Hope for Health is one of the many Yolgnu programs initiated by Why Warriors, a community organisation founded and directed by Richard Trudgen (whywarriors.com.au)
Richard is a fluent Yolgnu speaker, and based in Nhulunbuy. The name Why Warriors followed on from his classic book, Why Warriors Lie Down and Die, referring to what is happening to Yolgnu people today.
Richard Trudgen has been a pioneering figure in community education and development for over 40 years, of which the last 35 have been spent working alongside the Yolngu people of North East Arnhem Land.
