In 1976, as a 22 year old teacher with the West Australian Education Department, I lived amongst the Mardu people in Jigalong. Along with Wiluna, it was one of several locations where many of these former nomadic people had settled in a fixed community - still extremely remote - many hundreds of miles from any other human settlements - with only very basic facilities. Some lived in houses built by the government, but others chose to live in Mia Mia’s (branch lean to’s covered in grass). I remember them telling me there were still some people living alone somewhere out in the desert. They did not say how many were out there, their circumstances or why they remained out there. They told it in a way that was almost mythical. Jigalong is an extremely hot and arid environment, and as ‘the desert’ (eastwards into which my Aboriginal friends once took me) was even more hostile, I wondered how anyone could survive out there and, especially, without the physical and psychological support and cooperation of a group. Moreover, I wondered why they would choose to live out there separate from their people. If this narrator’s interpretation is correct, for me it solves that mystery. When I left Jigalong, I was presented with a set of three beautiful spears (now in my lounge room) made by an Elder whose last name was Sampson (out of respect for their culture I won’t write his first name) who I reckon was probably the grandfather of Margaret Samson (who features in this documentary (which I watched until the moment when the narrator started espousing white fellow’s mythology)).
There is a 40 billion dollar welfare budget for Aboriginal people but these people don't get any of it because the white Aborigines in the cities spend it on themselves .
It was factually incorrect and all about the narrator’s face on camera. Believe me, the original story is far better. Seriously an amazing story and although poor quality footage - what we see on the original is incredible.
While I disagree absolutely with the proselytising aspect of this production, I do understand that it's there because this is a donor-funded ministry and Gary Kent is a pastor. Regardless of my disapproval of that facet, the story of Warri and Yatungka deserved to be told and this presentation did it exceptionally well. Beautifully narrated and exquisitely photographed, it is a credit to its producers.
@@theskyisblue8979 I had a lecturer at university and while he admitted the church had done a lot of damage, there was also much unrecognized good charitable work they had done - in a time when few but those in the church actually cared. I’m not religious, but it was an interesting point of view.
Warri is not pronounced like English speakers would say 'worry'. The double r is a repeated r, but very quick and subtle. Most non-native speakers would not hear it, much less be able to pronounce it.
@@theskyisblue8979 No you are mistaken because it was not NT it was WA Gibson Deserts there fore it is the wrong tribe .There was video and the sons around a bush fire telling the story of finding their father ,after a search to tell him about white man .But when they found him he had a spear through his body .Left wing media gov have destroyed the video .
@@lexeley280 ? I never said it was in the NT the Pintupi nine were from the Gibson desert and were only made contact with after the rest of the Pintupi returned to live on country at kiwirrkurra.
@@theskyisblue8979 Why did the Pintupi people reunite in NT ALICE SPRINGS and not in WA .because they where from there and not Gibson desert .There is no video footage or history of the last aboriginals because the left wing media have through it out .Gone where is it ,they wipe history out and rewrite it to suit their communism .
The reason there is no more is that it was a primitive hard life. That’s why no one in their right mind would want to live that way now. Be grateful to the rescue. There is much to thank the British for coming to Australia and making something of it. Rule Britiania!
Australia has successfully maintained and PRESERVED their brutal inhumane imperial colonial savagery for centuries! Thank God BRICS nations and Sovereign Countries are decolonizing from this brutal system that has held the western world hostage with the help of that US debt-based paper dollar that keeps on printing printing and printing!
Great documentary / story,i switched off when Jesus was mentioned ,as i thought it most disrespectful of aboriginal traditional beliefs,that predate christianity by tens of thousands of years.
Good morning Tom :) We always believed that Jesus existed even beyond the world was created and any other human traditions. "By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible." - Hebrews 11:3 "All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made." - John 1:3 We don't usually respond to comments twice, so if you have further questions you can direct it to: tij.tv/bible-questions/
This was an ok documentary - but too much of the narrator in front of camera. The original documentary called “The Last of the Nomads” is much better, despite being in grainy “home video” quality. (Made in the 70s and with what we would class now as primitive film equipment). The original documentary focuses on how the nomads were located and their reaction to being “found”. The original doco has no gushing romanticism and narrator in front of camera. (It’s not about him!) It’s an incredible story and equally incredible adventure. I don’t think they wandered into the town, but were discovered in the desert (emaciated and near death through starvation due to their age and dwindling resources from a prolonged drought) and brought into the town. Looking at the sparse landscape, the first question I asked was, “How could anyone survive in such a hostile environment”?But until they became old - they did. It’s also a book too. But the original doco is far more compelling viewing.
No they didn't just wander into town. Mudjon asked Stan Gratte OAM if he would go and get them because there was a drought and Mudjon knew they would be struggling. Stan Gratte put together a party of people to go out and look for them, taking Dr W Peasley as Stan feared they may be in need of medical attention. Mudjon accompanied them. Stan Gratte OAM has written a book that includes this expedition. It is called Home Made Adventures, My Expeditions in the West Australian Bush and Desert.
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In 1976, as a 22 year old teacher with the West Australian Education Department, I lived amongst the Mardu people in Jigalong. Along with Wiluna, it was one of several locations where many of these former nomadic people had settled in a fixed community - still extremely remote - many hundreds of miles from any other human settlements - with only very basic facilities. Some lived in houses built by the government, but others chose to live in Mia Mia’s (branch lean to’s covered in grass).
I remember them telling me there were still some people living alone somewhere out in the desert. They did not say how many were out there, their circumstances or why they remained out there. They told it in a way that was almost mythical.
Jigalong is an extremely hot and arid environment, and as ‘the desert’ (eastwards into which my Aboriginal friends once took me) was even more hostile, I wondered how anyone could survive out there and, especially, without the physical and psychological support and cooperation of a group. Moreover, I wondered why they would choose to live out there separate from their people. If this narrator’s interpretation is correct, for me it solves that mystery.
When I left Jigalong, I was presented with a set of three beautiful spears (now in my lounge room) made by an Elder whose last name was Sampson (out of respect for their culture I won’t write his first name) who I reckon was probably the grandfather of Margaret Samson (who features in this documentary (which I watched until the moment when the narrator started espousing white fellow’s mythology)).
That is inctedible! I hope they get left alone.
Was a kid travelling with the carnivals in the 70s in South Australia saw some amazing things and people that probably grew up in the bush .
It brought a tear to my eye to see them in that pitiful condition. Just shows you what true love really is
There is a 40 billion dollar welfare budget for Aboriginal people but these people don't get any of it because the white Aborigines in the cities spend it on themselves .
An incredible story indeed 😁👍.
Such a wonderfully produced production.
Thank you for this beautiful story.
Fascinating story. In the west people are starting to fear the wilderness yet human beings can survive and be content in the most remote of places.
Indigenous Australians live in harmony with the earth waters and animals 👣🪃
Indigenous Australians don't own the land! The Land owns us🖤💛❤️
Thank you for this beautiful story❤
I remember when they came in it was on television about them
I was thinking it was in the late 1960's but this is right
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I've just read the book.
Fascinating heart breaking /warming story
I want to see the original one of this even better this is still good ❤
A real love story ❤️.
This was a lovely episode! I don’t know what all the fuss is about! This was tastefully done! 👍🏻
Thank You 🌹
It was factually incorrect and all about the narrator’s face on camera. Believe me, the original story is far better. Seriously an amazing story and although poor quality footage - what we see on the original is incredible.
While I disagree absolutely with the proselytising aspect of this production, I do understand that it's there because this is a donor-funded ministry and Gary Kent is a pastor. Regardless of my disapproval of that facet, the story of Warri and Yatungka deserved to be told and this presentation did it exceptionally well. Beautifully narrated and exquisitely photographed, it is a credit to its producers.
Its ironic, given the churches were responsible for the missions and much of the stolen generation.
It's a Christian Channel, what do you expect?
@@theskyisblue8979 I had a lecturer at university and while he admitted the church had done a lot of damage, there was also much unrecognized good charitable work they had done - in a time when few but those in the church actually cared. I’m not religious, but it was an interesting point of view.
I thought it was ridiculously over narrated.
A very ancient, possibly the most ancient. They should be protected,as they are still primitive And gods children. Good people.
I'm not sure you know a lot about the subject lol
You have passion in your voice sir
My grandfather from wiluna The King
The last guy to come out of the dessert was in the early 80s there's a Malcolm Douglas video about him
Love you guys
Thank you for your video. It help me understand the Bible better 🙏 😌
Just a few minutes whiching this story and just found love heard can you see it
you guys give me another reason to be proud, to be a Christian .❤❤❤✝
Amen Nathaniel :)
Amen 🙏
Warri is not pronounced like English speakers would say 'worry'. The double r is a repeated r, but very quick and subtle. Most non-native speakers would not hear it, much less be able to pronounce it.
I read the book about it written by a Perth retired Dr
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Amen amen
Religion was the major problem
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Many Aboriginies have went on and moved back to traditional tribal lands.
1984 was the last tribe in the Gibson desert ,so this not true .
That's right, they were called the Pintupi nine.
@@theskyisblue8979 No you are mistaken because it was not NT it was WA Gibson Deserts there fore it is the wrong tribe .There was video and the sons around a bush fire telling the story of finding their father ,after a search to tell him about white man .But when they found him he had a spear through his body .Left wing media gov have destroyed the video .
@@lexeley280 ? I never said it was in the NT the Pintupi nine were from the Gibson desert and were only made contact with after the rest of the Pintupi returned to live on country at kiwirrkurra.
@@theskyisblue8979 Why did the Pintupi people reunite in NT ALICE SPRINGS and not in WA .because they where from there and not Gibson desert .There is no video footage or history of the last aboriginals because the left wing media have through it out .Gone where is it ,they wipe history out and rewrite it to suit their communism .
@@lexeley280 Omg did you remember your tinfoil hat?
The reason there is no more is that it was a primitive hard life. That’s why no one in their right mind would want to live that way now. Be grateful to the rescue. There is much to thank the British for coming to
Australia and making something of it. Rule Britiania!
Australia has successfully maintained and PRESERVED their brutal inhumane imperial colonial savagery for centuries!
Thank God BRICS nations and Sovereign Countries are decolonizing from this brutal system that has held the western world hostage with the help of that US debt-based paper dollar that keeps on printing printing and printing!
What was the reason why the couple were not approved by their tribes?
The were forbidden to marry. They were wrong skin to each other. Possibly too closely related
This religious message is not what the caretakers of Australia had in mind.
Fuck you and your exploitation. Cunts!
Great documentary / story,i switched off when Jesus was mentioned ,as i thought it most disrespectful of aboriginal traditional beliefs,that predate christianity by tens of thousands of years.
Good morning Tom :)
We always believed that Jesus existed even beyond the world was created and any other human traditions. "By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible." - Hebrews 11:3
"All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made." - John 1:3
We don't usually respond to comments twice, so if you have further questions you can direct it to: tij.tv/bible-questions/
Typical christian simplistic response.Never mind perhaps some day you will gain enlightenment to the terrible harm christianity has brought mankind.
This story has nothing to do with bible bashing
This was an ok documentary - but too much of the narrator in front of camera. The original documentary called “The Last of the Nomads” is much better, despite being in grainy “home video” quality. (Made in the 70s and with what we would class now as primitive film equipment). The original documentary focuses on how the nomads were located and their reaction to being “found”. The original doco has no gushing romanticism and narrator in front of camera. (It’s not about him!) It’s an incredible story and equally incredible adventure. I don’t think they wandered into the town, but were discovered in the desert (emaciated and near death through starvation due to their age and dwindling resources from a prolonged drought) and brought into the town. Looking at the sparse landscape, the first question I asked was, “How could anyone survive in such a hostile environment”?But until they became old - they did. It’s also a book too. But the original doco is far more compelling viewing.
No they didn't just wander into town. Mudjon asked Stan Gratte OAM if he would go and get them because there was a drought and Mudjon knew they would be struggling. Stan Gratte put together a party of people to go out and look for them, taking Dr W Peasley as Stan feared they may be in need of medical attention. Mudjon accompanied them. Stan Gratte OAM has written a book that includes this expedition. It is called Home Made Adventures, My Expeditions in the West Australian Bush and Desert.
Great story but the narrator was super annoying and went way way way to long
Fascinating pagan religion.. The only people in the universe that love their land.