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    been embedded in Australia's Indigenous Music history as one of the most unique celebrities, he has been acclaimed as a fan by Elton John also a music superstar as well as Will.i.am as well as Gurrumul has many Australians and International fans all over the world. For example his album 'Gurrumul' has sold half a million copies worldwide this figure clearly shows how his musical influence has impacted others as people what to buy some of this highly unique music. Gurrumul has the ability to play many musical instruments including the keyboard, guitar, didgeridoo and percussion as well as being highly known for his soft and peaceful voice. Gurrumul has been a member of many bands including the saltwater band and the highly known band Yothu Yindi where he played the keyboard in. Gurrumul also quoted ''I feel that I have been taught of lot of things from my family, and that they give me the inspiration to write music and songs''. He also said '' I just want my listeners to be happy, to listen to the yonglu language and enjoy it and like it, But I also want them to learn about Yonglu and how we have a lot of good stories''. This clearly show where…

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    It is definitely important to remember Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ histories because it helps us understand the hardships they faced as a culture and it can further help us recognise how we can close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people share four main world views; culture, land, place and country and relationships. The world view, relationships, is conveyed many times in each of the literary texts by relating back…

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    had been before European settlement, which appears to be much better than how they live now. They wouldn’t have access to the same education as non-indigenous Australians. The education given to them in schools would be mostly irrelevant to their traditional lifestyle. The great-grandparents of current Indigenous Australians appear to have more happiness then current Indigenous Australians as they could do what they wanted. Part F (Answer either question 1 or 2) – 12 marks 1. Create…

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