Photos from the REAL Australia

Aboriginal Children from the Top End

Happy Aboriginal children from the very top of Australian's Northern Territory. These are Burrara and Ndjébbana kids from Maningrida and Nunggubuyu kids from Numbulwar, two communities on coastal mainland Arnhem Land and the islands around there: Anindilyakwa children from Groote Eylandt and Yolngu children from Elcho Island and Milingimbi, speaking the related clan languages of Gupapuyngu and Djambarrpuyngu.

To the north of Darwin are the Tiwi islands and here are Tiwi speaking kids from Bathurst Island, a former Catholic mission where traditional culture is also still celebrated. Childhood is a happy time in the tropical far north of Australia.

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Painting with clay	Kids from Umbakumba	Boys from Umbakumba	Kids from Elcho Island	Girls of Galiwin'ku
Arnhem Land girls	Four Tiwi kids	Taking a big bite	Painted for Passion Play	Tiwi boys
Three Tiwi girls	Mother and son	Tiwi kids on the beach	After First Communion	Bubble gum
Tiwi kids at school	Tiwi boys with clay	Aspiring policeman	Young cyclist	Boy with "shanghai"
Finding oysters	Turtle out of its egg	Children on the beach	Numbulwar brothers	Boys from Numbulwar
Twin brothers	Yolngu children	Four boys at school	Boys on the road	Ready for "Wungubal"
Young dancers	Football fan	Boy on a bike	Ready for a race	Eating breakfast

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