What I will continue is to keep telling Aboriginal language and knowledge, a Japanese scholar in Darwin is watching the Voice referendum closely

A Japanese scholar Yasunori Hayashi came to Australia to learn how to play the Didgeridoo and was advised to learn the Yolngu language to understand its traditional way of being played. He has been studying Yolngu language for 20 years and started teaching it at Charles Darwin University ten years ago.

Yasunori Hayashi is a lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges (Yolngu Studies) at Charles Darwin University. Mr Hayashi is also co-director of the First Nations Sovereignty & Diplomacy Centre at the university. The Image was taken in April 2017. Credit: Yasunori Hayashi

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Yasunori Hayashi on a field trip. The image was taken in November 2016. Credit: Yasunori Hayashi

Mr Hayashi is also a co-director of the First Nations Sovereignty & Diplomacy Centre at the university.

In the audio, Mr Hayashi talks about his current works and thoughts on the upcoming the Voice referendum. Have a listen.

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