Free Date / Frequency 20 June 2025 Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre12 Captains Ln, Fremantle WA 6160 Get directions Join us to watch HOMELAND STORY, an intimate portrait of Donydji, a small Indigenous community in North East Arnhem Land in the far north of Australia. Add to calendar Register here HOMELAND STORY is an intimate portrait of Donydji, a small Indigenous community in North East Arnhem Land in the far north of Australia. Homelands are situated on the land of the people who live there. They are of central importance to their identity and culture. The film charts the Donydji community’s transition from nomadic life to the digital age, from the 1960s to the present day. One family is featured, across three generations, from the traditional Elder, Dhulutarama, who still knew how to make stone tools, to his grand-daughter, Joanne Yindiri Guyula, who teaches at the Donydji school. It is a moving portrait of the family’s struggle to preserve their culture and remain on their Homeland despite the severe obstacles they face: sub-standard education, deplorable service delivery, lack of job opportunities for the youth, inadequate government policy, bureaucratic mismanagement and pressure from mining interests. Disclaimer: Once the film commences it cannot be replayed or paused.
