Biography

Skin name: Wamutdjan
Language: Liyagalawumirr
Dreaming: Dhuwa
Clan: Lilipiyana

Melinda is the daughter of Joy Gadawarr and the sister of Cecily Mopbarrrmbirr, Her mother Joy taught her weaving.

Her totem is Wagilag story – the two yapa’s (sisters) came from the west, up to the top and then to the east.