In trying to find out where Yolngu people were at, we asked: “What picture do you get when you hear doctors or nurses talking about bacteria or germs?” Almost all Yolngu participants replied, “Yan dhäruk” – just a word. They did not see little living things, so they could not relate to what the Covid-19 virus was. Existing as ‘just words’,
In March 2020 Why Warriors started producing 32 podcasts and 30 videos in the Yolngu Matha language. We knew that Yolngu people would want answers to their questions about the Covid-19 virus. Without these answers, it would leave them confused and vulnerable…
Last week the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre was back in the news. The Centre has to be expanded because “Department figures show the number of youth in detention across the NT has almost doubled over the past year, and…
“They tell me we were once self-sufficient, great hunters and warriors … I have been told my people walked our country for 40,000 or more years and we were masters of our environment. What has happened to us in such…
Wondering why the attendance rates of schools are so bad? Just do something about equipping teachers who come into the classroom of Indigenous kids, with language, and you’ll see immediate results within one or two years. With attendance…
Ngunhi nhe dhu wiripulil makarr-yindilil marrtji wangalil, ngunhiyiny dhuka wangaynguyam dharra ga guyanganhawuy walalang wiripu. Dhiyaliyin nhe dhu dharradayirrnydja ga djaka nhunhuwuy nhe marrka nhe dhu marr-dhunupaka nhina. When you go into another world, they think differently from your world.…
Dry dead leaves – How Aboriginal people fall before their time
Q28. Did Aboriginal people have parliament and other decision-making structures or systems?
Q29. Is it true that sorcery is a central part of Aboriginal culture?
Q30. Did Aboriginal people have parliament and other decision-making structures or systems?
Q19. Was there any barter or trading between different Aboriginal people?
Q20. Wasn’t Aboriginal society pretty barbaric and controlled by harsh punishments?
Q21. Are any charities or non-profits helpful for Aboriginal people? Or are they generally doing more harm than good?
This series of 4 videos looks at some of the European history of disease, including the meaning behind the children’s song(line) ‘Ring a Ring a Rosie’. It also explores what happened when Balanda left their villages/estates and moved into big cities. The final program discusses how germs were first discovered.
Q16. Are Aboriginal people bad at school because they didn’t have their own education system traditionally?
Q17. How do you achieve education and capacity building with individuals and families in Aboriginal communities?
Q18. Why won’t Aboriginal kids go to school? How can they expect to get ahead?
This series of 4 videos looks at the meaning of coronavirus and COVID-19. Many Yolŋu people are confused because two names are being used in the media: coronavirus and COVID-19.
