Gaypalani playing piano, Sydney, 2017

Camera: Byron Ross

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Supporting Mata Mata homelands

Manikay from the 2014 buŋul for Mrs Mary Gurruwiwi

Goulburn Island manikay, part of the buŋul for Mrs Mary Gurruwiwi, October 2014

Manikay performed for Mrs Mary Gurruwiwi

Goulburn Island Manikay performed by Galpu clan members for Mrs Mary Gurruwiwi

Batambil tells the story of how the Mata Mata school developed from home schooling to the school building that currently stands in the community. Currently because of Northern Territory Government policy the school is empty and children who want to attend school must move to a regional town or ce...

One of the many magnificent manikay performed at the bapurru for the distinguished leader at Mata Mata in the last weeks of October 2014.

Manikay performed at the bapurru for Mrs Mary Gurruwiwi at Mata Mata in the last weeks of October 2014.

One of the many magnificent manikay performed at the bapurru for the distinguished leader at Mata Mata in the last weeks of October 2014.

Aerial footage of Mata Mata and Gi'kal

Footage of the Mata Mata Gi'kal region

Manikay for Mrs Mary Gurruwiwi Mata Mata.

One of the many magnificent manikay performed at the bapurru for the distinguished leader at Mata Mata in the last weeks of October 2014.

One of the many magnificent manikay performed at the bapurru for the distinguished leader at Mata Mata in the last weeks of October 2014.

In loving memory of Batumbil Burarrwanga 1 Feb 1956 - 19th December 2018

This film contains the voices and images of people who have passed away.

In 1964, as a young girl of 8 years, Batumbil Burarrwaa, with her younger sisters walked with their father Gatirri Burarrwanga from their homes at M...

Gaypalani with wurrkaḏi, a gälpu icon, made famous in art galleries across Australia in the 1990s by Gaypalani's father John Mandjuwi Gurruwiwi's exquisite paintings. See, for example, https://www.annettelarkin.com/art-detail.php?id=14274. All rights Sacred Sisters, Gurruwiwi and Burarrwanga fami...

Friends and relatives please note that this video contains sound and images of our beloved Ms Gurruwiwi who has passed away. We think that she would want this video to be played so that we do not forget these ideas and the vision of the Burruwiwi family. In 2008 at a workshop in Nhulunbuy, Ms Gur...

Batumbil Burarrwaŋa, 1997