TY - BOOK AU - Garrick,Matt TI - Writing in the Sand SN - 9780733341809 PY - 2021/// CY - Australia PB - ABC Books N1 - Due to be published October 2021 N2 - The epic story of legendary band Yothu Yindi and 'Treaty', the song that gave voice to a movement WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY YALMAY YUNUPINGU Words are easy, words are cheap / Much cheaper than our priceless land / But promises can disappear / Just like writing in the sand -- From Yothu Yindi's 1992 ARIA Song of the Year, 'Treaty' Sometimes a musical revolution can explode from the most unlikely of places. Long before they were ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, Yothu Yindi were a bunch of Yolngu (Aboriginal) and balanda (non-Indigenous) mates in far-north Australia jamming together for fun. Soon they were creating some of the coolest new music in the country, splicing traditional sounds with electric, and spreading a message of hope ER -