Mowanjum Festival Short 1
Each year in July the Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre hosts the Mowanjum Festival, sharing the vibrant, living culture of the Ngarinyin, Worrorra and Wunambal peoples.
The Festival attracts thousands of visitors from across Australia, travelling to …
The Aurukun Indigenous Knowledge Centres 'bio-cultural program' heads north of the community to collect ceremonial clay to be used for an upcoming reconciliation day event.
Wik Elders discuss the history of the well known 'Ikeleth' clay site, a spectacular wall of white and …
Life for traditional Aboriginal people is governed by law. Pitjantjatjara call it Tjukurpa, Kuku Yalanji say Ngujukurra. All Aboriginal languages have a word for it. It holds the knowledge of where to find food, how to act towards others, when to continue cultural learning, and …
Interview with Makkadhuni (clan leader) John Burarrwanga explaining what Raypirri means to Yolngu people. In this video the word "balanda" refers too an outsider to Yolngu people or an non-indigenous person. Yolngu refers to aboriginal person/people within the north-eastern …
The performance and revival of Junba, traditional song and dance, is significant for our community, ensuring the passing on of knowledge and culture to the next generation.
Mowanjum Arts and Cultural Centre invites you to experience the unique art and culture of the Worrorra, …
The main traditional ceremony of the Tiwi Aboriginal people is the "Ilaninga" or Pukumani ceremony connected with death. Carved and painted poles, commissioned by the family of the deceased are displayed on the site where the funeral dances take place, near the house of the …
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voices and names of deceased people.
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