27-724: Djuki Mala , previously known as the Chooky Dancers , are a dance troupe from Elcho Island in the Northern Territory . They first came to attention through a YouTube video of them performing to Zorba the Greek while in ceremonial dress. Djuki Mala first came to attention in 2007 after Margaret Nyungunyungu recorded a video of the group performing in Darwin. One of the dancers was her son Lionel Dulmanawy Garawirrtja who came up with their routine to honour his sister's carer,
54-406: A Greek lady named Liliane. As of June 2017 the video had over 2.7 million views. Members have included Baker Boy , Baykali Ganambarr , Yalyalwuy Gondarra, Gadidjirrimiwuy Dhamarrandji, Bapadjambang Atu, Lionel Dulmanawy Garawirrtja, Mitchell Rang Garawirrtja, Wakara Gondarra, Marko Garmu, Wattjar Garmu and Tibian Cristopher Wyles. The group is directed by Joshua Bond. This dance-related article
81-639: A Northern Land Council and a Central Land Council be established in order to present to him the views of Aboriginal people. In response to the report of the Royal Commission a Land Rights Bill was drafted, but the Whitlam government was dismissed before it was passed. The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 was eventually passed by the Fraser Government on 16 December 1976 and began operation on Australia Day , that
108-411: A means to help them embrace the wider Australian community. There are also many outstations , including Inglis Island on the namesake island and Matamata, Maparru, and Gariyak on the mainland. The island has a base population of 2,200 people, including 70 non-Aboriginal people. It was the home of the late Aboriginal folk musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu . The population of Galiwin'ku varies during
135-412: A tree. Her husband, Rev. Harold Shepherdson, known as "Bäpa Sheppy" built the first school building with the help of Yolngu people, including one of Ella's first students. As a "Centre of Cultural Excellence", it teaches dance, visual arts, music and crafts. Artist and senior land custodian of Yalangbara , Mawalan 2 Marika , has been working at the school. In 2007 a group of local Elcho Island dancers,
162-563: Is 26 January 1977. This Act established the basis upon which Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory could, for the first time, claim rights to land based on traditional occupation. In effect it allowed title to be transferred of most of the Aboriginal reserve lands and the opportunity to claim other land not owned, leased or being used by someone else. The Northern Land Council was established in 1974. Kathy Mills
189-595: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Elcho Island Elcho Island , known to its traditional owners as Galiwin'ku ( Galiwinku ) is an island off the coast of Arnhem Land , in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located at the southern end of the Wessel Islands group located in the East Arnhem Region. Galiwin'ku is also the name of the settlement where the island's largest community lives. Elcho Island formed part of
216-572: Is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) long and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) across at its widest point. It is bounded on the western side by the Arafura Sea and on the east by the Cadell Strait. Elcho Island is a short distance away from the mainland and Howard Island . Galiwin'ku, located near the island's southern tip, is the main community on the island. It is the largest and most remote Aboriginal community in northeast Arnhem Land,
243-547: Is located in Darwin. The NLC's Top End zone is divided into seven regions with regional offices. The head office and Royalties Office are in the city of Darwin . Regional offices representing the seven districts are in: As of October 2022 : Land Rights News is the longest-running Aboriginal newspaper. In April 1976, the Central Land Council published the first edition of Central Australian Land Rights News , which ran until August 1984. In July 1976,
270-790: Is served by Elcho Island Airport . A "subsurface radial dyke swarm" of dolerite known as Galiwinku Dolerite (named after the township) occurs on the Gove Peninsula and continues under the Arafura Sea and on the Wessel Islands, including Galiwinku and Milingimbi Islands . The layer of dolerite lies under the Mamadawerre Sandstone. According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 2,206 people in Elcho Island (counted as Galiwinku (State Suburb) in
297-577: The Native Title Act 1993 . It is one of four in the Northern Territory. and the largest; the others are: The Full Council is the major decision-making body, as of 2021 consisting of 78 elected members and five co-opted women, making 83 members in total. There is also an Executive Council and Regional Councils. The NLC’s jurisdiction covers seven regions: Darwin/ Daly/ Wagait; West Arnhem; East Arnhem; Katherine; Victoria River District (VRD); Ngukurr; and Borroloola/ Barkly. The head office
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#1732783360150324-605: The Banumbirr Morning Star Pole, Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi , among others. In 2018, Elcho Island Arts was relaunched under the direction of senior artists Ganambarr, Manany, Burarrwanga, and Gurruwiwi. In 2018 a coin, thought to be from the medieval Kilwa sultanate on the east coast of Africa was found on a beach on Elcho Island by archaeologist and member of the Past Masters, Mike Hermes. Similar coins have been found on Marchinbar Island , also in
351-636: The Djuki Mala dancers, choreographed and performed a dance routine to Zorba the Greek . The performance was recorded and uploaded to YouTube on 2 November of that year; in six weeks the video received more than 360,000 views, averaging 8,000 a day. Due to this success the group toured parts of Queensland and performed in the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney in June 2008. They also appeared as
378-655: The Gurindji people at Wave Hill cattle station in 1966, as well as other activities relating to Indigenous land rights . The Commonwealth Government of Gough Whitlam set up the Aboriginal Land Rights Commission , a Royal Commission , in February 1973 to inquire into how land rights might be achieved in the Northern Territory . Justice Woodward 's first report in July 1973 recommended that
405-563: The Census Report). The local government for Elcho Island is the East Arnhem Regional Council (EARC), formed in 2008, which services a total of nine remote communities of Arnhem Land. The Council delivers a range of services across community services and commercial services and, in doing so, they aim to support the ongoing sustainability of their communities as well as to suppoty quality of life, employment and
432-543: The NLC launched Land Rights News: A Newsletter for Aboriginals and Their Friends . A major goal of these newspapers was not only to provide information to Aboriginal people on land rights issues , but also to correct misinformation, provide in-depth coverage of native title issues , and to challenge the stereotypes represented in mainstream newspapers in Australia, and to encourage its readers to take action. In September 1985
459-576: The Northern Land Council's area live in the major towns. As of 2012 there were about 200 communities scattered over Aboriginal land in the NLC's area, ranging in size from small family groups on outstations to settlements of up to 3,000 people. The Northern Land Council is a representative body with statutory authority under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 . It also has responsibilities under
486-595: The Wessel Islands group. Elcho Island was the inspiration for the song " My Island Home " originally written by Neil Murray for the Warumpi Band . The song was later covered by Christine Anu and she performed her rendition at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games . A memorial ceremony for George Burrarrawanga , one of the founding members of the Warumpi Band, was performed on
513-592: The island in June 2007. Northern Land Council The Northern Land Council ( NLC ) is a land council representing the Aboriginal peoples of the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia, with its head office in Darwin . While the NLC was established in 1974, its origins began in the struggle of Australian Aboriginal people for rights to fair wages and land, including the strike and walk off by
540-816: The opening act at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2009. Elcho Island Arts supports Yolŋu artists in sharing their culture and allows them to derive an income from selling their artworks. It provides assistance in production and professional development for both emerging and established artists from Galiwin'ku and the surrounding Marthakal homelands, and helps to promote and distribute Yolngu art. The centre has been community-operated since 1992, and includes well-known artists such as fibre artist Mavis Warrngilna Ganambarr , painter Peter Datjin Bararrwanga , carver and weaver Judy Manany and senior custodian of
567-523: The provision of basic services. These services include: Shepherdson College is a bilingual school, teaching around 700 students ranging from birth to year 12 in Djambarrpuyŋu and English. Like nine other schools in the NT (including Yirkala School ), it aims to teach "Both-ways": Yolŋu and Balanda (white person's way). It is named after the missionary Ella Shepherdson, who from 1943 taught students under
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#1732783360150594-528: The region. Galiwin'ku is a traditional Aboriginal community with restricted access; permission to visit is required by law and can be made through the Northern Land Council directly or via the Galiwin'ku Council. Total alcohol restrictions apply and there is no petrol available on the island; all petroleum-powered vehicles use the low-aromatic petrol " Opal " as a fuel substitute. The island
621-600: The seasons, with many outstation residents migrating to the community during the wet season due to inaccessibility. The community also serves approximately 25 outstations with a total population of approx. 450 people, with 12 of the outstations on Elcho Island, which are listed from north to south: Eighteen connected clan groups within the Elcho Island locale have close cultural ties with mainland Arnhem Land clans and language groups. The most commonly spoken languages are Djambarrpuyngu and Gupapuyngu (both Yolngu Matha languages). However, there are at least 12 more languages in use in
648-605: The second largest Aboriginal community (in terms of concentrated population) in the Northern Territory, and ranks eleventh in population of the 69 local government bodies in the Territory. There are 60 mala or hereditary tribal groups, with up to 22 different dialects being used in the community. The lingua franca is now Djambarrpuyngu . The people of Galiwin'ku, approximately 2,000 residents, retain their traditions and culture. These are passed to future generations by adherence to strict traditional methods and education, including
675-734: The traditional lands of the Yan-nhaŋu , according to Norman Tindale . According to J. C. Jennison, the Aboriginal inhabitants were the Dhuwal , who called themselves the Kokalango Mala ( mala = clan.) The settlement was originally established as a Methodist mission in 1942, with the arrival of Harold Shepherdson, a lay associate of the Methodist Overseas Mission from Milingimbi . It remained under church direction until 1974, when it became self-managed. Elcho Island
702-559: The two land councils pooled their resources to start producing Land Rights News: One Mob, One Voice, One Land ( LRN ). In 1988, the newspaper won a UNAA Media Peace Award . At that time, the paper was under the editorship of NLC director John Ah Kit and CLC director Pat Dodson . In 1989, it won a print media award. In 2002, Aboriginal journalist Todd Condie left the Koori Mail after ten years, to work on Land Rights News . From 2011 and as of October 2022 , Land Rights News
729-521: Was the first woman to be elected to the Northern Land Council. The most important responsibility of the councils is to consult traditional owners and other Aboriginal people who have an interest in Aboriginal land about land use, land management and access by external tourism, mining and other businesses. This sometimes involves facilitating group negotiation and consensus-building among scores of traditional Aboriginal landowner groups, and many other affected Aboriginal people. Many Aboriginal people in
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