Vitality and change in Warlpiri songs and ceremonies

Linda Barwick, Valerie Napaljarri Martin, Georgia Curran, Simon Japangardi Fisher, Nicolas Peterson

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    Abstract

    Milya-pinjaku warlaljaku kuruwarriki manu jukurrpaku ngulaju yangka yaninjaku juju (ceremonies)-kurra jukurrpaku nyanjaku manu milya-pinjaku. Yungurlupa mardarni jukurrpa tarnngangku-juku. Juju, yangka nganakurlangu warlalja (families)-ku. Yalumpu ngulakanpa nyina, kajikanpa kanginy-karri, yangka jujungka manu jukurrparla ngulakalu yirrarni. To know our own kuruwarri and stories we must go to the ceremonies so we can learn about them. We must look after them and remember them. We can keep them for ourselves, for our own knowledge. How can we know who they belong to, to which families? You might not know who a design or a ceremony belongs to. But by attending these [ceremonies] you...
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationVitality and change in Warlpiri songs
    EditorsG. Curran, L. Barwick, V. Martin, S. Fisher and N. Peterson
    Place of PublicationSydney
    PublisherSydney University Press
    Pages1-30
    Volume1
    ISBN (Print)9781743329061
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2024

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