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Jack Mirritji Jack Mirritji i(A86547 works by)
Born: Established: 1930 Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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Jack Mirritji was born in Warngibimirri and grew up in Japirdijapin in north-eastern Arnhem Land. Mirritji belongs to the Balang skin group and Jinang people. Mirritji experienced a traditional upbringing and didn't come into contact with non-Indigenous Australians until he walked to Derby in Western Australia when he was a teenager.

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