Red Dust Role Models | Storytelling Program

Working together to achieve community goals and aspirations

In the spirit of collaboration and respect, we stake the groundwork of our Storytelling Projects through comprehensive consultation with First Nations individuals and communities. Directing our efforts toward their priorities, themes, and cultural ethos, we ensure authenticity and integrity in our shared narratives.

Local community involvement is the cornerstone of every project, opening doors for paid employment and skill development within First Nations communities. From inception to broadcast, we uphold the strictest protocols for permissions and consents, safeguarding the integrity of cultural knowledge and images.

What this program delivers for young people & families

Exploring story-sharing avenues is a vibrant, evolving journey. By combining our facilitators' expertise with the dynamic talents within communities, we pave the way for cross-cultural enlightenment and mutual learning.

Navigating complex topics with a strength-based, community-oriented approach.
Ensuring the ongoing cultural vibrancy of one of humanity's earliest civilizations.
Facilitating the appropriate narration, recording, and publishing of communities' stories.
Embracing storytelling mediums that embody cultural significance and resonance.
Supporting local artists to nurture sustainable success for our programs.

Jonathan Lindsay-Tjapaltjarri Hermawan

Director of Programs

Our Storytelling Program has been a beacon of creativity and connection, acknowledging the importance of narrative in the preservation of culture and history. By amplifying voices and experiences, we’ve seen the pride of people, places, and the importance of protocol as stories emerge, that also bind us together and remind us of our shared humanity and heritage.

Ned Hardgraves

Yuendumu Elder

“Red Dust has been extraordinary to us, Red Dust has helped us as people, with their work they have encouraged our young people, our community and supported us all the way. We are very honoured to work with you”