Final Report: Strengthening Community Research in ... - Ninti One

Table B: The total number of services that people speak to Wurla Nyinta and other representatives about:In total the survey showed 651 conversations; 58% of them were with local Wurla Nyinta representatives and 42% with non-local others. The peoplesurveyed spoke most about Housing, Community Safety, Night Patrol and Health.In analysis of this data the Ntaria Community researchers made links between conversations taking place among local residents and the topicsdiscussed between local and non-local people.The researchers identified the lens of Anparnintja as the primary influencer of the position a person takes in public or open conversations regarding certain subjects. Forexample, the data shown in Table A indicate that Leases and Cultural Tourism were not discussed with non-local people. While Pmerekwerteye (traditional owners) andKwertengerle (custodial managers) have identified, restricted and public roles, women and others would be reluctant to take part in public discussion of topics such ascultural tourism or leases because of the Arrarnta systems of land management and ownership associated with them.The significance of Arrarnta identity and lens should not be underrated in relation to processes of decision making, expectation of engagement, or language ofcommunication used by external agencies involved in remote service delivery.Final Report: Strengthening Community Research in Remote Service Delivery at Ntaria 75