29 April 2008

Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NYP) Women's Council

By Deb Baxter - Values Coordinator - The Body Shop





























Images provided by Angela Lynch - NPY Women's Council

Look at these beautiful photos. I was quite overwhelmed when I received these; taken at the "Tjilpi Pampa Festival" - a festival for aged men and women from remote aboriginal communities in the cross border area of Central Australia.

Gathering about 100 elderly Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara speaking people from around twelve remote communities, the NPY provided an amazing week of song and dance, painting, weaving, bush tucker trips and pampering sessions.

At the same time as The Body Shop are supporting ANTaR in their pledge against Racism, I am happy to say we have once again supported a number of Indigenous organisations through our Mother's Day Gift Giving Programme. The NPY are one of these organisations and were thrilled to receive our products to share with their participants.

To find out more about the NPY, visit http://www.npywc.org.au

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