GALITJU2007

Title: A video about message sticks (2007)

Description: Two-part video uploaded to YouTube by Guan Lim (Ididjaustralia) on 8 September 2007: "This is part 1 of Dha:wu'mirr Dharpa, a story about message sticks by Gumatj elder Andrew Galitju. From Guan Lim: "Part 1 and 2 of this story shows Galitju making message sticks. Galitju, Yirrirnirnba and Mirarra' provide commentary on how old people used these message sticks before telecommunications, paper, and air travel found their way to Arnhem Land. A bit about Galitju... as well as making an appearance in the feature film Yolngu Boy, Andrew Galitju is known throughout Arnhem Land and the 'Top End' of the Northern Territory as a legendary hunter, cross-cultural educator, and all-round nice guy. When I first met Galitju some 10 years ago, it was with Yolngu friends who paid him a visit in order to purchase turtle meat from his deep freezer. There is always a ready supply of magpie goose, stingray, fish, turtle and other culinary delights in Galitju's house! Galitju is my "brother-in-law", father to yirdaki extraordinaire 'DJ' Burarrwanga, second father to George Rr*rr*mb*, and grandfather to Henry Mirarra' Burarrwanga."

Creator of Object: Andrew Galitju

Date Created: 2007

Notes on date created: Date of video upload

Item type: footage of a message stick

Subtype: replicative_traditional

State/Territory: NT

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Dhuwal Austlang: N141 - Gumatj Glottolog: guma1253

Cultural region: TopEnd_arnhem_east

Term for 'message stick' (or related) in language: dha:wu'mirr dharpa

Media copyright: Guan Lim, coordinator iDIDJ Australia. Guan Lim has granted the AMSD the right to reproduce the video. (10 November 2018)

URL institution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TldZDADikvI

Notes: URL for Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E163dzkNr6k

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly