C Am Em G C Am Em G C From little things big things grow.

Little things big things grow land rights. It was like an open conference. The Gurindji and their fight for land rights. All of the above.

The chorus repeats the phrase from little things big things grow which is also the name of the ballet. C Am Em G C Am Em G That was the story of Vincent Lingairri but this is the story of something much more. There is no other repetition in the ballet.

Vincent Lingari and the other First Nations People working on Wave Hill Station. C Am Em G C Am Em G From little things big things grow. C Am Em G C Am Em G How power and privilege can not move a people who know where they stand and stand in the law.

The Whitlam government was interested in establishing Aboriginal land rights. They worked in groups to conduct research into the song including its lyrics and the events and people upon which it was based. Students then answered questions about the song and its possible use.

Written in the 1980s it tells the inspiring story of the Gurindji peoples struggle for equality and land rights after their walk off at the Wave Hill. The story of the Gurindjis struggle for land rights celebrated in the 1991 song From Little Things Big Things Grow by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody has become an important part of the folklore surrounding the struggle of Indigenous people for social economic and political justice. The Gurindji people and land used for cattle farming by the Vestey Brothers.

Vincent said No thanks we know how to wait Chorus From little things big things grow From little things big things grow. From little things big things grow. From Little Things Big Things Grow.