Name: Melinda Gedjen
Language: Liyagalawumirr
Community: Ramingining
Biography:
Melinda is the daughter of Joy Gadawarr and the sister of Cecily Mopbarrrmbirr, Her mother Joy taught her weaving.
Her totem is Wagilag story- the two sister came from the west, up to the top and then to the east.
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Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story) All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes Read more…