Ngathu (ONES COUNTRY - the spine of our stories)

A delicacy immemorial: a yarn with Djakapurra Munyarryun

  • North East Arnhem Land
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Listen to Djakapurra discuss the cultural, spiritual and physical properties of this plant (Cycad – Cycas armstrongii) which grows on Yolngu Country. Djakapurra shares the cultural practices and process, evolved over time immemorial, which transform this revered, life-sustaining plant into a nourishing delicacy.

This interview includes the First Nations language, Yolngu Matha (Yirritja Language Group).