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Elders in council, display Eldership and lead the way. Elders engage with government and leaders as well as participate in a range of committees, providing advice and solutions regarding a broad range of issues faced by Australia’s First Nation Peoples. These include cultural protocol and awareness, social and family structures, community development issues, historical issues, and traditional and contemporary issues affecting the First Peoples of Minjerribah.

The Minjerribah-Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council (MMEIC) delivers a high level of localised cultural advice and knowledge to a wide range of client groups across various communities and all levels of Government, providing cultural leadership through encouragement, education, commitment and preservation of our cultural pride. MMEIC ...

  • maintains culture, supports healing, and protect Indigenous heritage through providing cultural awareness/ education/ understanding by delivering cultural talks and awareness activities to schools, government, universities, community groups, and the general public;
  • supports the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages as this country’s first tongues;
  • develops and maintains cultural protocols and to engage in First Nations’ policy development with government and non-government agencies;
  • improves participation in society, and acceptance of Australian’s First Peoples through development and promotion of cultural sharing;
  • Delivering cultural events and culturally modelled social and youth wellbeing initiatives on Minjerribah.

In consultation with the Elders in council, the Chairperson represents the Elders on several committees to advise groups on a broad range of issues faced by Australia’s First Nation Peoples. These include cultural protocol and awareness, social and family structures, community development issues, historical issues, and traditional and contemporary issues affecting the First Peoples of Minjerribah.

The Minjerribah-Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council (MMEIC) delivers a high level of localised cultural advice and knowledge to a wide range of client groups across various communities and all levels of Government, providing cultural leadership through encouragement, education, commitment and preservation of our cultural pride. MMEIC ...

  • maintains culture, supports healing, and protect Indigenous heritage through providing cultural awareness/ education/ understanding by delivering cultural talks and awareness activities to schools, community, and the general public;
  • supports the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages as this country’s first tongues;
  • develops and maintains cultural protocols and to engage in First Nations’ policy development with government and non-government agencies;
  • improves participation in society, and acceptance of Australian’s First Peoples through development and promotion of cultural tourism and implementing cultural events and presentations on Minjerribah.
1. To promote and advance the culture and heritage of the Noonuccal, Goenpul andNgugi tribes of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Moorgumpin (Moreton Island), the Bay Islands and the Mainland.
 
2. Deliver advancement of education by promoting and teaching the customary lore/law, culture, heritage, traditions and language of the Noonuccal, Goenpul and Ngugi tribes.
 
3. To maintain culture, support healing and wellness through delivering cultural awareness programs, education and cultural talks and activities to schools, Government, university groups, community groups and the general public.
 
4. To provide cultural leadership and Eldership through encouragement, education, commitment to the teaching and preservation of Indigenous cultural pride within the Aboriginal community of Minjerribah, Moorgumpin, the Bay Islands and the Mainland, fostering social, emotional, cultural and physical wellbeing within our People and broader community.
 
5. To promote, support and assist Aboriginal traditional song, dance, art and language through any medium (such theatre, radio, and television), and in particular individuals that showcase traditional song, dance, art and languages of the Noonuccal, Goenpul and Ngugi tribes of Minjerribah, Moorgumpin, the Bay Islands and the Mainland.
 
6. To improve participation in society and acceptance of Aboriginal Australians throughdevelopment and promotion of cultural tourism and cultural heritage projects, topromote and protect Aboriginal culture and heritage on all the traditional lands of theNoonuccal, Goenpul and Ngugi tribes on Minjerribah, Moorgumpin.the Bay Islandsand the Mainland.
 
7. To promote the care, protection and preserve the traditional lands (environment)of the Noonuccal, Goenpul and Ngugi tribes of Minjerribah, Moorgumpin, the BayIslands and the Mainland.
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Aunty Merle Dippel and Aunty Lyn Shipway on behalf of MMEIC received the 2017 National NAIDOC 'Caring for Country' Award

Our Focus

1. To promote and advance the culture and heritage of the Noonuccal, Goenpul and Ngugi tribes of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Moorgumpin (Moreton Island), the Bay Islands and the Mainland.
 
2. Deliver advancement of education by promoting and teaching the customary lore/law, culture, heritage, traditions and language of the Noonuccal, Goenpul and Ngugi tribes.
 
3. To maintain culture, support healing and wellness through delivering cultural awareness programs, education and cultural talks and activities to schools, Government, university groups, community groups and the general public.
 
4. To provide cultural leadership and Eldership through encouragement, education, commitment to the teaching and preservation of Indigenous cultural pride within the Aboriginal community of Minjerribah, Moorgumpin, the Bay Islands and the Mainland, fostering social, emotional, cultural and physical wellbeing within our People and broader community.
 
5. To promote, support and assist Aboriginal traditional song, dance, art and language through any medium (such theatre, radio, and television), and in particular individuals that showcase traditional song, dance, art and languages of the Noonuccal, Goenpul and Ngugi tribes of Minjerribah, Moorgumpin, the Bay Islands and the Mainland.
 
6. To improve participation in society and acceptance of Aboriginal Australians through development and promotion of cultural tourism and cultural heritage projects, to promote and protect Aboriginal culture and heritage on all the traditional lands of theNoonuccal, Goenpul and Ngugi tribes on Minjerribah, Moorgumpin the Bay Islands and the Mainland.