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Gapuwiyak

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Gapuwiyak is on the shore of Lake Evella in north-east Arnhem Land, about 500 km east of Darwin and 120 km west of Nhulunbuy.

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Gapuwiyak is on the shore of Lake Evella in north-east Arnhem Land, about 500 km east of Darwin and 120 km west of Nhulunbuy.

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Languages

Yolngu Matha (Djambarrpuyngu)

Population

2,199

91.4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS Census 2021)

Stories from Gapuwiyak

Pride shines on Anzac Day

25 April 2023

Private Carl Murkun Guyula of Arnhem Squadron had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. About 60 per cent of the Squadron are First Nations people - many of whom come from remote communities throughout Arnhem Land - and are mostly Yolngu, including Yolgnu Elders who have served for decades.
A large group of men, women and children wearing casual or work wear sit or stand on a rocky outcrop facing the camera. In the background are a few trees and a blue sky.

Galtha Rom and Learning on Country in East Arnhem Land

20 January 2022

Learn about the journey of 160 Aboriginal school children, families, community Elders and schoolteachers from East Arnhem Land as they tracked an ancient songline of the Mäṉa (shark).
The Buffalo Boys of Gapuwiyak are an RJCP work crew that are learning valuable welding and metalwork skills creating metal sculptures of animals. The sculptures are proving a hit, with customers lining up to buy them.

The Gapuwiyak RJCP Buffalo Boys: Detung djämbatj djämamirri yawirrin (really good workers who make buffalo sculpture)

13 October 2014

The Buffalo Boys of Gapuwiyak are an RJCP work crew that are learning valuable welding and metalwork skills creating metal sculptures of animals. The sculptures are proving a hit, with customers lining up to buy them.