SYD BRUCE SHORTJOE | ‘Mudskipper and Mullett – Nga’a Oyngko’ | Linocut ST prints then year 4-7 at Kubin

then year 4-7 at Kubin Village and graduated primary school

and was going around hunting

located in the centre of lower Cape York

Lardil people still believe this today and they tell people about where they'll go when they die

"Long ago the people of Birri

SYD BRUCE SHORTJOE | ‘Mudskipper and Mullett – Nga’a Oyngko’ | Linocut ST prints then year 4-7 at KubinSyd Bruce Shortjoe was born in the Aurukun mission 1964. His tribe is Wik Mynah tribe and his traditional country is North East and inland of Pormpuraaw. Syd's traditional saltwater totem is the bull shark and his freshwater totem is blue tongue lizard. His people are freshwater people. The people from this part of Cape York often speak 4 to 6 Indigenous languages. Syd speaks 9 languages plus English. He grew up in Pormpuraaw and learned the Thaayorre