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Restoring Connection Through Culture, Community, and Creative Healing
Mi'djam Woman is a First Nations-led social enterprise delivering culturally grounded art programs and wellbeing experiences. We create safe spaces for healing, connection, and empowerment—for children, families, schools, and especially single parents and women seeking meaningful pathways to restoration and community.
Our mission
Building a culturally grounded, community-led enterprise that creates lasting impact for today while honoring future generations
Services
Our Programs: Accessible, Ethical, Transformative
We offer tiered programs designed to remove barriers and create pathways—from subsidized community access to large-scale partnerships. Every tier supports our Women's Shed employment model, cultural facilitation, and community reinvestment.
🟤 Bronze – Community Access
For families experiencing financial hardship or living remotely. Participant cost: $0–$40 (subsidized). Includes selected online sessions, basic kit, digital resources, and cultural storytelling. Funded by grants, sponsorships, and cross-subsidy from other tiers.
⚪ Silver – Standard Program
For families, schools, and community organizations. Price: $180–$250 per participant. Includes full 6-week online program, standard art kit, live or recorded sessions, cultural education, and follow-up resources. Revenue supports Bronze subsidies and Women's Shed wages.
🟡 Gold – Extended Engagement
For schools, councils, and community services. Price: $3,500–$7,500 per program (group-based). Booking required 3 months in advance. Includes everything in Silver plus extended sessions, tailored content, optional in-person facilitation, and outcomes reporting. Supports Women's Shed employment and admin capacity.
Benefits
Why Mi'djam Woman Stands Apart
We combine culture, creativity, wellbeing, and community into one purpose-led model. Our layered delivery—facilitated sessions, take-home kits, flexible scheduling, and ethical royalty framework—creates sustainable, culturally respectful programs that support children, families, schools, and women without overburdening any one system.
First Nations-Led & Lived Experience
Founded and facilitated by a First Nations woman. Cultural knowledge shared respectfully, authentically, and aligned with cultural protocols—never tokenized. Every session is grounded in cultural authority and community connection.
Supports Schools & Families Together
Structured, low-burden wellbeing programs that complement curriculum. Supports emotional regulation, focus, and non-verbal expression. Take-home kits invite parents into the learning journey, encouraging positive connection through shared creative time.
Women's Shed Employment Model
Creates flexible, dignified, fairly paid employment for single mothers and women. Provides pathways to creative skill development, business skills, and long-term employment—all within a trauma-aware, culturally safe, healing-centered community.
About Us
The Birthing of Mi'djam Woman
Content Note: This story speaks truthfully about lived experience, including domestic and sexual violence. We share it with care and respect for those who may find it difficult to read. Natalie Lewis is a proud Juru Woman of Aboriginal and South Sea Islander descent and one of the 'Forcibly Adopted First Nations' children from the early 1970s. Her story—rooted in strength, survival, and self-determination—embodies the resilience of generations who endured cultural separation yet continued to rise with courage and grace. Her powerful testimony has been shared on the Jigsaw podcast (Australian Adoption Agency, Spotify) and through UnitingCare Queensland's Cultural Awareness Training, where her voice continues to educate and inspire others. Over the past decade, she has volunteered and worked tirelessly for the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC). In 2019, she became the first Aboriginal person in Queensland to hold the role of First Nations Resourcing Officer within the Uniting Church Australia's Queensland Synod—a milestone for truth-telling and representation in faith-based leadership. But it was through her personal journey of pain and healing that Mi'djam Woman was born. The name, drawn from the Kabi Kabi language where 'Mi'djam' means Woman, honours the Traditional Custodians of the Sunshine Coast and the enduring spirit of First Nations women. It emerged during a time of deep reflection following a traumatic experience in 2021. In a sacred dreaming ceremony, Natalie received a message of renewal: that her pain could be transformed into purpose. Guided by her Ancestors and Creator Father, Yabu, Mi'djam Woman became more than a name—it became a movement of healing, unity, and rebirth. Her calling grew into advocacy for those whose voices are silenced. She founded the movement 'I Did Not Consent,' supporting First Nations women and young people impacted by sexual violence within their communities. Through this work, Natalie creates safe and honest spaces where truth can be spoken, healing can begin, and silence can no longer protect those who cause harm. 'We are Women. We are the architects of our own Queendom.' This declaration embodies all that Mi'djam Woman stands for: strength in softness, power in truth, and healing through culture, education, and art. Rooted in First Nations values and shaped by lived experience, Mi'djam Woman blends creativity, community, and consciousness to foster spaces of cultural safety and empowerment. Its purpose is generational—ensuring that healing does not stop with one woman, but ripples outward through families, communities, and nations. Having walked across the intersections of faith, government, and community, Natalie's lived experience bridges worlds—between trauma and transformation, silence and song. Mi'djam Woman is her offering and her legacy: a safe, culturally grounded space where Aboriginal women and youth can reconnect to identity, culture, and self-determination through storytelling, art, and collective wisdom. 'Healing is our birthright. Justice is our responsibility. Love is our greatest act of resistance.' Through Mi'djam Woman, Natalie reminds us all that transformation is possible, healing is powerful, and every dot tells a story of courage, culture, and connection.
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Ready to bring culturally grounded creative wellbeing to your community, school, or organization? We'd love to hear from you. Whether you're a single parent seeking connection, a Traditional Custodian interested in guest facilitation, a service provider looking for authentic cultural programs, or a school wanting our tiered program model, reach out and let's create something meaningful together.
Queensland, Australia
FAQ
Here are answers to questions we often hear about our programs, membership options, employment opportunities, and the heart behind our work. If you'd like to know more, please reach out—we're here to help.
How does the 6-week program work?
What's included in the dot-art kits, and why are they separate?
What is Women's Business Membership and who is it for?
How do payment plans work for Women's Business Membership?
How does the Bronze tier (Pay-It-Forward) work?
Can Traditional Custodians become guest facilitators?
How can I join the Women's Shed team or work with Mi'djam Woman?
Is Mi'djam Woman a safe space for survivors of trauma?
How do schools and organizations book programs?