For important COVID-safety and visitor information please see Visit Us
Tagged: Northern Territory
Video
Narritjin Maymuru from the Manggalili clan explains how the creator ancestors made the Law before they changed into fish and animals.
The Yolngu believe that their world was made by creator ancestors...
Video
In this excerpt from Ceremony: The Djungguwan of Northeast Arnhem Land, director Trevor Graham talks about filming Djungguwan – Speaking to the Future (2002).
The clan members who lead the ceremony...
Video
Director Trevor Graham talks about filming Djungguwan – Speaking to the Future (2002) on his own and subsequently with director of photography (DOP) Jenni Meaney.
It is interesting to see the...
Video
Footage from three different Djungguwan ceremonies from 1966, 1976 and 2002 illustrates the role of dance in the Yolngu ceremony.
This excerpt from the 2006 Film Australia National Interest Program...
Video
In Djungguwan – Speaking to the Future (2002) the clan members who lead the ceremony are Wanyubi Marika of the Rirratjingu clan and Wukun Dennis Wanambi of the Marrakulu.
They are very concerned...
Video
This excerpt from the 2006 Film Australia National Interest Program DVD, Ceremony: The Djungguwan of Northeast Arnhem Land includes footage from the five-part Film Australia documentary The...
Video
Elders speak to children about Djungguwan Law. One Yolngu Elder likens these rules to their Ten Commandments.
They include respecting your parents, not stealing and not ridiculing your family.
This...
Video
Wanyubi Marika from the Rirratjingu clan describes the journey of Laklak and Raymattja – the two Wawilak Sisters.
The Yolngu believe that their world was made by creator ancestors who journeyed...
Video
Bakamumu Marika from the Rirratjingu explains that the Wawilak Sisters are the creators of the Law, which in turn gives the Yolngu their Djungguwan ceremony. The sisters came from Wawilak country....
Video
Yolngu ceremony with its combination of sets, props, painting of the body, dance and singing is likened to an operatic experience by anthropologist Professor Howard Morphy.
The substance of Yolngu...