In the Buffy episode Normal Again, the character Andrew plays an instrument called The Yidaki. In our initial conversation about this instrument, we had not done the proper research and our resulting conversation was harmful to Indigenous communities. That conversation was edited out and in our introduction to 6.22: Grave, we talked about the error and gave more history on the instrument with a link to the below list of resources!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals are advised that the following resources may contain images and voices of people who have died. However, to our best knowledge, the individuals featured in the videos below are still living.

VIDEO INTERVIEWS

• Below is a short collection of video interviews with Yolŋu Aboriginal People in Northeast Arnhem Land about their sacred instrument, the yidaki. English subtitles are included in each video.

Listening to Djambawa Marawili:

• “On what the yidaki is”

• “On adults playing yidaki at the right time”

• “Of his travels in the early 1970s, when he never saw didjeridus outside the Top End”

Listening to Wukun Wanambi:

• “We believe that yidaki is our power”

• “Discussing the depth of yidaki knowledge and the fact that it takes time to learn”

• “Speaks of fears of sharing deeper knowledge about yidaki and lack of mutual sharing”

Listening to Galarrwuy Yunupiŋu:

• “Galarrwuy Yunupiŋu, Gumatj clan leader, at the Garma Festival Yidaki Forum in August 2004
  talking about the appropriation of the yidaki by non-Aboriginal people in Australia” 

Learn About Yidaki Aboriginal Music

• In this video, the story of the yidaki is explained by Brendan Mitchell, a Marrawarra/Barkindji man. The video is produced by Gunawirra Ltd, an organization made up of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and non-Indigenous people. Closed captioning is available.