Showing posts with label Yothu Yindi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yothu Yindi. Show all posts

Sunday, June 30, 2013

National Indigenous Television

IMG 9919 Uluru Dreaming 2012
Uluru in the Northern Territory.
The National Indigenous Television channel, commonly referred to as NITV (and pronounced 'native'), is an Australian television channel that broadcasts programming produced primarily by indigenous peoples of Australia.

It was initially only carried by cable and satellite providers (along with some limited over-the-air transmissions in certain remote areas).

NITV was launched as a free-to-air channel on Freeview channel 34 on 12 December 2012. This followed the transfer of the management and operation of the channel to the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) on 1 July 2012. In 2010 the Australian Government commissioned a wide-ranging review of its investment in the Indigenous broadcasting and media sector.

The review was headed up by retired senior public servant Neville Stevens with the assistance of Expert Panel members Laurie Patton and Kerrynne Liddle.

The review recommended that NITV continue to receive government funding only on the basis that it was re-structured. Subsequently, Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy invited NITV to enter in negotiations with SBS in order to access one of that network's unused digital terrestrial channels.

Yothu Yindi
Cover of Yothu Yindi
This is my post today in respect to Doctor Manduway Yunupingu  and the most astounding service that NITV are broadcasting to the world.  I feel like i am there with them all. I feel very honoured.

Yothu Yindi Foundation is something I will write about in the future because I heard about it on NITV.  Read  more at  Wikipedia

Images @ Eminpee Fotography
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Monday, June 03, 2013

YOTHU YINDI's lead singer passes from this world!




Yesterday on my birthday the lead singer of Yothu Yindi passed on to the spirit world from here. I was in a state of shock from this and it made me very reflective.  He was 56 years old.  

I realize he has gone onto a better place.  In that place he can effect the changes with the great spirits already gone there before us all.

I am saddened he went so soon.  I loved him from afar.  Such a powerful and beautiful man who suffered with Kidney disease. This was caused from Diabetes.
"IN KEEPING IN TRADITION I HAVE NOT NAMED HIM OR SHOWN HIS PICTURES NOW HE IS IN THE SPIRIT WORLD."
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Purer Fire
Fire was his clans symbol and fire was his life force.  I understand how this man thought!  He always thought in terms of balance and fairness and he always attempted to achieve a balance with everything.

Images from Eminpee Fotography
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