Travel Videos 365 - BETA version 1.02

Ra:kay (Eleocharis dulcis) are edible corms from a swamp rush that are better known as food for magpie geese, but Yolngu (and their Balanda friends!) also enjoy the sweet nutty flavour of this wetlands bushfood. In times past, rakay were an important carbohydrate source for some Yolngu groups, especially those who.... more

This is part of what you will experience on eco-cultural tours to Arnhem Land. I helped organise a study tour for Francois from France, and Ryohei and Tenshi from Japan, who wished to meet Djalu and to learn something of Yolngu culture... and proper traditional yidaki playing of course! Marimunuk here gives tuition.... more

This footage was shot in November 1996 in the vicinity of Bundatharri/Yathalamara in north-central Arnhem Land. Yolngu are cooking gurrumattji (magpie geese) in a ground oven, quite an elaborate process that is time intensive and is worthwhile only if a large number of geese are being cooked. A faster method, if.... more

This is a small part of video material shot at a Christian Rally at Ramingining community in 1997. It shows a side of Aboriginal life not often seen, and might not exactly be what seekers of 'untouched culture' expect to find in Arnhem Land. Yet Christianity is a strong element running through the lives of Aboriginal.... more

Country Song - It's A Great Place (It's So Wonderful). Peter Barnes authored this song in 1997. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia. The capital city is Darwin; the other two sizable settlements are Alice Springs (in the desert interior, 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) to the south) and Katherine.... more

http://ozoutback.com.au/: Yolngu dancers from Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island, off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, perform at the Laura Festival in Far North Queensland

Participants at the iDIDJ-Rripangu study tour, Arnhem Land, August 2005

This is a ceremony performed by Diyamu families from Maningrida, dancing and singing at 'tanks' camp at Ramingining in 1997. The Diyamu are Burarra-speaking Anbarra people with homelands located between Ramingining and Maningrida. Principal singers and dancers here include members of the legendary Letterstick Band..... more

This is Djalu Gurruwiwi and family, and their Rripangu Yirdaki dance group, performing their last concert during the Rripangu Yirdaki Festival in Eisenbach, Germany, in 2002. Those who were there will remember the electrifying moments on stage, the gruelling yidaki playing workshops, the friendship, fun and warmth.... more

This is a school opening at Bulugaduru outstation in 1997. Bulugaduru is an outstation of Maningrida, to the south of the main settlement. Here, Gupapuyngu families from Ramingining and Milingimbi accept the honour of opening the school. The sacred Garniny sticks with feathered ornaments can be seen here, an apt.... more