Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Community scenes at Yuendumu and surrounds

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Community scenes at Yuendumu and surrounds

Yuendumu, Ngarna, Old Ngarna, Mission Creek, Four Mile, Jakamarra Dam, Willowra, Wayililinypa, Yarripirlangu, South Central N.T.; Adelaide, S.A., 1975-1980

Photographs taken at Yuendumu, N.T. between 1975 and 1980. Subjects include: individual and group portraits; community activities; ceremonial dance; sports carnival; stockmen; school activities; Australian Rules football; gathering bush tucker; housing; employment; wedding scenes; basketball; hunting kangaroo; printery; council elections; school and education; camps; buildings; landscape scenes; disciplining petrol sniffers; grass fire; wounded warlawurru/wedge-tailed eagle; Wardapi / goanna; Yurntdurrkunyu / black adder; ngarlkirdi / witchity grubs; digging for sugar bag