Visit to CDU Art Gallery
During their first week in Darwin, Laura and Liz visited the Art Gallery at Charles Darwin University to see the Gurindji Freedom Banners exhibition.
“The 10 iconic banners tell the Gurindji account of when Vincent Jurlama Lingiari AM went on strike with Gurindji, Ngarinyman, Mudburra, Bilinarra and Warlpiri workers from Wave Hill Station, located in the Victoria River District on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert.” CDU website.
The banners are bold and striking images that speak powerfully of this important historic event and the courage and culture of the Gurindji people. One banner depicting two women dancing, and another which has been missing for several years showing two men performing celebratory ceremonial dance, reflect the importance of dance within First Nations Australian cultures.