Näku means “bark” and Dhäruk means “the word” or “message” in #yolnu matha (tongue).
#NäkuDhäruk: The Bark Petitions third in #ClaireWright’ “democracy trilogy” Forgotten Rebels of #Eureka women during the 1850s Eureka Stockade, and You Daughters of Freedom white Australian women win the right to vote.

Wright spent a decade writing Näku Dhäruk (640-pages) living and working with the #Yirrkala community.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/18/clare-wright-wins-book-of-the-year-nsw-literary-awards

#firstNations