Alick tipoti biography of barack
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Alick Tipoti
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2024
Alick Tipoti is a Koedal (crocodile), a Zugubaw Baydham
2024
Caring for Country and Culture Award
The National NAIDOC Committee are thrilled to announce Alick Tipoti as one of the finalists for Caring for Country and Culture award.
Alick Tipoti is a Koedal (crocodile), a Zugubaw Baydham (seven stars shark constellation and a Kuki Guuba (northwest monsoon wind through his father's side from Badhu. He is a Koedal (crocodile), Thabu (snake) and Dhoeybaw (wild yam) through his mother’s side from Saibai.
He is the head of the Koedal totem through cultural inheritance down the eldest male genealogy line and is known to his people as Zugub meaning spiritual ancestor.
He is a fluent Kala Lagaw Ya language speaker (KLY & KKY dialects), a cultural leader and advisor. Alick is passionate about preserving his native language and reviving cultural traditions through his art and dance, He has been working putting together a language book and aims to have it published by early 2025.
Alick has promoted his culture through art & dance nationally and inter
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MEET THE TEAM
From Monaco to Badu Island, the team behind Alick and Albert travelled across the globe to tell this story and showcase the unlikely friendship between H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco and Alick Tipoti, both passionate about protecting the Ocean.
DIRECTOR
DOUGLAS WATKIN
As a filmmaker and storyteller, Douglas has produced short and long-form documentaries, television series, feature documentaries, animation and immersive art experiences. Douglas has been actively working in the film and television industry for 25 years, including producing and directing multiple series for ABC, SBS and NITV. Douglas is passionate about bringing the 'black voice' to the forefront and has worked tirelessly to connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait practitioners to make this a reality. He established the film and video production unit Double Wire Productions in 2000, and has written and produced dramas that have screened at film festivals around the world. His award-winning feature documentary ELLA premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2016, and has screened Nationally and Internationally. His VR experience A THIN BLACKLINE featured in the 2018 Adelaide Biennial and was also showcased at AIDC 2018. Douglas Watkin is currently