On the Way to Yalanbara
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
On the Way to Yalanbara
By (Author) Rrriwuy Gurramu Marika
By (author) Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs
Indigenous Literacy Foundation
Indigenous Literacy Foundation
15th July 2025
Australia
Classifications
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 260mm, Height 213mm
300g
Description
The Traditional Owners of Yalanbara call out to the spirit of the Old People, and Country cares for you. That place is healing and it calms your soul. Anyone, whether it's Yolnu or Balanda, can feel the spirit of that place. At Yalanbara you are somebody. Yalanbara is a special place: white sand, turquoise water, plenty to eat. But what happens when the car gets bogged on the way there Is it time to be hot and cross, or to remember. . . and dream
Author Bio
Rrriwuy Garramu Marika is an teacher, artist, poet, linguist, translator, author of children's books, co-author of academic papers and the daughter of Wandjuk Marika and Gotjiriu Bukulatjpi. She is a Yolu elder of the Rirratjiu clan from north-east Arnhem Land and has played a significant role in bilingual education. Rrriwuy has written texts in Yolu languages for students and worked for the Yirrkala Bilingual School as a teacher linguist for 40 years. She was a visiting teacher in Melbourne for McKinnon Secondary College and Princes Hills Primary School. She was the Visiting Indigenous Fellow for Melbourne University at Trinity College from 2005-2008. Rrriwuy is currently working at ARDS as a co-djgamirr (co-manager) for Community Development. Rrriwuy is passionate about maintaining clan languages in the region and applies this passion in her work, her literature and as a Community Elder. Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs is a Yolu leader of the Dtiwuy clan from north-east Arnhem Land. She plays a significant role in bilingual education in Arnhem Land, including writing texts in Yolu for students. She is a senior member of the Bawaka Collective and the Gay'wu Group of women, in collaboration with academics from Macquarie University and the University of Newcastle, and a co-author of Welcome to My Country and Songspirals: Sharing Women's Wisdom of Country Through Songlines. She is an Honorary Associate of the Department of Environment and Geography at Macquarie University, Sydney.
