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Twenty videos have now been completed by the Project Team and those that were completed recently are being uploaded to the website and You Tube. The videos are also available on DVD from the Yalu Marŋgithinyaraw (email the Project Co-ordinator Rosemary Gundjarranbuy rgundj@gmail.com).

Visit the Yalu Marŋgithinyaraw YouTube channel to view all our videos

Diabetes Type 2 Videos

Diabetespuy Dhäwu – The full story about diabetes (Type 2).

Chapter 1:

How Yolŋu stayed healthy in the past and the effects of rapid cultural change.

Diabetespuy Dhäwu – The full story about diabetes (Type 2).

Chapter 2:

ŋaltjan ŋuli ŋatha djäma rumbalŋur? How does food work in our body?

Diabetespuy Dhäwu – The full story about diabetes (Type 2).

Chapter 3:

Munguḻ Ganaŋmaranhawuy Rrumbal : Cells.

Diabetespuy Dhäwu – The full story about diabetes (Type 2).

Chapter 4:

Insulinpuy ga Mathawatupuy Dhäwu: The Insulin and Pancreas Story.

Diabetespuy Dhäwu – The full story about diabetes (Type 2).

Chapter 5:

Chapter 5: Nhaltjan djugay dhu buma litjalaŋ rumbal? How does diabetes damage our body?

Dick Munuŋguyga ḻakaram dhäwu bamanpuy – a story about how Yolŋu stayed healthy in the past

Dick Munuŋgu talks about the lifestyle of Yolŋu in the past and how diet and exercise maintained health. Yolŋu language – no subtitles

Interview with Kieth Djinyini

Keith Djinyini shares his experience with chronic disease, including kidney disease, and life on dialysis. He emphasises the consequences of an unhealthy diet and the importance of regular check-ups at the health centre. Yolŋu language – no subtitles

Excercise

Yolŋu at Galiwin’ku talk about how exercise can help control diabetes and maintain good health. Yolŋu language – no subtitles

Fishing

Binydjurrwuy goes hunting and explains the positive benefits of traditional Yolŋu foods for health. Yolŋu language – no subtitles

Garrinbay (1) ga lakarram ŋathapuy dhawu

Garrinba tells a story about food from here younger days.

Guyupulyu ga dhäwu ḻakaram Yolŋuw mirrtjin mala – a story about Yolŋu medicine

Guyupul who is a healthworker, educator and expert on Yolŋu traditional medicines describes some Yolŋu treatments for chronic disease. Yolŋu language – no subtitles

Garrutjuy ga dhäwu lakaram Djukapuy

Garrutju talks about the ways she manages her diabetes.

Diabetes Dhäwu -- Yolŋu food for staying healthy

Two Yolŋu men share their knowledge about how Yolŋu can stay healthy.