TAGGED: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures
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Yolngu ceremony with its combination of sets, props, painting of the body, dance and singing is likened to an operatic experience by anthropologist Professor Howard Morphy.

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The Wawilak Sisters myth and their Djungguwan ceremony connects the Yolngu to their land which they believe they have occupied since time immemorial.

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Narrator Rachel Perkins sets the scene for the apology to the Stolen Generations given by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 13 February 2008.

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Aboriginal Elders lead their community on a traditional walk across country to reconnect the children and youth to their culture.

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The family travel to Kundjabe to fish. The women bait the hooks with worms, while they talk about the different types of food available to them.

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Kamarrang of the Bordoh clan introduces himself and the Nabarlek band to us. They come from Manmoyi, 200 kms from Oenpelli in Arnhem Land.

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The Bordoh clan travel by tractor to the river.

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Over images of food preparation, the narrator (Helen Anu) tells us that people also come from the other islands for the tombstone opening, as the people of the Torres Strait have many family connec

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We see people preparing food for the tombstone opening.

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Benny Tjapaltarri and Mick Ngamurarri tell us the significance of the Dreaming, and how the Dreaming ancestors created the landscape. Summary by Romaine Moreton.