'They weren’t just recording songs to have them sitting in an archive.'
Ten years ago, elders in the community of Mowanjum in Australia's remote north-western corner were deeply concerned about a sharp decline in traditional Indigenous songs and dances.
Treloyn, an ethnomusicologist who has worked with Mowanjum elders since 1999, is co-director of the Research Unit for Indigenous Arts and Cultures at the University of Melbourne. The project, funded by the Australian Research Council, is wide ranging and involves teaching kids songs and dances, using new technology to engage them, and partnering with local community groups to embed junba into daily routines.
"It’s been really inspiring for myself to be able to teach these kids," he said."It boosts my confidence. Before I wasn’t really confident in myself. When I dance traditional dance, it’s like, nobody can judge me when I do that dance." “A lot of the kids here and in the community actually grow up, in early childhood, they’re feeling like they’re really good learners. Experts in their hunting, being on country," Treloyn said.
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