Presenter on the Between Two Worlds National Campaign speaking/ exhibition tour Despite the lifetime of struggle and hardship, my mother didn’t become embittered. She was a tremendous force for good and for moving the Territory closer to the ideal of inclusiveness and equality for all. Her impact on people’s lives was broad and deep and on her passing in 2002, 2000 people turned out to pay their respects to this great Gurindji warrior woman and Territorian. Mum’s youngest brother—Jurlama Peter Limbunya—was born in 1928. Despite having his big sister stolen in 1922, they finally got to meet each other and establish a brother/sister relationship. first meeting occurred when he was 54 and Daisy was 67 yrs. of age. Uncle Peter was a senior law man and was a recognised practitioner and holder of medicine knowledge which he practiced across the region. These roles carried great responsibilities and obligations that he maintained with dignity. As mentioned earlier, their paths in lives took very different directions and for Uncle Peter, he worked and lived in slave conditions in the black’s camp at Limbunya station part of Lord Vestey’s empire. – Like all cattle station workers and their families, their movements were restricted, they worked for rations and they were subjected to extreme racist practices and harsh conditions. Nevertheless, they were able to maintain connection to country, language and culture. Uncle Peter was 38 in 1966, when the Wave Hill walk off commenced and like many of the strikers and their families put down their swags at Daguragu the strikers encampment. – He, along with his family stayed there until his death.
Presenter on the Between Two Worlds National Campaign speaking/ exhibition tour Despite the lifetime of struggle and hardship, my mother didn’t become embittered. She was a tremendous force for good and for moving the Territory closer to the ideal of inclusiveness and equality for all. Her impact on people’s lives was broad and deep and on her passing in 2002, 2000 people turned out to pay their respects to this great Gurindji warrior woman and Territorian. Mum’s youngest brother—Jurlama Peter Limbunya—was born in 1928. Despite having his big sister stolen in 1922, they finally got to meet each other and establish a brother/sister relationship. first meeting occurred when he was 54 and Daisy was 67 yrs. of age. Uncle Peter was a senior law man and was a recognised practitioner and holder of medicine knowledge which he practiced across the region. These roles carried great responsibilities and obligations that he maintained with dignity. As mentioned earlier, their paths in lives took very different directions and for Uncle Peter, he worked and lived in slave conditions in the black’s camp at Limbunya station – part of Lord Vestey’s empire. Like all cattle station workers and their families, their movements were restricted, they worked for rations and they were subjected to extreme racist practices and harsh conditions. Nevertheless, they were able to maintain connection to country, language and culture. Uncle Peter was 38 in 1966, when the Wave Hill walk off commenced and like many of the strikers and their families put down their swags at Daguragu – the strikers encampment. He, along with his family stayed there until his death.
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