The AAS Stands with YuendumuIn the wake of the police shooting of Kumunjayi Walker, the AAS stands in solidarity with Yuendumu community and the pursuit of justice for Kumunjayi. We grieve with the Warlpiri families, who have lost a son, grandson, great-grandson, nephew, cousin and partner. We heed the voices, perspectives and leadership from Warlpiri communities, their analyses of the situation and the conditions from which it arose, and their recommendations for change.
Please consider donating to the Justice for Walker fundraising campaign
The AAS is working on an initiative to bring anthropological perspectives to bear on the wider issues highlighted by the Yuendumu shooting and will announce the specifics of this in due course. In the meantime, individuals can support the community by donating to the Justice for Walker fundraising campaign (for legal costs). On this page you will also find a media statement on the latest developments and meetings with lawyers at Yuendumu.
Below is a (working) list of sources on the incident - all members are encouraged to email Jo at aas@anu.edu.au with suggestions for additions to this list:
Samara Fernandez, cousin for Kumunjayi Walker, who has been live-feeding via Facebook since the shooting - like and share!
Videos and updates on the Justice for Walker Facebook page - like and share!
Nov 10, 2019 - 'Police will never get respect back': Aboriginal man shot by officers in remote NT - The Age article by Zach Hope
Nov 13, 2019 - What really happened at Yuendumu? - an article in The Monthly by Russell Marks
Nov 13, 2019 - 'Justice for Walker': Yuendumu gathers to 'sweep' police station where teen shot by officer died - ABC News article with embedded videos by Katrina Beavan and Jacqueline Breen
Nov 14, 2019 - ‘We’re Just So Angry’: Australians Protest Police Killing of Aboriginal Teenager - an article in The New York Times by Isabella Kwai and Sasha Gattermayr
Nov 14, 2019 - Kumunjayi Walker's death raises questions about policing in Aboriginal homes - ABC News article by Thalia Anthony
Nov 15, 2019 - Three gunshots, one dead man and a wave of anger across the nation - SMH article by Zach Hope
Nov 16, 2019 - Statements from Marly Wells Naparngardi, Harry Jakamarra Nelson, Valerie Napaljarri Martin, Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves in The Saturday Paper
Nov 17, 2019 - Shooting death underlines ongoing travesties - SMH Editorial
Nov 18, 2019 - Yuendumu police shooting sees officer Zachary Rolfe charged with murder, but what happens next? - ABC News article by Lauren Roberts
Nov 19, 2019 - Police culture must be examined as part of investigating Kumanjayi Walker's death - an article in The Guardian by Melinda Hinkson and Thalia Anthony
Nov 20, 2019 - “Your laws are killing us”: The death of Kumanjayi Walker and the crisis of colonial law - Opinion Piece on ABC Religion & Ethics by Maria Giannacopoulos
Some other somewhat related sources of information:
Deaths inside: every Indigenous death in custody since 2008 tracked – interactive online database via The Guardian
Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788-1930 - interactive online map/database developed by Prof. Lyndall Ryan at the University of Newcastle in consultation with The Wollotuka Institute and AIATSIS. The online site is supported by the Centre For The History Of Violence and the Centre For 21st Century Humanities.
Perera, S. & Pugliese, J. (2011), Death in a Dry River: Black Life, White Property, Parched Justice. Somatechnics, Mar 2011, Vol. 1, No. 1 : pp. 65-86
Holcombe, S. (2016), Human Rights, Colonial Criminality, and the Death of Kwementyaye Briscoe in Custody: A Central Australian Case Study. PoLAR, 39: 104-120. doi:10.1111/plar.12174
Nov 15, 2019 - Constable David Jennings. NT cop and Ku Klux Klansman - A five-part Crikey blog by Bob Gosford that charts the short history of the Ku Klux Klan in the Northern Territory of Australia and the involvement of NT police officer Constable David Jennings in that story.
Nov 18, 2019 - Colonial Frontier Massacres researchers add dozens of sites to map of Aboriginal killings - ABC News article by Matt Bamford