Paulina Puruntatameri, who is also known as Jedda, is the chairperson of the Munupi Arts & Crafts Centre.
Paulina only started painting three years ago, but she was already working at Munupi providing Tiwi language translations for stories connecting their paintings. Her interests lie in preserving culture, language, art and songs. One of her passions is digital archiving and repatriation of old artefacts that have been taken from the Tiwi Islands.
Paulina shares, “It’s for our future generation to learn and respect and embrace their cultural side. Who they are and where they are from. We as the Tiwi people are the custodians of our lands. We must speak for the land and make sure we look after the land and the sea.”
Paulina Puruntatameri, who is also known as Jedda, is the chairperson of the Munupi Arts & Crafts Centre.
Paulina only started painting three years ago, but she was already working at Munupi providing Tiwi language translations for stories connecting their paintings. Her interests lie in preserving culture, language, art and songs. One of her passions is digital archiving and repatriation of old artefacts that have been taken from the Tiwi Islands.
Paulina shares, “It’s for our future generation to learn and respect and embrace their cultural side. Who they are and where they are from. We as the Tiwi people are the custodians of our lands. We must speak for the land and make sure we look after the land and the sea.”