filmmaker Steven McGregor and released in 2003 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as part of their "Message Stick" series. It is available for purchase at ABC Commercial. Mills also features in Blown Away (2014), a documentary film directed by Danielle MacLean about Cyclone Tracy, which caused extensive damage to Darwin in 1974. The film shows previously unrecorded responses by Indigenous Darwinians to the disaster, and Mills relates how she and her family survived by cramming into a tiny storeroom underneath their house. Her son "Arafura Pearl" also features in the film. Death and legacy Mills died on 24 April 2022. A memorial ceremony was held for her in Darwin by family and friends on 16 May 2022. Mills was renowned for her fantastic memory, for both songs and historical and cultural information, which could then be passed down, and she worked hard to contribute to the community of Darwin and Aboriginal people everywhere. The local Aboriginal organisations established in Darwin as a result of her work, including the alcohol rehabilitation service FORWAARD; a women's shelter; and the Danila Dilba Health Service, remain as part of her legacy. Her song "Arafura Pearl" is listed as an icon by the Northern Territory Heritage Society. Arafura Pearl: A Festival of Women was established in 2020 by Tracey Bunn, as "a celebration of women in Darwin". She chose to name the festival after the song because of its connection with Darwin, and because of the Mills family consisting of many strong women. Kathy's daughter June Mills opened the inaugural edition of the festival in September 2020. Footnotes References External links /page/18222218 You Belong to My Heart – Aunty Kathy Mills on SoundCloud 1930s births 2022 deaths People from the Northern Territory Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Gurindji people Australian women activists