“I am an Aboriginal from mud, red mud. I am black, I am red, I am yellow. I will not take my people from here to be in these other places.”
Gawirrin Gumana (gah-wee-rin goo-mah-nah)
Dhalwangu (daw-lay-wah-lah) clan leader
IMAGE SOURCE: http://sitesandtrails.com.au/artists/gawirrin-gumana/ | QUOTE SOURCE: "Statement from Dr Gawirrin Gumana AO" Indigenous Law Bulletin. 2009.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “I am one of the old people who fought for our Land Rights. Government, if you are looking for people to move out, if you want to move us around like cattle, like others who have already gone to the cities and towns, I tell you, I don’t want to play these games.”
QUOTE QUESTION: Who lived on your land before your people came?
IMAGE CONTEXT: This eminent artist resides at his clan land of Gangan.
IMAGE QUESTION: What do you see when you look into the world?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a statement by an elder leader of the homelands movement. The photo is from a Smartphone app providing information about Australian peoples and places.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What are some guidelines you follow in sharing words and images of elders on digital platforms?
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