The story behind our logo
The Ninti One logo is based on the painting 'Two Women Learning', created by Aboriginal artist Kathleen Wallace.
Kathleen was born and raised at Uyetye, in Todd River – her father’s homeland. Her mother is from Therirrerte.
Her grandfather taught her stories of her culture and land from an early age.
Kathleen is a story-teller and she uses her skills to interpret stories for her audience. Her connection to her country and to her law and culture has remained strong.
Kathleen tells us a traditional story that illustrates how different people hold different knowledge, different parts of the story, and how they are responsible for keeping that story safe and passing on the knowledge.
The story of 'Two Women Learning' is a metaphor for the relationship between Ninti One and the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation – that each are an integral part of the same story: how we hold knowledge and IP in trust for Aboriginal people and also how we share it to help those in remote areas prosper.
… Two young girls were taken from their mother by their father, to live in his homeland. They lived and learned their father’s way. But when they grew up, the two girls decided to leave their father’s home and look for their mother and her people.
The father supported their decision, and so the girls started to walk. The girls eventually found their way to their mother’s homeland. They had come to the right place: their mother was very happy to be able to see them again, all grown up.
One day, the father decided to follow his daughters and came to the mother’s land. The family were happy to be united, and other families were happy for them. They decided to stay there so the girls could learn new skills.
