Place Names Melville

Nduta holds a Masters in Human Rights from Curtin University - Centre for Human Rights Education and is a Kenyan native with a deep passion for community development, diplomacy, cultural rights, preservation of indigenous languages, protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and the use of art for promoting human rights.

She worked with CAN from 2019 to 2021 and later returned to Kenya, contributing to the State Department of Culture and Heritage. During this time, she focused on the nationwide sensitization exercise of the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act 2016.

Currently serving as the Mapping Menang Producer, Nduta applies her expertise in community and stakeholder engagement to ensure the success of the project.

Outside of her professional pursuits, Nduta is a performing arts enthusiast who enjoys bringing characters to life in imagined realities.
 

Natalie Scholtz is an African Persian British Australian visual artist. She is inspired by creative conversations around the relationship of self and society, action and response, culture, arts and change.

Natalie has had the pleasure of being part of CAN’s Place Names over the past 5 years, connecting with local Noongar Elders, community and a range of learning and talent from Langford, Albany, Katanning and now Fremantle.

Len Collard is a Whadjuk Nyungar Traditional Owner of the Perth metropolitan area and Professor at School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia. Len’s ground breaking theoretical work and research around decoding Noongar Place Names of the Southwest of Australia has put Nyungar Cultural research on the local, national and international stages.

With a background in literature and communications, Len’s research has allowed the broadening of the understanding of the many unique characteristics of Australian Aboriginal people and contributes to the appreciation of Aboriginal culture and heritage of the Southwest Australia.