MOYNGUMBI2013

Title: A video about message sticks (2013)

Description: Clip uploaded to YouTube from the documentary series 'Yarning Up' by TEABBA: "Arnhem land lawman Roy Moyngumbi receives a message from the crow spirit to stop the destruction and drainage of the river system. With time against him, he creates a Message Stick and hangs it as a prayer on a tree, in the hope it will be found."

Creator of Object: Roy Moyngumbi

Date Created: 2013

Notes on date created: Date of web page

Item type: fictional message stick

Subtype: replicative_traditional

State/Territory: NT

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Jawoyn Austlang: N57 - Jawoyn Glottolog: djau1244

Notes on linguistic areas: Moyngumbi says: "You mob listening, don't poison it, it is Jawoyn's place. Dalabon, Ngalkbon, their place is around here too. All the other black people, we live around here too. Jinba and Ganalbingu. All our families that live here respect this place". The landscape in video looks like Nitmiluk national park, most likely at Edith Falls.

Cultural region: TopEnd_arnhem

Coordinates: 14°10'51.301200"S,132°11'26.998800"E  (-14.180917, 132.190833)

Media copyright: Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association (TEABBA)

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Edith Falls

URL institution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufqVB6Ic0XY

Notes: URL of Yarning UP: http://teabba.com.au/category/yarning-up-series-1/

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly