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This is a song written by the students of Galiwinku community school and Lloyd Garrawitja from the Saltwater band on the remote aboriginal community of Galiwink'u on Elcho Island Australia. It is a song about the importance of eating traditional bush foods, hunting and living off the land. prduced and engineered by Glen Heald www.glenheald.com many thanks to all at Elcho Island
This is a song written by Shellie Morris & Lloyd Garrawitja from the Saltwater band and performed with the Galiwinku community school on the remote aboriginal community of Galiwink'u on Elcho Island Australia.
It is a song about the importance of eating traditional bush foods, hunting and living off the land

Galiwin'ku, located near the island's southern tip, is the main community on the island. It is the largest Aboriginal community in northeast Arnhem Land, 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 a large number of tribal groups, with up to 22 different dialects being used in the community. The people of Galiwin'ku retain their tradition and culture for future generations by strict traditional methods, and through education, embrace the wider Australian community.

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 twelve more languages in use in the region.

Audio produced by Glen Heald
Camera Scott Welsh

Many thanks to the community of Galiwinku everyone else for their help in making this video.

Guitar player Glen Heald at http://www.glenheald.com