Close to my heart: Henrietta Marrie's great-grandfather's shell regalia – video
In Guardian Australia's new series, Gimuy Walubara Yidinji elder Henrietta Marrie AM reflects on the shell regalia worn by her great-grandfather, Ye-I-Nie, whose possessions rest not in the traditional lands of his people, but as part of a British Museum collection.
SAD REASON ‘KING OF CAIRNS’ ARTEFACT CAN’T COME HOME TO THE FAR NORTH
The King of Cairns Ye-i-nie’s ceremonial regalia sits on display in a foreign museum thousands of kilometres from home for a simple reason. Even if the British Museum returns the artefact, Cairns has nowhere to display it or so many other remnants of Far North indigenous history.
The influential life of Henrietta Marrie to feature in a new film
Henrietta Marrie's intellect, inner resolve and fight for fairness has taken her from the old Yarrabah mission to the world, including several United Nations postings and Silicon Valley. Now the eminent academic and Yindinji elder's extraordinary story is about to hit the big screen.
ABC Interview Henrietta Marrie and Rhoda Roberts
“It’s about what change do we want to see out there and hilighting some of the great things that people have done over the years… I’m a determined black woman, it’s about knowing who you are and where you come from.”
Summary Document
Read more about the goals and aspirations of the film and how it is being put together.
Testimonials
Honourable Bruce Atkinson MLC, Member for Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Sam Johnston, Senior Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne.