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Indigenous News Update – Culture

by Robbo on 28/11/2009

News

  • Kowanyama People recognised as native title holders in south-western Cape York. http://bit.ly/3Rxqvk

  • Kiwkirrkurra artist Doreen Reid Nakamarra dies in Adelaide after being flown from Alice Springs Hospital http://bit.ly/3HGgt2

  • Use of Indigenous languages constant since 2002 11% of Indigenous over 15 spoke an Indigenous language at home. http://bit.ly/3fcjsP

  • Review of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu at the Empire, London W12 http://bit.ly/4G7Uzk

  • Job creation in remote Aboriginal communities needs to focus on cultural activities that are already providing incomes http://bit.ly/7SquT9

  • Play titled ‘Daylight’ melds Broome’s past and present with karaoke meeting dreamtime http://bit.ly/6OQCsy

The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.
Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

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Tagged as: aboriginal, art, Broome, culture, Indigenous, Kowanyama, Nakamarra, news, Yunupingu

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Indigenous News Update

by Robbo on 20/08/2009

News

  • Yunupingu claims Intervention causing misery. Not so long ago he supported it. http://bit.ly/5ElI8

  • National Indigenous Times takes Yunupingu to task on his frequent changes of mind regarding the Intervention http://bit.ly/11ydxX

  • More on Yunupingu – Australian newspaper calls it loss of faith in Intervention, talks of Yolgnu parliament http://bit.ly/EOxBu

  • Legal action in Queensland to recover monies for indigenous workers who were underpaid for years http://bit.ly/16Xbb2

  • THE federal intervention in the Northern Territory may be justifiably discriminatory states UN envoy http://bit.ly/Gb2tL

  • Of the 145 Indigenous languages still spoken in Australia, 110 were at risk of disappearing. http://bit.ly/jw3Cp

  • “Wet” communities lead to violence and damaged lives in remote communities. Keep alcohol free http://bit.ly/ESBCN

The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.

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Tagged as: aboriginal, alcohol, Indigenous, Intervention, language, news, Yunupingu

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PSA – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

by Robbo on 28/12/2008

Welcome to another Pleasant Sunday Afternoon.

Gurrumul is a Yolngu man from Elcho Island. If Elcho Island sounds familiar it is because I have shown videos of young Yolgnu men dancing to Zorba the Greek.

“His beautiful voice will never leave you as he sings the songs of his Gumatj country (PDF). His solo performances are a rare treat and should not be missed”

Gurrumul was a member of the ARIA award winning Yothu Yindi band until 2002 and as well as a solo career is a member of the Saltwater Band

I Was Born Blind/ Gurrumul History
This song is in English

Djarimirri
This is sung in Yolngu. But you don’t need words with this.

here is a brief video biography of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. Watch until the end for another beautiful piece of music.

For those who had forgotten where he came from here is Yothu Yindi and “Treaty” which won an Aria award and was a hit in Australia. A lot of whitefellas danced around to this not realising it was a song of indigenous dispossession.

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