On this day in 1966, the Gurindji walk-off begins in Australia, as Aboriginal pastoral workers walk-off the job on the vast Vesteys cattle station at Wave Hill in the Northern Territory, sparking the Aboriginal land rights movement.
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August 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
On this day in 1966, the Gurindji walk-off begins in Australia, as Aboriginal pastoral workers walk-off the job on the vast Vesteys cattle station at Wave Hill in the Northern Territory, sparking the Aboriginal land rights movement.
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On this day 50 years ago, Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari made history. In returning land to the Gurindji people, it marked the first time an Australian Prime Minister acknowledged Aboriginal land rights.
August 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
On this day 50 years ago, Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari made history. In returning land to the Gurindji people, it marked the first time an Australian Prime Minister acknowledged Aboriginal land rights.
new paper out! in which we describe the huge amount of work it took to develop the corpus of the Australian mixed language Gurindji Kriol, and how this enabled novel quantitative research. one for the data-heads 🤓
Small language, big data: Building the Gurindji Kriol corpus to model the emergence of a mixed language
At 178 hours and 853,348 words, the Gurindji Kriol corpus (Meakins & Algy 2004) is currently the largest annotated corpus of an Australian Indigenous language, and is a significant record of the commu...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
new paper out! in which we describe the huge amount of work it took to develop the corpus of the Australian mixed language Gurindji Kriol, and how this enabled novel quantitative research. one for the data-heads 🤓
Looking back at the 60-year legacy left by Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari's Wave Hill Walk-Off
Wave Hill Walk-Off: Revisiting a 'pivotal moment' in land rights history
To Kalkarindji Gurindji traditional owner and elder Rob Roy, the Wave Hill Walk-Off is one of the most important turning points in Australian history, which ultimately returned his land, and more than half of the Northern Territory, to Aboriginal people.
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August 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Looking back at the 60-year legacy left by Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari's Wave Hill Walk-Off
Gough Whitlam poured sand into the hands of Vincent Lingiari 50 years ago, marking the first Aboriginal community to be given land back from the Commonwealth — but Gurindji leaders say more still needs to be done to ensure economic prosperity.
Crowd gathers to mark 50 years since Gurindji land was handed back
Gough Whitlam poured sand into the hands of Vincent Lingiari 50 years ago, marking the first Aboriginal community to be given land back from the Commonwealth — but Gurindji leaders say more still needs to be done to ensure economic prosperity.
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August 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Gough Whitlam poured sand into the hands of Vincent Lingiari 50 years ago, marking the first Aboriginal community to be given land back from the Commonwealth — but Gurindji leaders say more still needs to be done to ensure economic prosperity.
#IndigenousArt
Sarrita King (Australian First Nations: Gurindji, born 1988)
Ngurra Janginyina, 2024
Acrylic on linen
40 3/5 × 26 2/5 in (103 × 67 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Sarrita King (Australian First Nations: Gurindji, born 1988)
Ngurra Janginyina, 2024
Acrylic on linen
40 3/5 × 26 2/5 in (103 × 67 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
August 20, 2026 at 3:42 AM
#IndigenousArt
Sarrita King (Australian First Nations: Gurindji, born 1988)
Ngurra Janginyina, 2024
Acrylic on linen
40 3/5 × 26 2/5 in (103 × 67 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Sarrita King (Australian First Nations: Gurindji, born 1988)
Ngurra Janginyina, 2024
Acrylic on linen
40 3/5 × 26 2/5 in (103 × 67 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
New trilingual children's book about termites in Gurindji, Gurindji Kriol, and English. Felicity Meakins explains why linguistic diversity in children's literature matters
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Australia's first Indigenous children's book
A trilingual children's book about termites is bridging a surprising generational language gap, says linguist Felicity Meakins FASSA FAHA.
humanities.org.au
May 12, 2024 at 10:18 PM
New trilingual children's book about termites in Gurindji, Gurindji Kriol, and English. Felicity Meakins explains why linguistic diversity in children's literature matters
humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
On this day in 1975, Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari made history. In returning traditional land to the Gurindji people, it marked the first time an Australian Prime Minister acknowledged Aboriginal land rights.
📷: Mervyn Bishop
📷: Mervyn Bishop
August 16, 2026 at 1:32 AM
On this day in 1975, Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari made history. In returning traditional land to the Gurindji people, it marked the first time an Australian Prime Minister acknowledged Aboriginal land rights.
📷: Mervyn Bishop
📷: Mervyn Bishop
ITD 50 years ago ...
August 16, 1975 Prime Minister Gough Whitlam poured soil into the hands of senior Elder Vincent Lingiari transferring leasehold title to a parcel of land at the Wave Hill cattle station, about 600 kms south of Darwin to Gurindji people
#auspol
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August 16, 1975 Prime Minister Gough Whitlam poured soil into the hands of senior Elder Vincent Lingiari transferring leasehold title to a parcel of land at the Wave Hill cattle station, about 600 kms south of Darwin to Gurindji people
#auspol
aapnews.aap.com.au/morning-wire...
August 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
ITD 50 years ago ...
August 16, 1975 Prime Minister Gough Whitlam poured soil into the hands of senior Elder Vincent Lingiari transferring leasehold title to a parcel of land at the Wave Hill cattle station, about 600 kms south of Darwin to Gurindji people
#auspol
aapnews.aap.com.au/morning-wire...
August 16, 1975 Prime Minister Gough Whitlam poured soil into the hands of senior Elder Vincent Lingiari transferring leasehold title to a parcel of land at the Wave Hill cattle station, about 600 kms south of Darwin to Gurindji people
#auspol
aapnews.aap.com.au/morning-wire...
"That was the story of Vincent Lingiari
But this is the story of something much more
How power & privilege can not move a people
Who know where they stand, & stand in the law
From little things, big things grow"
#WaveHill #WalkOff #VincentLingiari #Gurindji #LandRights #PaulKelly #FromLittleThings
But this is the story of something much more
How power & privilege can not move a people
Who know where they stand, & stand in the law
From little things, big things grow"
#WaveHill #WalkOff #VincentLingiari #Gurindji #LandRights #PaulKelly #FromLittleThings
51 years today since the Wave Hill Handback. Whitlam said "I want this to acknowledge that we Australians have still much to do to redress the injustice and oppression that has for so long been the lot of Black Australians".
We still have so much to do.
We still have so much to do.
"From little things, big things grow": Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody remember Gough in song
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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August 20, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"That was the story of Vincent Lingiari
But this is the story of something much more
How power & privilege can not move a people
Who know where they stand, & stand in the law
From little things, big things grow"
#WaveHill #WalkOff #VincentLingiari #Gurindji #LandRights #PaulKelly #FromLittleThings
But this is the story of something much more
How power & privilege can not move a people
Who know where they stand, & stand in the law
From little things, big things grow"
#WaveHill #WalkOff #VincentLingiari #Gurindji #LandRights #PaulKelly #FromLittleThings
The Gurindji strike (Wave Hill Walk-Off) is an interesting period including the lead up to it. The way the Vestey Brothers exploited the First Nations peoples was pretty appalling. This may have been covered by other authors though. Hugely significant.
December 23, 2024 at 6:01 AM
The Gurindji strike (Wave Hill Walk-Off) is an interesting period including the lead up to it. The way the Vestey Brothers exploited the First Nations peoples was pretty appalling. This may have been covered by other authors though. Hugely significant.
@felicitymeakins.bsky.social examines language mixing, creolization, and the emergence of Gurindji Kriol in Australia. Her talk explores linguistic change, identity, and the impact of language contact on Indigenous communities. Watch her #AbralinTalk!
#langsky #linguistics
#langsky #linguistics
Felicity Meakins
YouTube video by Abralin
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February 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@felicitymeakins.bsky.social examines language mixing, creolization, and the emergence of Gurindji Kriol in Australia. Her talk explores linguistic change, identity, and the impact of language contact on Indigenous communities. Watch her #AbralinTalk!
#langsky #linguistics
#langsky #linguistics
The Gurindji petition stated, ‘we feel that morally the land is ours and should be returned to us’.
August 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The Gurindji petition stated, ‘we feel that morally the land is ours and should be returned to us’.
Gurindji leaders say struggle for economic prosperity continues 50 years after land was handed back
Gurindji leaders say their people still need economic opportunities, while the new operators of Wave Hill Station say they are working on job pathways.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Gurindji leaders say their people still need economic opportunities, while the new operators of Wave Hill Station say they are working on job pathways.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
It's been half a century since land was returned to these traditional owners
Gough Whitlam poured sand into the hands of Vincent Lingiari 50 years ago, marking the first Aboriginal community to be given land back from the Commonwealth — but Gurindji leaders say more still need...
www.abc.net.au
August 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Gurindji leaders say struggle for economic prosperity continues 50 years after land was handed back
Gurindji leaders say their people still need economic opportunities, while the new operators of Wave Hill Station say they are working on job pathways.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Gurindji leaders say their people still need economic opportunities, while the new operators of Wave Hill Station say they are working on job pathways.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Tarisse King (Australian First Nations) :
"Gurindji Ancestors," n.d.
Acrylic on linen
"Gurindji Ancestors," n.d.
Acrylic on linen
January 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Tarisse King (Australian First Nations) :
"Gurindji Ancestors," n.d.
Acrylic on linen
"Gurindji Ancestors," n.d.
Acrylic on linen
The heroic actions of the Gurindji workers were a defining moment in the modern land rights struggle, and in 1975, they won rights over part of their lands.
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4/4
May 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The heroic actions of the Gurindji workers were a defining moment in the modern land rights struggle, and in 1975, they won rights over part of their lands.
4/4
4/4
It has taken o so long for any justice for First Nations people
much more needed across 🇦🇺 given
On August 23, 1966, Mr Lingiari led 200 Gurindji, Mudburra and Warlpiri stockmen, domestic workers and their families off Wave Hill Station & in 1975 👇
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
#auspol
much more needed across 🇦🇺 given
On August 23, 1966, Mr Lingiari led 200 Gurindji, Mudburra and Warlpiri stockmen, domestic workers and their families off Wave Hill Station & in 1975 👇
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
#auspol
EXPLAINER: What was the Gurindji Land Handback and what did it mean for land rights?
In August 1975, the Whitlam Government handed back a parcel of Gurindji Country to Traditional Owers - an act prompted by an eight year protest.
www.sbs.com.au
August 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
It has taken o so long for any justice for First Nations people
much more needed across 🇦🇺 given
On August 23, 1966, Mr Lingiari led 200 Gurindji, Mudburra and Warlpiri stockmen, domestic workers and their families off Wave Hill Station & in 1975 👇
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
#auspol
much more needed across 🇦🇺 given
On August 23, 1966, Mr Lingiari led 200 Gurindji, Mudburra and Warlpiri stockmen, domestic workers and their families off Wave Hill Station & in 1975 👇
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
#auspol
"He wrote Gurindji Blues, also known as Poor Bugger Me, after hearing offensive statements from a government minister about the Gurindji strike.
The song was recorded by Indigenous activist Yunupingu, with the proceeds used to fund the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra."
The song was recorded by Indigenous activist Yunupingu, with the proceeds used to fund the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra."
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"He wrote Gurindji Blues, also known as Poor Bugger Me, after hearing offensive statements from a government minister about the Gurindji strike.
The song was recorded by Indigenous activist Yunupingu, with the proceeds used to fund the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra."
The song was recorded by Indigenous activist Yunupingu, with the proceeds used to fund the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra."
Reminder, for the 60th anniversary, that Wave Hill Station was never 'handed back' to its Indigenous owners. This piece doesn't make that erroneous claim, but others are, again: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
These workers were 'paid in rations' 60 years ago, so they walked off the job
To Kalkarindji Gurindji traditional owner and elder Rob Roy, the Wave Hill Walk-Off is one of the most important turning points in Australian history, which ultimately returned his land, and more than...
www.abc.net.au
August 21, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Reminder, for the 60th anniversary, that Wave Hill Station was never 'handed back' to its Indigenous owners. This piece doesn't make that erroneous claim, but others are, again: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Latin is weird bc it's closest to Gurindji than it is to Spanish
August 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Latin is weird bc it's closest to Gurindji than it is to Spanish
Paul Kelly came on and so I went to Wikipedia to find out more about the Gurindji strike and fucking hell
Did you know that the UK owners of that cattle station refused to pay their Aboriginal workers wages, instead paying them in beef and tea? And it was ILLEGAL to pay them over a certain amount?
Did you know that the UK owners of that cattle station refused to pay their Aboriginal workers wages, instead paying them in beef and tea? And it was ILLEGAL to pay them over a certain amount?
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Paul Kelly came on and so I went to Wikipedia to find out more about the Gurindji strike and fucking hell
Did you know that the UK owners of that cattle station refused to pay their Aboriginal workers wages, instead paying them in beef and tea? And it was ILLEGAL to pay them over a certain amount?
Did you know that the UK owners of that cattle station refused to pay their Aboriginal workers wages, instead paying them in beef and tea? And it was ILLEGAL to pay them over a certain amount?
Albanese is no Gough.
“Vincent Lingiari, I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof, in Australian law, that these lands belong to the Gurindji people and I put into your hands part of the earth itself as a sign that this land will be the possession of you and your children forever."
“Vincent Lingiari, I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof, in Australian law, that these lands belong to the Gurindji people and I put into your hands part of the earth itself as a sign that this land will be the possession of you and your children forever."
September 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Albanese is no Gough.
“Vincent Lingiari, I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof, in Australian law, that these lands belong to the Gurindji people and I put into your hands part of the earth itself as a sign that this land will be the possession of you and your children forever."
“Vincent Lingiari, I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof, in Australian law, that these lands belong to the Gurindji people and I put into your hands part of the earth itself as a sign that this land will be the possession of you and your children forever."
Have you ever considered that #termite mounds might possess healing properties? Discover how the #Gurindji people of Australia harness these natural structures as powerful bush #medicine.
Rethinking termites through Gurindji eyes - ABC listen
Termites have a bad rap. But for the Gurindji people, the termite mound is critical to cultural traditions when a child is born. A new children's book tells this story in Gurindji language and English...
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January 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting
Day 10: Gurindji artists. tamarra.au
#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting
Day 10: Gurindji artists. tamarra.au
May 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting
Day 10: Gurindji artists. tamarra.au
#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting
Day 10: Gurindji artists. tamarra.au