This is a song Shellie Morris created for The Fred Hollows Foundation with the community to increase eye health. 
Indigenous Australians have lower incomes, higher rates of chronic disease, are more likely to live in overcrowded housing and are less likely to continue their education.
The Fred Hollows Foundation works with local communities and Indigenous organisations and governments at all levels to improve not only eye health but nutrition, aural health, women’s health, workforce training and community engagement.

Milpa Pirrirdi

This is a song Shellie Morris created for The Fred Hollows Foundation with the community of Ntaria, or Hermannsburg to increase eye health. 
Hermannsburg is an Aboriginal community in Ljirapinta Ward of the MacDonnell Shire in the Northern Territory of Australia, 131 km southwest of Alice Springs.
Indigenous Australians have lower incomes, higher rates of chronic disease, are more likely to live in overcrowded housing and are less likely to continue their education.
The Fred Hollows Foundation works with local communities and Indigenous organisations and governments at all levels to improve not only eye health but nutrition, aural health, women’s health, workforce training and community engagement.

Clean Face, Strong Eyes

This is a song Shellie Morris created for The Fred Hollows Foundation with the community of Ti Tree to increase eye health. 
Ti Tree is a small town in the Northern Territory along the Stuart Highway 193km north of Alice Springs, 311km south of Tennant Creek and 1289km south of Darwin in Australia. At the 2006 census, Ti Tree had a population of 153.
Indigenous Australians have lower incomes, higher rates of chronic disease, are more likely to live in overcrowded housing and are less likely to continue their education.
The Fred Hollows Foundation works with local communities and Indigenous organisations and governments at all levels to improve not only eye health but nutrition, aural health, women’s health, workforce training and community engagement.

Ti Tree Song

The Ngukkur Way
Created by Shellie Morris, Kamahi Djordon King and students from Ngukkur School
Mastered by Steve Graham (Alpha Omega Studios)

Coming to school 
Every day
To learn and play
It’s the proper way

Respecting each other 
Friends and family
The gud wan wei
Here at Ngukkur School

Rap: 
The gud wan wei langa Ngukkur School
Gotta go every day
Don’t be a fool

If you Noma go la school 
You will miss out la pool 
So youda go every day 
And follow alla rule

Eat good one food, get a good night’s sleep
If you noma lagajat e will meigimbat yu weak
Respect la you culture, achieve every day
Never give up, it’s the Ngukkur way

No more roaming
On the streets at night
If we get a good sleep 
It’s gunna be alright

Respecting each other 
Friends and family
The gud wan wei
Here at Ngukkur School
X3

At Ngukkur School
X3

The Ngukkur Way

My Home Minyerrdi
Created by Shellie Morris and students from Minyerri School
Mastered by Steve Graham (Alpha Omega Studios)

Driving down the dusty road
To my family home
The land of the Alawa people 
Where the bush medicine grows

Chorus
Minyerrdi wapal and injaiyi
Minyerrdi wapal and injaiyi
It’s my home
Home sweet home

In the hills far away
There’s painting in the caves
Where my ancestors keep 
All the story

Chorus

Nurrlwuyga Alawa
Ngaba ngaba-barra 

Chorus
X2

Home sweet home

My Home Minyerrdi

Yurrapungi 
Created by Shellie Morris, Kamahi Djordon King and students from Urapunga School
Mastered by Steve Graham (Alpha Omega Studios)

Crocodile go snap, snap, snap
Buffalo go stomp, stomp, stomp
Kangaroo goes jump, jump, jump

La Yurrapungi
Urapunga

Barramundi swimming around
Snake slithering on the ground
Crow singing waark, waark, waark

La Yurrapungi
Urapunga

Urapunga community
Come along and sing with me
These animals are from our home
In the bush they will always roam

Crocodile go snap, snap, snap
Buffalo go stomp, stomp, stomp
Kangaroo goes jump, jump, jump

La Yurrapungi
Urapunga

Barramundi swimming around
Snake slithering on the ground
Crow singing waark, waark, waark

La Yurrapungi
Urapunga

Urapunga community
Come along and sing with me
These animals are from our home
In the bush they will always roam

Urapunga community
Come along and sing with me
These animals are from our home
In the bush they will always roam

In the bush they will always roam
X2

Yurrapungi

Keeping Djembre Strong
Created by Shellie Morris and students from Jilkminggan School 

The ol people 
Hold the history
In their hearts
Sitting ‘round the fire
Talking story 
And having a laugh

Chorus
Djembre is a great 
Place to live
Yeah
My family 
My country
This is where 
We come from

Waterfalls and fishing
Is the great things to do 
Hunting for bush turkey 
And that kangaroo

Chorus

Camping on the weekends
Out in the bush
Talking about culture
And keeping it strong
Keeping it strong

Chorus

The ol people 
Hold the history
In their hearts
Sitting ‘round the fire
Talking story 
And having a laugh

Chorus
X2

We come from
We come from

Keeping Djembre strong

One of Australia’s favourite and celebrated female vocalists, Dr Shellie Morris AO has spent the past 25 years creating and engaging in music as a healing tool.
She imparts the importance of having a voice and that each individual is important and this year she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Kings Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to the performing arts, to the Indigenous community, and to not-for-profit organisations.
While she has been in the spotlight over the years for her involvement with Black Arm Band, Deadly awards, ARIA nominations, Music Australia award, NAIDOC Award, G.R. Burarrawanga Memorial Award and Australian of the Year award; by and large, she works on the ground empowering and gently effecting change.
Shellie creates music and sings in around 17 Aboriginal languages, many considered “sleeping”.
Since discovering her Wardaman and Yanyuwa roots over 20 years ago, she has tirelessly worked to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, especially in the Northern Territory.
Dr Morris has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Music (honoris causa) in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to music performance and education. Other accolades include NT Australian of the Year, NAIDOC National Artist of the Year, multiple Deadly Awards, ARIA finalist and a driving force in the internationally award-winning musical documentary Prison Songs.
The documentary has won film and humanitarian awards around the world and is nominated for five AACTA awards (including best sound and score), ATOM Awards - Best Indigenous Resource and a Walkley Documentary Award.

Shellie Morris

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