"I was born in Darwin, then went to Yirrkala where I grew up with my auntie, Mathaman Marika's wife Yanitjuwa. For nine years I was without my parents – they were at East Arm [Leprosarium in Darwin Hospital].

I moved out to Gäṉgaṉ with my father [Gawirrin Gumana AO] and his brother, where I've lived ever since. Here I've learned my rights and how to be a leader, I learnt how to paint. My leadership roles are in relation to the land, that's where my art is, with our ancestor Barama and his disciple Lany'tjung.

My mother is Djambarrpuŋu, her sister is Marraŋu. That's how I come to paint those designs. That Country is north on Arnhem Bay and I can trace my ancestry on that side, as far west as Maningrida but Blue Mud Bay is my djalkirri waŋa, my foundation on my father's side. We are related through kin with the Maḏarrpa clan, the Maŋgalili and the Djawarrk for all time., We are still here."

– WATURR GUMANA with ANDREW BLAKE