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North Australian Aboriginal Music
by Jill Stubington, Ph.D
Issues of Authenticity: When is a didjeridu not a yirdaki?
Issues of authenticity, commodification and control of an Australian Aboriginal artifact in the global economy.
by Guan Y. Lim

The 'family' concept and Yolngu/Balanda relations
So what is it when Yolngu say, "You're our son" or, "You call me mother" or "See that Balanda over there, he's my brother" ?
by Peter Lister

Yolngu cosmology and identity in brief
The role of this brief article is to clarify and discuss some terms and to dispel some of the myths and fallacies about the Yolngu world present in recent and popular print.
by Peter Lister
Writing, reading and pronouncing Yolngu languages
We've all seen Yolngu words written on various websites and in books or on CD liner notes, but how do we pronounce those words and what is the correct way of spelling them?
by Peter Lister

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Books:

Music
- The Didjeridu: From Arnhem Land to Internet
- Genesis Regained: Aboriginal Forms of Renunciation in Judeo-Christian Scriptures and Other Major Traditions (Includes CD of Groote Eylandt music recorded in 1969)
- Afterlife Before Genesis: An Introduction: Accessing the Eternal through Australian Aboriginal Music (Music from the above CD is discussed and transcribed)
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