Gurindji freedom banners
Retelling the story of the Wave Hill walk-off.
Location
Main floor
Mumkurla-nginyi-ma parrngalinyparla – from the darkness into the light.
The Gurindji freedom banners are a collection of 10 hand-painted banners created in 2000 by the Gurindji to share the community's version of the historic 1966 Wave Hill walk-off. The walk-off, or Gurindji strike, led by Gurindji man Vincent Lingiari was an important event in Australia's land rights movement. Many of the 35 Gurindji people involved in the banner-making project were participants in the walk-off.
At some stage, banner eight, Ngumpittu nguwula junypa wanyjarnana (Two young men dancing), went missing. In July 2025, a banner-making workshop was held in Daguragu and Kalkarindji to reconstruct the missing banner and restore the collection.
Plan your visit
This exhibition is wheelchair accessible.
A video plays in the exhibition and there is also an interactive map.
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