Djunga was addressing an extraordinary gathering at the foot of Uluru,the place he called the heart of our nation,after he and other Gamatj leaders had performed a dance about the fire,orgurtha,that links his Yolngu people with the Anangu of Uluru.
Before him were more than 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who had come from all points of the compass,linked by their songlines,their ceremonies and their common history,to set a new direction.
If it fell to the Gamatj and the dancers from the Torres Strait to be the spark that ignited this country's first Indigenous constitutional convention,the responsibility of the Anangu,as the hosts,was to be a constant reminder that this was a sacred place,and of the need to respect each other and the land,and to stay focused.