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Language and power: The Yolngu rise to power at Yirrkala School.

Mandawuy Yunupingu

Yunupingu, M. (1989). Language and power: The Yolngu rise to power at Yirrkala School. Ngoonjook, 2, 1–6. https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.151805372855431

Before the Balanda arrived: – we had only Yolngu education. – taught by elders. – old men had power to teach young men, this power came from the sacred language they knew.

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