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• Just like many other Indigenous groups, the Western culture has crept in and is endangering the Yolngu culture.
• Djambawa Marawili is just one of the numerous Yolngu elders who are trying their hardest to preserve traditions that seem to be disappearing. 
• He was appointed to the Order of Australia, where he hopes to "bridge the divide between their deep-seated culture and that of the balanda (white person)."
• The Western influences have surely changed how the Yolngu live, but Djambawa is trying to fight back, he is trying to keep his beloved culture alive.
• "It is important to stand firm in passing on the stories and also stand up for the Yolngu."

Source & Image: http://www.smh.com.au/national/a-preserver-and-fighter-for-traditional-yolngu-culture-20100125-mukt.html