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where he lived on his country with his family and extended kin learning a Yolŋu way of life. At the age of 10 he began a western education at
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with a traditional letter stick that asserted ongoing Yolŋu sovereignty and requested that Prince
Charles mediate with the Federal Government to acknowledge Yolŋu sovereignty and promote a pathway to Treaty. In that same year Guyula travelled to New York to speak at the United Nations's Permanent
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preferences flowed overwhelmingly to him. After a recount, he won by eight votes. His victory came as a major upset, especially given Labor's landslide victory at that election; Walker would have become Deputy Chief
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