The World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) provides a forum for Indigenous representatives from all over the world to come together and share their successes and strategies for more culturally grounded education. Shooting Stars were proud to send several delegates to represent us and our program – Dr Rose Whitau, Research Manager, Latoya Bolton-Black, Operations Manager, and Nancy Murray and Saripha Sesar, alumnae of the Shooting Stars program.
Dr Rose Whitau manages the evaluation protocols, such as the Yarning with the Stars project, and develops new programs and research initiatives. She and Latoya Bolton-Black presented at WIPCE with a focus on both of these areas, talking to how Shooting Stars uses the traditional methodology of yarning to underpin all program decisions.
Nancy and Saripha, our alumnae, shared their stories of leadership, with Saripha speaking to her leadership project and traineeship, and Nancy speaking about her internship with Shooting Stars and undergrad degree at UWA.
Speaking of the conference, Dr Whitau said, “as far as international conferences go, WIPCE is in a league of its own. Having the opportunity for us to listen, meet, and learn from other Indigenous people who are battling similar battles is an incredibly empowering and fruitful endeavour.”
Click through to find out more about our research project Yarning with the Stars.
