Djakapurra Munyarryun

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Djakapurra distinguished himself at a young age as a yiḏaki player, earning the right to play in ceremony and also one of his names, Ganbulapula, relating to the story of the first Yirritja moiety yiḏaki. He has also distinguished himself as a dancer, performing with and acting as Yolngu consultant for Bangarra Dance Theatre, Australia’s premier indigenous modern dance company. He was the featured Aboriginal performer at the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He performed at the 2006 Dreaming festival in Woodford, Queensland, before flying off to sing and dance at the opening of the Musee du Quai Branli in Paris. Due to all this, Djakapurra ofen lives and works away from home in Sydney or Darwin, but stays at his clan homeland of Dhälinybuy when he is in Arnhem Land. Clan: Wangurri Moiety: Yirritja Homeland: Dhälinybuy Residency: Dhälinybuy and Nhulunbuy, Northeast Arnhem Land

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Ancient Egypt

Take of two stories set in Ancient Egypt, the first 2100 BCE: surrounding a local hero, focused nomarch of Upper-Egypt The third nome: Nekhen, Ankhtifi, snatches fate into his own hands to save Egypt from the great mass famine that followed the tragic collapse of Old Kingdom. The second tells a tale around 2000 BCE, about a man named Mesehti an Ancient Egyptian nomarch overseeing the 13th nome of Upper-Egypt, stumbles upon a great challenge, having to protect, serve and support the surprising rise of Theban Rulers that followed conflict between Ankhtifi and local rulers of Thebes, the greatest challenge being to mainly protect the then Pharaoh: Mentuhotep I/Intef I.

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