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Witiyana Marika is an Aboriginal Australian musician, filmmaker and elder, known for being a founding member of the band Yothu Yindi and producer of the film High Ground.
Jan 27, 2021 · When senior Rirratjingu songman Witiyana Marika answers NME ’s call, he immediately, albeit politely, puts the phone back down. The actor, co-producer and senior cultural advisor for forthcoming...
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Witiyana Marika. Musician and filmmaker. 2024 NT Local Hero. Witiyana Marika has lived his life celebrating and teaching his culture. The Rirratjingu (Yolngu) elder is best known as one of the founding members of famous rock band, Yothu Yindi.
Dec 1, 2021 · Witiyana Marika, a Yolngu elder and Dalaithngu's son by lore, has remembered his close relative as a man who shone on the screen through his connection to culture.
Nov 16, 2020 · A film of both sickening violence and stunning beauty, High ground is a profoundly moving story of colonialism and ultimately reconciliation. On the morning of the South Australian premiere of...
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Feb 3, 2021 · Producer Witiyana Marika - also on the phone call - says the “northern action thriller” is fictional, but inspired by and weaved from the many stories of First Nations people that’s missing from history books.
Aug 11, 2023 · Now 62 years old, founding member Witiyana Marika looks back at the journey which Yothu Yindi took to become one of Australia's most powerful and influential ever bands.
