IHHP - Maningrida 'Make it through'

Menzies, in partnership with Greats Youth Service, teamed up with Indigenous Hip Hop Projects to develop a youth-led resource to promote locally relevant responses to suicide and related issues in Maningrida, particularly domestic violence and violence in young relationships. Using funding from the NT PHN National Suicide Prevention Strategy, artists and young people workshopped ideas around help-seeking, healthy relationships, parenting, and youth mental health to put together the song and video production for ‘Make it Through’. The song sends a clear message of the fundamental importance of culture as a source of strength in these contexts.

Menzies School of Health Research acknowledges financial and other support of Northern Territory PHN and the Primary Health Networks Programme – an Australian Government Initiative.
While the Australian Government helped fund this material it has not reviewed the content and is not responsible for any injury loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided herein.

Lyrics

Domestic Violence/Suicide Song – MANINGRIDA

Spoken Word – (Cindy)
Women are strong in culture and lore
We have the right to live a happy and safe life with our children
Please all my people stop the violence

Verse 1

1. Violence causes so much stress (MARITA)
2. Rise up, show love and respect
3. Violence is not our cultural way
4. Its creating problems every day
5. Copy cat behaviour they see what you do (GEANIE)
6. Our kids are looking up to you
7. Lets talk it out not scream and shout
8. Children's are learning what its all about
9. All my brothers don’t forget (SABO)
10. Treat all women with respect
11. Happy family means happy kids
12. Don’t solve problems with your fist

13. Jealousing stealing and taking control (MAXY)
14. Toxic poison for the soul
15. It’s a jarma (Responsibility) as a man
16. To be a leader and take a stand


Pre Chorus
What would you do if it was your mother , gika, muma, (DANZEL)

How would you feel if it was your sister, jela, jupa.

Would you react if it was your Aunty, barbobar, ngarnja

Imagine that it was your daughter, yarra, ngalarnga.


CHORUS
If you will stand by me, I will stand by you (GROUP)
If we stand together I know we’ll make it through

I know we’ll make it through, lurraaaaaaaaa (lurra – kids)

Make it through, lurrraaaa (Coming together)
Make it through, lurrraaa

Make it through


Verse 2.

1. Trauma, abuse, neglect, stress (Calum B)
2. So many thoughts running through my head
3. Isolated, gone and depressed
4. I need some help, to get it off my chest
5. Feeling trapped, no one understand (Callum)
6. No safe place I need the land
7. culture, ceremony traditional way
8. feeling my identity being taken away
9. shutting down cant talk at all (Patricia)
10. self medicate with alcohol
11. come, listen, talk it out
12. its not good when you scream and shout

13. elders and culture this is vital (TONI)
14. to help our people break the cycle
15. Women and man, we are equal
16. Lets learn from the past of our old people

Pre Chorus
What would you do if it was your mother , gika, muma,

How would you feel if it was your sister, jela, jupa.

Would you react if it was your Aunty, barbobar, ngarnja

Imagine that it was your daughter, yarra, ngalarnga.

CHORUS
If you will stand by me, I will stand by you
If we stand together I know we’ll make it through

I know we’ll make it through, lurraaaaaaaaa
Make it through, lurrraaaa
Make it through, lurrraaa
Make it through

Traditional Song: (Diyama) Custodians of this song are the ‘Unburra Clan’ (cuckle shell)



Menzies School of Health Research acknowledges financial and other support of Northern Territory PHN and the Primary Health Networks Programme – an Australian Government Initiative.
While the Australian Government helped fund this material it has not reviewed the content and is not responsible for any injury loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided herein.