This is a comment on "pushgently"'s blog for "Jupurrurla"

Every culture wants to be represented equally. It is hard, though, to represent accurately any one given culture if there are restrictions. In the case of the Warlpiri, this is certainly an issue. The Warlpiri are very strict about how their history is told. Throughout the existence of their culture, as the person whose blog I am commenting on mentioned, the Warlpiri have passed down stories from generation to generation orally. Any documented information about their existence, whether it be written word or in visual form, cannot present an accurate description of Warlpiri culture. The reason for this is that once a Warlpiri dies, he ceases to exist in memory as well. The Warlpiri go so far as to never mentioning the deceased person's name, or any name that even sounds like it, ever again! If there exists any photo of the deceased, their likeness is removed from it. So how can a culture be accurately represented if its stories and experiences are passed down through words alone, and every member of it has their memory totally wiped away? In my opinion, Jupurrurla is acting almost as a historian for his culture by making his tapes. And since the elders have agreed that any deceased that may appear in these tapes are "in the background," it seems as though a more accuarte history of Warlpiri culture may be preserved.