Family, friends, political leaders and dignitaries are among the mourners to arrive at the tiny island of Gunyangara to honour the legacy of Yunupingu at a public memorial.
abc.net.au/news/yunupingu-public-memorial-gunyangara-family-friends-albanese/102361166Hundreds of mourners have travelled to the tiny island of Gunyangara in the Northern Territory to honour the legacy of Aboriginal land rights champion Yunupingu.
Funeral ceremonies in the Northern Territory's Indigenous communities are often spoken about, but rarely seen by outsiders.The burial of Yunupingu will take place on Wednesday May 24, and will be a private occasion for family only. Born in 1948, following in the footsteps of powerful family roots, a path of leadership appeared set in stone from his earliest years and continued until his last days.
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