Field Updates

Galiwin’ku

On March 4, 2012

CURRENT LOCATION

Location: Galiwin’ku, NT, Australia
Lat/Long: 12° 1′ 40″ S / 135° 33′ 54″ E
Weather Conditions: 95F (35C) Sunny
Mangrove trees along the bank where we fished for Barramundi.





DAILY AUDIO UPDATE

Aaron Doering

We spent an amazing day on Galiwin’ku, a remote island community in the Northern Territory, and captured some interviews with local Elders there, along with the school principal. We will share those interviews with you very soon.


DAILY IMAGES


Bryan Hughes, principal of Shepherdson College, taking us out on a fishing expedition.
Mangrove trees along the bank where we fished for Barramundi.
Aaron and Charlie with the two trevally fish we caught.

Bryan cleaning a coral trout at the end of our fishing expedition.
Maratja, an elder in Galiwin'ku, being recorded by us for an interview.
Aaron listening to Maratja as he discusses some of the issues faced by the people on Elcho Island.

Aaron and Charlie presenting a giant trevally to Maratja following the interview.
Charlie, Aaron, Richard, Bryan, and Bruce following another interview.
Bruce and Richard on the beach alongside their home on Elcho Island.


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