Aboriginal Business Register
Our Aboriginal Business Register connects you with Kaurna people who provide a Welcome to Country, workshops, tours and other cultural services.
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Frank Wangutya Wanganeen
Frank Wangutya Wanganeen is a Kaurna / Nurungga Man who was raised on Point Pearce Mission on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia.
He is passionate about Reconciliation and has been on involved in various committees that deal with Reconciliation. He has been on the Adelaide City Council Reconciliation Committee, Campbelltown Reconciliation Committee, and Salisbury RAP Committee Aboriginal Heritage, Native Title, social justice and the revival of the Kaurna Language.
Frank also conducts Kaurna cultural tours in the Adelaide CBD and surrounding areas where he creates awareness regarding Kaurna Cultural Heritage and raises the awareness about Aboriginal issues. Frank is the 2017 recipient of the Premier`s NAIDOC Award which he received for his contribution and ongoing work in the area of the revival of the Kaurna Language, Aboriginal Heritage, Native Title, and community engagement.
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Mickey Kumatpi Marrutya O`Brien
Mickey Kumatpi Marrutya O`Brien is a Senior Aboriginal Man, a descendant of the Kaurna (Adelaide Plains) and Narrunga (Yorke Peninsula) peoples.
He has been sharing cultural engagement for a number of years; a role handed to Michael by his Father, Uncle Lewis Yerla Burka O’Brien. It is a position he honours and respects greatly.
Mickey enjoys sharing Cultural Knowledge and providing Welcome to Country, with people, not at people and enjoys opportunities to support the Aboriginal community. Travelling across Australia, living and working in a number of Aboriginal communities, Mickey has delivered programs, sat on boards and advisory panels.
He is a recipient of the Rotary Club Courtesy Award, for community involvement working with youth. He is also an Australia Day Service Award recipient, and is a foster parent of 16 years to 3 beautiful children.
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Kuma Kaaru – Jack Kanya Buckskin
Jack Kanya Buckskin is a Kaurna man born in Adelaide, who is a trailblazer for the reclamation and revitalisation of the Kaurna language.
Jack founded the Adelaide based Kuma Kaaru Cultural Services which works to educate and share culture through song, dance and workshops.
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Kanyanyapilla - Karl Winda Telfer
Karl is a first-language speaker, Cultural Creative, designer, artist, and educator who carries a unique depth of wisdom and knowledge of land, sea, and sky Country.
His lifelong journey of Aboriginal cultural and spiritual renewal is deeply rooted in his ancestors’ strong cultural and political activism, which began during the free settlement of South Australia in 1836.
He holds cultural authority for his Traditional Countries: Mullawirra Meyunna - Dry Forest Country (on Kaurna Meyunna - Adelaide), and Dilpa Gurrunda - Wari People (southern Yorke Peninsula). From his mother, he inherited the role of burka / senior cultural bearer of the Spirit Fire - the peace lore fire of Tjirbruki/Tjilbruke and the Dreaming Track.
Karl brings people together through bi-cultural ways of understanding, the spirit of humanity, and cultural education - connecting communities to the nature of our shared cultural landscape.
He is leading cultural, spiritual, and ecological renewal at Kanyanyapilla – Place of Many Eagles - including programs for First Nations young people to strengthen their identity and connection through cultural practice and caring for Country.
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Deadly Mob – Karl Tamaru Smith
Cultural Tourism providing education on Kaurna: the people, the history, the art, the spiritual connection.
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Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation
The Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC acts as agent for the native title rights and interests of the Kaurna people.
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Southern Cultural Immersion
Southern Cultural Immersion was started by Corey Turner in 2019. They strive to promote and nurture Reconciliation and cultural respect towards First Nations people.
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Kumarninthi Becoming One
Aboriginal Cultural Education company delivering Culture and History through immersion.
- Smoking Ceremony
- Cultural Tours (Adelaide Botanical Gardens & SA Museum)
- Aboriginal Silk Painting workshops
- Mini Canvas Painting Workshops (Primary Schools Only)
- In Person Educational sessions (Primary/Secondary Schools Only)
- Online Educational Learning Platform (For Individuals, Schools, Business & Organisations)