21 sensational shots about the life of the Yolngu tribe

David Gray, a Reuters photographer, had a unique opportunity to capture scenes from the life of a distant, isolated Yolngu tribe. This nationality lives on the Arnhem Land Peninsula, located in northern Australia, and access to their territory is possible only with a special pass. The local population is about 16 thousand natives, which is the largest reservation in the world.

Scientists claim that Aborigines settled in Australia about 40-60 thousand years ago, having arrived here from Africa and Asia. Their life on this earth has changed with the advent of white people.

Even today, in a world where high-rise buildings occupy most of the cities, and you can transfer the necessary information from one end of the earth to the other in a matter of seconds, these people live in their own, closed and unique world. They managed to maintain their lifestyle, which has not changed for hundreds of years, despite all the troubles and tragedies. Until the mid 60-ies of the 20th century, the Australian government forcibly tried to assimilate them. It was a terrible period in the history of Aboriginal life. Now the government does not frustrate the representatives of the tribe, respecting their authenticity. Let's see what the life of these amazing people is today.