Abstract
The Indigenous Australian knowledge traditions: New ways for old ceremonies – A case study of Aboriginal final mortuary ceremonial practices in the Northern Territory
Highlights
A research team lead by the author undertook to record, archive and protect Indigenous knowledge from the Wagait and Daly regions of the Northern Territory of Australia
The Indigenous knowledge central to this endeavour is that associated with the final mortuary cultural and ceremonial practices of Wangga, a ceremony often accompanied by the Lirrga and Djanba ceremonies of the neighbouring regions
This paper is presented as a case study of an Indigenous research methodology applied to the recording, archiving and preservation of Tyikim (Indigenous) ceremonial knowledge; in this case, the knowledge associated with the final mortuary rites of the Mak Mak Marranunggu clan and of related peoples of the Wagait and Daly regions of the Northern Territory
Summary
A research team lead by the author undertook to record, archive and protect Indigenous knowledge from the Wagait and Daly regions of the Northern Territory of Australia. It was decided to establish a digital resource into which all accessible metadata relating to the Wali, and Wangga, Lirrga and Djanba ceremonies (as organised and performed during the final mortuary rites for Nancy Ngulikang Daiyi) were to be deposited for current and future generations of Mak Mak Marranunggu and other interested groups and individuals. This was an Indigenous research project framed by the Mirrwana and Wurrkama philosophy of the Mak Mak Marranunggu (Ford 2005; Ford 2010; Ford et al 2014). It was appropriate for the research team to be led by the author, an Indigenous Mak Mak Marranunggu woman for this project
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
