Lily Roy

Lily Roy is a senior Walamungu woman. She is a respected cultural practitioner and one of a handful of living fluent Yan-nha?u speakers who were instrumental in developing a Yan-nha?u dictionary with her late mother in law, Laurie Baymarrwangga (�Senior Australian of the year� in 2012).

Roy is also a celebrated fibre artist, maker of�mindirr�(conical baskets),�an-gujechiya�(jungle vine fish trap) and�djulnyirr�(round-feathered mats that represent saltwater bubbles). She performed with her Malarra sons in presenting the 2005 and 2006 NATSIAA (Telstra Aboriginal Art Awards) and was a finalist in the awards herself in 2008. She has collaborated with fellow artist Regina Wilson on multiple occasions in delivering�balgurr�(bush string) and�an-gujechiya�workshops as part of the Arnhem, Northern and Kimberley Artists (ANKA) Harvesting Traditional Knowledge program.

Roy has extensive experience in community governance. She sat on the Boards of Milingimbi Art & Culture, ANKA, the Arnhem Land Progress Association (ALPA), the Milingimbi Resource Centre and the Milingimbi Community Council. She has also worked closely with the Northern Land Council in a community liaison role and holds a seat on the East Arnhem Shire.