfer
YOUTH PROGRAMS

4. Outcomes
Stone Tools
• Stone tool workshops brought local knowledge
holders together (2006)
• Workshops helped identify materials and sites
in area.
• Knowledge Sharing / Transfer from Elders to
youth.
• Attracted funding for future projects.

5. Outcomes
Making Canoes
• Researched historical recordings
• Elders on country started cutting canoes
• Youth involvement
• Events Recorded
• Created partnerships with museums

6. Outcomes
Fire
• Elders reconnect to country through fire mgt
• Involve and educate people through
involvement
• Recorded the events
• Research Early recordings of fire use in the
area

7. Vision
• Create employment opportunities for
Aboriginal community
• To preserve local knowledge
• Create an environment for succession
• Educate people on Aboriginal Culture
Further information
brendon.kennedy@gatewayhealth.org.au