Yurala (Ngaarda Media, Roebourne)
- Author
- Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
- Published
- Mon 18 Nov 2019
- Episode Link
- https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/nfds-2019-yurala
In the Pilbara, the duties of a Yurala are handed down from father to son through the generations, as they are called on to perform songs and dances to make it rain.
Ngaarda Media’s Marion Cheedy, tells the story of the last known rainmaker of the Yindijbarndi nation, who died of a broken heart following the construction of the Harding River Dam.
Produced for the 2019 CBAA National Features and Documentary Series.
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