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All YDP footage has been archived for safekeeping and research in Canberra at AIATSIS, Australia’s premier institution for Aboriginal studies. Copies have been placed directly with Yidumduma and in archive in the Northern Territory. Highlights of this footage are shown on this site with permission of Yidumduma.

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Yidumduma gives his blessing for the website.

The Director Paul Taylor handing over footage and field notes for archiving to David Jeffery, Collections Manager at AIATSIS in Canberra in 2010.

Bill and Paul going over the YDP Website                                                                                                                                                   Photo: Tamara Penniket

In 2017 Paul Taylor formally passed on a copy of the YDP archive to Bill’s Dagoman relative, Director Joe Morrison and the Northern Lands Council for permanent safe-keeping and NT access for the Wardaman and researchers.

Former director NLC Joe Morrison Photo: NLC

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This site is organised into 10 teaching video chapters with a YDP Education Guide and further research links, on the lower bar navigation.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this web site may contain images of deceased people.

Yidumduma Bill Harney is an Elder and last Senior Male Aboriginal custodian of the Wardaman people of the Victoria Flora, and Katherine River Districts of the Northern Territory of Australia. Born in MUY MUY clan country in the early 1930’s Yidumduma is of the YUBULYAWAN clan.

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