Langani Marika (lahn-gahn-ee mah-ree-kah)
Senior Traditional Owner for the Rirratjingu (reer-ott-jin-goo) clan
IMAGE SOURCE: Jason McCarthy. Research Gate. | QUOTE SOURCE: “Yolngu Sea Country Water Metaphors.” Living Knowledge Project. 2008.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “Important water (gapu) metaphors - Gurrutu (Kinship): The flow of water connects different places and is therefore a powerful symbol of connections between people.”
QUOTE QUESTION: In what ways are you kin to the sea?
IMAGE CONTEXT: Langani Marika and Mayatili Marika, daughter and granddaughter of Mawalan Marika, speak at the opening of the exhibition Yalangbara: Art of the Djang'kawu at the National Museum of Australia. Langani holds the Mawalan ceremonial digging stick in her hand.
IMAGE QUESTION: Who stands with you as you address your people?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a research group website. The photo is from a lecture given by an anthropology professor at an Australian University.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you decide what should be shared about indigenous wisdom with non-indigenous people?
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