Protecting the elders in North Eastern Arnhem Land | Lockdown Stories

Yolngu woman Siena from North Eastern Arnhem Land tells how her community of Yirrkala protected their precious elders. Subscribe now: http://ab.co/subscribe ___________________________________________ When Australia started going into the first lockdown, ABC TV put out a call to film schools and emerging filmmakers: Are you in lockdown with a great story happening around you and thinking to yourself “this would make a great documentary?" Seven participants with the strongest stories from all over the country were chosen to document their lives for Lockdown Stories. Stream now on iview: http://ab.co/LockdownStories ___________________________________________ I'm from North-East Arnhem Land, a little town called Yirrkala. So when I explain it to people I make them imagine the Northern Territory as a rectangle. And I tell them to imagine Darwin as the top left corner and Yirrkala is the top right corner. The Indigenous people here are Yolngu. And I am Yolngu, my mother is Yolngu and we speak Yolŋu Matha.