I simply just wanted to connect the missing parts to who I am and make sense of why that part of our cultural identity had been suppressed.вЂќ вЂњAt that point, I had no idea that, in 2021, I would be premiering a dub of a Bruce Lee film. вЂњSo I sat with my grandmotherвЂ™s sisters and learnt our language,вЂќ she says. Her grandmother explained that she had been sent away at aged 14 to work for a white family and had вЂњno chanceвЂќ of retaining her culture and language from older family members, a time when the Australian governmentвЂ™s assimilation policy attempted to stamp out diverse Indigenous cultures and languages across the continent.Д«ut Bracknell was determined, and her desire to learn her original language led her to visit some relatives who still retained their Noongar language.

She recalls noticing various language books in his house, and asked her grandmother why her family did not speak their original language of Noongar. Kylie Bracknell became interested in the Indigenous Noongar language when she was 13, learning from her grandmotherвЂ™s sisters вЂњIt means that in 60 yearsвЂ™ time only 13 of AustraliaвЂ™s languages will be left, unless something is done now to encourage these children to keep speaking their language.вЂќ Journey of discoveryД«racknellвЂ™s own language journey began when she was 13 years old, after her grandfather passed away. вЂњAnd of these, only 13 traditional Indigenous languages are still spoken by children,вЂќ Simpson said. The last census in 2016 revealed only 160 of those languages were still spoken at home. In a recent article, Jane Simpson, chair of Indigenous Linguistics at the Australian National University, noted that between 300 and 700 languages were previously spoken on the continent.

Indigenous languages in the continent now known as Australia have been under threat since the British began colonisation in 1788. It was these traits that also correlated with her own Noongar culture, inspiring her to produce Fist of Fury dubbed into her traditional language.Д«ut the project is not just about novelty. Noongar speakers worked with Cantonese speakers from Hong Kong on the translation and dubbing вЂњAs we say in our community, actions speak louder than words.вЂќДЄ self-confessed Bruce Lee fan, Bracknell recalls watching his films with her brothers and having film posters on the bedroom walls at home.Д«racknell вЂ“ whose Indigenous cultural name is Kaarljilba Kaardn вЂ“ says she admired not only the martial arts masterвЂ™s kung fu skills but also his philosophy and approach to life. вЂњI love everything Bruce Lee stands for,вЂќ director Kylie Bracknell tells Al Jazeera. Tragically, Lee died a year after making it, aged just 32.Д«ut his films have had an enduring global impact, not least on a family of Indigenous Noongar people in Australia.ДЄnd now, in a world first, Fist of Fury has been dubbed into the Noongar language. ItвЂ™s the film that inspired a generation: the flying kicks, the furious punches, the whirlwind sound effects.ДЇist of Fury is the classic 1972 Bruce Lee film that took the world by storm.

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