This is 25th December 1996 in Ramingining, an Aboriginal community in north-central Arnhem Land made famous by the likes of star actor David Gulpilil and famous artist David Malangi.
Christmas is one of the few times when normal avoidance relationships are relaxed. Avoidance relationships are those codified behaviours between particular kin, especially among ‘poison’ or ‘taboo’ relatives such as with one’s mothers-in-law, sisters/brothers, ‘poison-cousins’ etc.
A nice party was held in the house of Martin Garrangunung. Martin’s sister, Shirley Gunhdhumawuy, worked for many years with the Department of Education in Darwin and made a strong contribution to Indigenous education policy. She purchased and prepared the food for this special day, and even sent out Christmas cards to family and friends in the community to come to join in the celebrations… I lived one door down from Martin’s house, with Peter Djumbu and family, and was thrilled – actually rather surprised – to get such a card. I didn’t think formalities like this mattered in remote Aboriginal communities!
Anyway, a good time was had by all. If you’re a fast runner with fast reflexes, you can avoid being hit by eggs and flour!
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August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
must have been dole …
must have been dole cheque week… they all got food
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
you sound surprised …
you sound surprised, like anywhere in the world there are ignorant fools, australia is no exeption, although i do like to think the majority have more than empty space inside their skulls, unfortunately just viewing this page will tell you that some do not
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Thanks for posting …
Thanks for posting this.Cool to see how things are done in another part of the world.Don’t know why everyone getting rock up for.Like mandalakate said ‘a family sharin a meal in celebration of xmas.Big deal!Purpleknob and every other racist on here needs ‘the love of jesus’,to harbor such anger and hatred must be miserable.Very very sad.
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
y u say that mate.. …
y u say that mate…im aboriginal, i work… ive 4 16 years 4 centerlink so wat r u saying…that all aboriginal people dnt work… wat u said is very wrong n wil not fix the tension between us… u need 2 get ova ya bullshit mate cause i can tel u now that the % of wite fullas on the dole tripples the % of aboriginal people alive…2day…in australia ok..very ignorant mate n un australian
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Though I do concede …
Though I do concede that white australians aren’t any more civilized than abos are
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
except they eat …
except they eat garbage off the floor like monkeys
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
thank you!
thank you!
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
I struggle to …
I struggle to understand what peoples problem is with this? A large family getting together and having a feed.. I can tell you one thing.. if it was a white family.. noone would care.. Cant you people see the beauty in this? How lucky are these people and kids to be able to spend that much time with their family, compared to alot nuclear families in white society.
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
get a job
get a job
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Wow…Australians …
Wow…Australians can be just as ignorant as Americans.
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
lol go on with …
lol go on with your brothers and go rape your family up the arse instead… its something that yous have all been brought with and see as normal since you ‘poor’ s think yous are so hard done by.
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
WOO HANDOUTS!
GO …
WOO HANDOUTS!
GO WELFARE!
Thank the government for everything there, its not like we work for anything
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
they call me magic, …
they call me magic, because i am big and black like magic johnson. I will rape your white
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Hey Magic why dont …
Hey Magic why dont you take a long walk off a cliff.
Another Less would clean up this hole
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
you suck …
you suck Purpleknobb, thats what you are a knob, go take along walk off a short jetty
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
ohhhh nice come …
ohhhh nice come back man, i bet he feels the burn…
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Hows your big black …
Hows your big black ?
Got an hole the size of a marble bag?
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
College Coon
Fuck …
College Coon
Fuck back off to ya Hole and root ya mother up the arse….
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Proud to be racist …
Proud to be racist and proud to hate ing ignorant s like you …
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
How The would …
How The would u know ..!!!
bet you never have even been to australia so u wouldnt know what COONS were really like SO …Shut the up u REDNECK from texas
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Fuckin ignorant …
in ignorant Oblivious to His Surroundings ….
WHAT A …….fuckin texan – WHAT A WASTE OF SPERM…..ya father shoulda flogged off in your mommas mouth …atleast she woulda got some sorta protein outta the raw deal
WAKE UP YANK……not every problem is what it seems until u experience it with your own eyes er.!!!
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
The only …
The only intelligent comment would come from your momma after i jammed my purple up her …….then wiped it across her curtains leaving the same protein stain that makes up your body composition u FILTHY FAKE TEXAN SPOOK
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Im proud to be …
Im proud to be racist – but you will always be a filthy stain on a s sheets
BATO Blows texan hillbillies..
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
the C stands for …
the C stands for – just incase you didnt know ….
NLCRT – Loving Cow Rooting Texan
August 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Nigger Loving Cow …
Loving Cow Rootin Texan
Fuck off and bury ya head in a hot bucket of cow ……i bet you have never even seen a aborigine so how would u knwo what ing problems we have here with them
STFU C ….guess what the C stands for ???