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Keira Jenkins

HISTORICAL FACTS: Women harnessing power of indigenous matriarchy - Caught on Camera

Women in the Pilbara region at a storytelling workshop as part of the Punkaliyarra Project. (HANDOUT/FIRST TIER MEDIA)

Nestled within the vastness of Western Australia's Pilbara region, women in the town of Roebourne are combining the ancient and contemporary in the hope of nurturing the next generation of local leaders. 

Blending film, animation, music, song, movement and spoken word with traditional knowledge, the Punkaliyarra Project aims to build up storytelling and leadership skills and re-engage young women in education.

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