Bapurru: funeral proceedings in Arnhem Land

So sorry for your loss. The dancing is a beautiful expression of your grief, pain, and remembrance of your loved one. So many have died already, it is very hurtful when it happens again. Thank you for sharing this sorry business.

i know this may seam a little insensitive what im asking and im sorry if you feel that way im not insinuating that at all but i am doing an assignment about aboriginals and there views on death and afterlife (i didnt make up the topic) but i have to make a multimodal presentation and i thaught your video showed some important aboriginal culture that would be good to show to my class, would i be able to use parts of this video in my presentation? its ok if you say no.

On the one hand I feel privileged to have been able to see this beautiful outpouring of community and family love ... on the other hand, isn't it a terrible intrusion? Aboriginals don't even mention the name of the dead, let alone expect to see the whole thing replayed on screen.

Good point. As far as intrusion is concerned, the families asked for this funeral to be filmed as a remembrance.

I should have said extremely inappropriate comments. The video is beautiful

when will they cook the stiff ?

Extremely inappropriate and insensitive

the comments, not the video

hope i dont find you bra- then we be eating. got a spear sharpened for you. better feed you to baru(crocodile) cause you might make us sick you fuck.

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