Sharing sky and stars

[Music plays and drone footage appears of a landscape consisting of red dirt, small patches of green grass and some trees and shrubs. Blue sky stretches across the top half of the screen. The camera slowly rises and text appears: Leonie Boddington CSIRO Aboriginal Liaison Officer]

Leonie Boddington: Our observatory in Western Australia has been gifted

[Image changes to a First Nations woman (Jennylyn Hamlett) sitting in the sun next to a river]

Leonie Boddington: A traditional name by the Wajarri Yamaji, Traditional Owners and native title holders of the

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Leonie Boddington: site. Meaning ‘sharing sky and stars’, the observatory will now be known as

[Text appears: Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara]

Leonie Boddington: Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara,

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Leonie Boddington: CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory.

[Image changes to show Des Mongoo talking to the camera and text appears: Des Mongoo Minangu Land Committee member]

Des Mongoo: Wajarri has always had a connection with the with the stars and the skies and the Moon and the Sun and everything. What the telescopes does is bring our

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Des Mongoo: Wajarri perspective in with western science.

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Dwayne Mallard: From the onset

[Image changes to show Dwayne Mallard talking to the camera and text appears: Dwayne Mallard Minangu Land Committee member]

Dwayne Mallard: SKA and CSIRO was adamant in the support of a Wajarri name for the site. It's important because what that allows is language to be prominent, and place-based language to be prominent in its meaning and its use.

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Des Mongoo: We're the oldest living culture in the world because we we've had you know, the atmosphere, the sky, the stars, the Moon to tell us where, where we are and where our rightful place on our Country is.

[Image changes to show Jennylyn Hamlett talking to the camera and text appears: Jennylyn Hamlett Wajarri Yamaji Aboriginal Corporation Chairperson and Minangu Land Committee member]

Jennylyn Hamlett: The meaning is sharing the stars in the skies. We look at it every day. But you know, we have the opportunity to share it with the rest of the world with what we have on this Country.

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Dwayne Mallard: It's very important that we can create opportunity and align ancient culture with modern science and, and create a mutual benefit. So, we're sharing, you know, our land with others for this science project to walk side by side.

[Images move through Des Mongoo standing and looking to the left of the camera, a close-up of Dwayne Mallard’s hands holding and rotating a small green plant, Jennylyn Hamlett leaning up against a large gum tree next to a river, a river with green trees along both sides, and then Dwayne Mallard talking to the camera]

Dwayne Mallard: We're sharing the knowledge and access to this land to other countries for the benefit of many.

[Image changes to show Jennylyn Hamlett talking to the camera]

Jennylyn Hamlett: You got to basically walk side by side with each other to get

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Jennylyn Hamlett: to where you want to be.

Leonie Boddington: CSIRO are looking forward to building on their strong relationship with the Wajarri Yamaji as they work together to protect this precious

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Leonie Boddington: cultural heritage.

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Jennylyn Hamlett: We are Wajarri, you know, we are here and we're ready to share so, you know, welcome aboard.

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