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Cultural Narrative

About the Cultural Narrative strategic framework

The Cultural Narrative strategic framework was developed and endorsed by the university in late 2024.

The purpose and energy of this strategic framework has come from the leadership and authority of Whadjuk Elders in Boorloo, Perth. It has emerged from the development of Life Layers by Dr Richard Walley, initially intended to frame the architecture of the new ECU City Campus. From this work two foundational narratives – Birdya Yok Bidi – or Boss Women Pathway, and the Life Layers have informed the 5 strategic pillars.

The pillars; Ngarda – Subterranean, Kep – Water, Kaata – Hills, Moort Boodja – Ecosystem and Djinda Worlal – Stars and Sky inform opportunities for co-design, partnerships, amplification of exisiting resources and frameworks, student and staff cultural journeys, and the embedding of two-way learning and First Nations values across the entirety of Edith Cowan University.

For more information on the Cultural Narrative strategic framework, please see Cultural Narrative Framework.

  • Dr. Richard Walley, Education at your Fingertips, 2022, commissioned for the Aboriginal Performance Space at ECU City Campus.
  • Graphic of the 5 Life Layers Narrative developed for ECU's Cultural Narrative with Whadjuk Noongar elders.
  • Norma MacDonald, Land Rights Negotiation, 1997

Image: Graphic of the 5 Life Layers Narrative developed for ECU's Cultural Narrative with Whadjuk Noongar elders.

Image: Dr. Richard Walley, Education at your Fingertips, 2022, commissioned for the Aboriginal Performance Space at ECU City Campus.

Image: Norma MacDonald, Land Rights Negotiation, 1997, mixed media on paper, Edith Cowan University Art Collection.

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