Ngadiku Bana Yirri

SBS documentary short

Long time ago Bloomfield River.

“Nganjin kaykay yaluy kuku-kudjida ngali nganjin Kuku bula kari binalmaka.”

“Our children here, when we speak our language they can't understand.” In Wujal Wujal the elders’ greatest fear is that the Kuku-Yalanji language and culture will be lost. But the old people have hope... Will immersing youth in their traditional ways, language, and stories of the past be enough to turn the tide of time?

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