Violet Wadrill was born in 1942 and is a traditional owner of Jutamaliny. She has worked extensively with linguists on the documentation of Gurindji language and culture, including a dictionary, ethnobiology and a number of volumes of collected texts including 'Yijarni: True Stories from Gurindji Country' (2016). She also paints her traditional country, Jutamaliny, and makes tradition- al artefacts such as coolamons and nulla nullas. Her work demonstrates a passion for the maintenance of Gurindji traditions. Violet was a finalist in the ICTV Australian Digital Storytelling Awards 2018 and VIP guest speaker at the NT Writers Festival in 2019. She won the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Literature for 'Tamarra: A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country' (2024).