Galiwin’ku Indigenous Knowledge Centre: A Gupapuyngu Daygurrgurr perspective

Joe Neparrnga Gumbula

While the Galiwin’ku Indigenous Knowledge centre was built in 2002, the concept grew in the 1970s from the village councils’ leaders who wanted to preserve and promote a wider understanding of Yolngu culture. The main ideas behind the GIKC remain the same: education and preservation of culture. Its long term aim is the use of digital technology to archive old and new collections of Yolngu material for access by the community.

Following our gurruthu (kinship) system, each clan will have their own perspectives on how to contribute to the project. Interpretations may differ, but all the clans will operate on the basis of the same original structure. In this presentation I will discuss the ways my clan Gupapuyngu Daygurrgurr is involved in the GIKC and describe its participation framework.