Murrandoo yanner biography
Murrandoo yanner biography
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Carpentaria leader Murrandoo Yanner proposes Gulf Academy for troubled Aboriginal teenagers
Before he became the legendary crocodile hunter from Burketown, Murrandoo Yanner was a troubled kid with a chequered past.
Key points:
- Murrandoo Yanner is one of the Gulf of Carpentaria leaders proposing a bush academy to get delinquent children on the right path
- Aboriginal leaders want state government support for the Gulf Academy project, after secretariat funding ended
- The academy would teach vocational skills and Aboriginal knowledge to at-risk kids in the region
Mr Yanner is one of the Carpentaria leaders behind plans to create the Gulf Academy, a bush school intended to steer delinquent youth away from a life of crime.
"I've been expelled from a couple of schools and went to jail a couple of times, so I can relate to these kids," Mr Yanner said.
The Gangalidda man said the school would teach "ridgy didge" traditional law and ceremony to kids in the G