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Jadiny

Published
October 20, 2022
November 1, 2022
Last Updated
November 1, 2022
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Written by
Marlikka Perdrisat
she/her
Nyikina Warrwa and Wangkumara Barkindji
Written by
Marlikka Perdrisat
she/her
Nyikina Warrwa and Wangkumara Barkindji
Written by
The Common Ground Team

This video is part of a series called Concepts of Country, directed by Marlikka Perdrisat.

In First Law, everybody is given a jadiny. A jadiny is a totem, which teaches you to care about things beyond what is simply human.
— Nyikina Warrwa and Wangkumara Barkindji woman Marlikka Perdrisat
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