Western Australia: Yindjibarndi People Can Not Live By Mining Alone

Western Australia: Yindjibarndi People Can Not Live By Mining Alone   Last week (6 September 2011) 300 people from Roebourne and surrounding towns gathered at Cheeditha Community to celebrate Mr Ned Mayinbungu Cheedy’s NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award, which was bestowed earlier this year in Ned’s 105th year of life. The community thanked him for his vast contribution to Yindjibarndi cultural recording and archive projects; and for his patient leadership and wisdom.   It was a very emotional...

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