o ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁respect ed ▁artist , ▁with ▁works ▁in ▁several ▁gall eries . ▁ ▁Life ▁G ur ru wi wi ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁the ▁mission ▁station ▁on ▁Wir ri ku ▁Island ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁J ir gar ri ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁smaller ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁W essel ▁Islands ▁group . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁self - report ed ▁being ▁born ▁on ▁Mil ing im bi ▁Island ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Y ur ru wi , ▁in ▁the ▁Cro cod ile ▁Islands ), ▁with ▁both ▁of ▁these ▁island ▁groups ▁being ▁off ▁Arn hem ▁Land ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory , ▁Australia . ▁His ▁date ▁of ▁birth ▁is ▁uncertain ▁( the ▁mission aries ▁recorded ▁his ▁and ▁two ▁brothers ▁as ▁having ▁the ▁same ▁birth date ▁– ▁officially ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 0 ), ▁estimated ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁European ▁name ▁" Will ie " ▁at ▁some ▁point , ▁" W ul um bu y ku " ▁was ▁another ▁Ab original ▁name , ▁and ▁his ▁skin ▁name ▁was ▁W am ut . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁ ▁M ony u ▁G ur ru wi wi ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁Dj ik ulu ▁Y un up ingu . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G äl pu ▁cl an , ▁of ▁the ▁D angu ▁language ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Y ol ng u ▁pe op les . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁living ▁a ▁traditional ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁remote ▁area , ▁hunting ▁t urt les ▁with ▁his