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Kyle Dowling

Darwin art exhibition tells the story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off from the perspective of Gurindji artists

Leah Leaman's grandmother took part in the Wave Hill Walk-Off.  (ABC News: Dane Hirst)

Leah Leaman's grandmother was among the 200 Aboriginal people who, led by Vincent Lingiari, walked off Wave Hill station in a strike against unfair working conditions in 1966. 

Almost 60 years later, the Gurindji and Malngin artist opened a new exhibition in Darwin — about 800 kilometres north of where the historic action took place — which retells the story from the perspective of the Gurindji people.

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