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Glossary

Dhuwa
In the Yolngu world (and other Aboriginal groups) there are two
moieties (or halves). Everything is either Dhuwa or Yirritja. Dhuwa people own Dhuwa places, art, songs etc but there must always be Yirritja caretakers for Dhuwa business and vice versa.
 
Garma
a garma is an open public ceremonial site (as distinct from a site
where sacred business takes place) The idea of garma has been taken by Yolngu as a metaphor to explain protocols and philosophies of collaboration, negotiation, sharing, respect, and due process. The Yirrkala Community Education Centre developed a mathematic curriculum based on Garma philosophy. The Yothu Yindi Foundation (one of our research partners) holds an annual Garma festival at Gulkula.
 
Metadata
Data about resources that helps them to be located (as in a library catalogue - Author, Title, Subject, Date etc)
 
Repatriation
means returning things to their home. Over many years, stories, names, carvings, sacred objects, photographs, recordings etc have been taken from Aboriginal communities. Many communities are looking for ways to repatriate this material. Sometimes this involves the return of the object itself, sometimes it involves returning a copy of the object (like a photograph or a recording for example)
 
Yirritja
In the Yolngu world (and other Aboriginal groups) there are two
moieties (or halves). Everything is either Dhuwa or Yirritja,. Yirritja people own Yirritja places, art, songs etc but there must always be Dhuwa caretakers for Yirritja business and vice versa.
 
yolngu
north east Arnhem Land Aboriginal
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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