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	Aborigines betrayed: Yunupingu - National - smh.com.au
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu said yesterday that the Barunga Statement, a painting he presented to the prime minister Bob Hawke in 1988, should be returned to the red soil of Barunga, a settlement in the territory, to protest at the failure of successive governments to tackle Aboriginal disadvantage.
		Mr Yunupingu, a former Australian of the Year, said other indigenous leaders were "coming out of the woodwork" in support.
		Mr Yunupingu is the former head of the Northern Land Council and one of the most significant figures in the land rights movement.
	www.smh.com.au /news/national/aborigines-betrayed-yunupingu/2006/01/20/1137734154361.html (576 words)

	Encyclopedia: Galarrwuy Yunupingu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu (1948-) is a leader in the Australian Indigenous community, he has been involved in the fight for Land Rights throughout his career.
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu was awarded the Honour of Australian of the Year in 1975 for his negotiations on the Ranger uranium mine agreement.
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu is one of 100 "Australian Living National Treasures" selected by the National Trust as leaders in society "considered to have a great influence over our environment because of the standards and examples they set".
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Galarrwuy-Yunupingu (608 words)

	Galarrwuy Yunupingu -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu (1948-) is a leader in the Australian Indigenous community, he has been involved in the fight for (Click link for more info and facts about Land Rights) Land Rights throughout his career.
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu was awarded the Honour of (Click link for more info and facts about Australian of the Year) Australian of the Year in 1975 for his negotiatiions on the (Click link for more info and facts about Ranger uranium mine) Ranger uranium mine agreement.
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu is one of 100 " (Click link for more info and facts about Australian Living National Treasures) Australian Living National Treasures" selected by the National Trust as leaders in society "considered to have a great influence over our environment because of the standards and examples they set".
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/galarrwuy_yunupingu.htm (352 words)

	National Australia Day Council - Australian of the Year Award 2007
		Born near Yirrkala, Yunupingu is a Gamatj man of the Yolngu people.
		In 1977-79 and 1983-89, as chair of the Northern Land Council, he led the Gagudju people in negotiations with mining and government bodies.
		Not opposed to mining in principle, Yunupingu sees it as a way for Aboriginal people to escape the welfare trap if it is conducted on the traditional owners' terms.
	www.australianoftheyear.gov.au /pages/page91.asp (231 words)

	Jennifer Marohasy: Galarrwuy Yunupingu Says Yes to Nuclear Waste
		According to ABC Online, Galarrwuy Yunupingu says he would be happy to consider a waste dump on his tribal land.
		Mr Yunupingu said a [nuclear] dump on Gumatj Land could mean sealed roads, infrastructure and long-term benefits to Aboriginal people as well an oncology unit for Darwin's Hospital.
		I don't doubt that as long as his memeroy serves, Galarrwuy Yunupingu has endured the malignant burden of bureaucracy upon the spiritual lanscape of his ancestors.
	www.jennifermarohasy.com /blog/archives/000960.html (554 words)

	Garma Festival
		At its conclusion chairman Galarrwuy Yunupingu announced that a five day cultural festival / workshop would be held at Dhupuma each July at the conclusion of NAIDOC Week to facilitate further cultural exchange, opening visitors to deeper aspects of Yolngu culture.
		Predicting that "all of eastern Arnhem Land will be affected by this centre", Galarrwuy expressed his hope that the Institute would be a forum for the exchange of deep Yolngu and Balanda (western) academic knowledge.
		The Garma ceremonies, danced and sung by men and women of the various clans, were performed to reawaken the land and the spirit of Ganbulabula.
	www.garma.telstra.com /1999/workshop.html (859 words)

	LRQ: July 1999
		Sir William presented a plaque to Mr Yunupingu in recognition of the NLC Chairman's leadership and historic role in the land rights movement.
		The Governor-General said Mr Yunupingu was worthy of a special plaque - an honour rarely bestowed on any individual or organisation.
		Mr Yunupingu is one of 100 "Australian Living National Treasures" selected by the National Trust as leaders in society "considered to have a great influence over our environment because of the standards and examples they set".
	www.faira.org.au /lrq/archives/199907/stories/honour-for-nlc-chair.html (206 words)

	Government Congratulates Galarrwuy Yunupingu on 20-Year NLC Career
		Chief Minister, Clare Martin, said that the announcement by Galarrwuy Yunupingu that he would not continue as chair of the Northern Land Council (NLC) brings to an end an important chapter in Territory history.
		Ms Martin said that - as chair of the NLC for more than 20-years - Galarrwuy Yunupingu is recognised as an important leader for Aboriginal rights and is known and respected Australia wide.
		Ms Martin said that Galarrwuy Yunupingu would continue to play an important and prominent role in Territory society and would now focus his time on business opportunities.
	www.abc.net.au /message/news/stories/s1175912.htm (497 words)

	Turning back the clock for Aborigines - Opinion - www.smh.com.au
		Proposed changes to the Land Rights Act attack the basis of Aboriginal culture, writes Galarrwuy Yunupingu.
		In the early 1960s, as a young man, I saw bulldozers rip through our Gumatj country in north-east Arnhem Land to mine bauxite at Gove.
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu retired as chairman of the Northern Land Council in October last year, but not from public life, to pursue business and family interests.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Opinion/Turning-back-the-clock-for-Aborigines/2005/04/10/1113071851165.html (1060 words)

	Galarrwuy Yunupingu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Galarrwuy is an elder of the Gumatj clan, located in Yirrkala, Northern...
		It was released to raise money for the Gurindji tribe in their fight over land rights.
		Galarrwuy used the song as a medium to plead his concern for the issue, with didgeridoo.
	imdb.com /name/nm0950982 (204 words)

	Aboriginal leader backs NT nuclear waste facility. 26/10/2005. ABC News Online
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu says he would be happy to consider a waste dump on his tribal land.
		The NLC is calling for the Federal Government to amend its Radioactive Waste Management Bill so that traditional owners can nominate alternative sites for the proposed national dump.
		Mr Yunupingu says a dump on Gumatj Land could mean sealed roads, infrastructure and long-term benefits to Aboriginal people as well an oncology unit for Darwin's Hospital.
	www.abc.com.au /news/newsitems/200510/s1491516.htm (184 words)

	Galarrwuy Yunupingu: Land one piece of the puzzle \| Mabo: Ten years on \| The Australian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu: Land one piece of the puzzle
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	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,4436162^21802,00.html (129 words)

	Charles Darwin Symposium 2003
		Galarrwuy Yunupingu, AM is a long-serving Chairman of one of Australia’s most powerful Aboriginal organisations, the Northern Land Council.
		His life is synonymous with the struggle for land rights and justice for his people.
		Born at Yirrkala (Melville Bay) in the Northern Territory in 1948, Galarrwuy was educated at the Yirrkala Mission School and at a Methodist bible college in Brisbane.
	www.cdu.edu.au /cdss2003/cdss_s2_speakers.html (5227 words)

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