My final day in the final Kaalamaya speaker's truck, Brian took me to where he grew up. Then he told me he has rapid-onset Alzheimer's and in a few months? All of this will be lost. He is the final speaker, the only one of his Aboriginal mob…
Life from the top of the 4-wheel-drive and "swag" tents out in the bush, helping the Ngalia Aboriginal mob document a sacred part of their living history. We are on the road hours east of Leinster, western Australia, in the out out back,…
At 77, Brian Champion has lived in two worlds. Until he was 7 or 8, he lived with his parents — Kaprun people on Kaprun land. Their ancestors lived in their country (land) for ages. Not too long ago, DNA from a single lock of hair confirmed that…
Life from the top of the 4-wheel-drive and "swag" tents out in the bush, helping the Ngalia Aboriginal mob document a sacred part of their living history. It's a grand view, from any angle. Miles and miles of red dirt and open sky an…
At 77, Brian Champion has lived in two worlds. Until he was 7 or 8, he lived with his parents — Kaprun people on Kaprun land. Their ancestors lived in their country (land) for ages. Not too long ago, DNA from a single lock of hair confirmed that…
I'm in Australia, helping to preserve three Aboriginal languages and tell the story of three mobs (tribes). Am I REALLY learning life, culture and other stories from the last fluent Ngalia speaker on earth? The last fluent Kaalamaya speaker O…
One guess :-) ... I took this last evening on our way to meet the Tjupan mob. We were early enough that we stopped at the Kalgoorlie golf course, which is apparently a mecca for roos here. Two golfers were finishing up and walked off but the roo…
