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Cape York
 Australia's first
people came to Cape York over 50,000 years ago when a land bridge
was formed between Cape York and New Guinea. These early people are
the ancestors of today's Aboriginal communities. Their traditions,
social norms and spiritual bond with the land have an imprint on
the land that struggles with the effects of European colonisation.
The aboriginal communities of Cape York have been the custodians of
this land for millennia.
Today there are only around 20,000 residents within the 150,000
square kilometres of Cape York making it one of the most sparsely
populated places in the world. Cape York Peninsula, stretching 650
kilometres from north to south, is a diverse wilderness area of
exceptional conservation value. Its coastal dune fields, lush
tropical rainforests, wetlands, grasslands, river systems and dry,
open eucalyptus populated expanses all combine to create a region
of immense and unique biodiversity.
The boys of Black Image hail from two of the communities in Cape
York - Hopevale and Wujal Wujal.
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