Gagudju Man - Bill Neidjie

 Started Tuesday, 30th of January

In this book, Bill relives the past in order to give some meaningful structure to the future. It is an attempt to help Non-Aboriginal people understand the bond between Aboriginal people and their traditionally inherited land. It is for Bill's descendants as well as ours. He knows that every human being has the responsability of caring for the land. He also knows that in the days to come, many other people will be making decisions for the land he now speaks for. (Kakadu National Park Northern Territory Australia)

Those first people was too quick, 

wasn't Aboriginie fault. 

Still Aboriginie all around 1929,

1952, 1953 few people left but...

1970 to 1979 ... gone.

Only me, Robin Gaden and Felix Holmes.

Land. (p.30)

We come from earth, bones.

We go to earth, ashes.

... White European want to know

asking "What this story?"

This not easy story.

No-one else can tell it

Because this story for Aboriginal culture.

I speak English for you,

So you can listen,

So you can know ...

I feel it with my body, 

with my blood.

Feeling all these trees,

All this country.

When this wind blow you can feel it.

Same for country,

You feel it.

You can look.

But feeling...

That make you.

If you feel sore,

Headache, sore body,

that mean somebody killing tree or grass