Resources
Information about bowel cancer and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) can be found on the NBCSP website (external link). Information is available in English and a variety of other languages.
The WA Bowel Team has developed these resources to improve awareness of bowel cancer and to encourage NBCSP participation. Resources are available for Aboriginal communities and the whole community.
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Music Video – Check ’Em from the Muludja Mob
Getting people to talk about bowel cancer and bowel screening is tricky. But bowel cancer takes the lives of three Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people each week. So it’s important that we do talk about it and tell our old people to go and do a simple test and stay healthy.
Indigenous Hip Hop Projects artists Dion Brownfield, Benny Walker, Aman Bayatly and Grayson Huddart came together with Menzies School of Health Research and the Department of Health on beautiful Gooniyandi country to make a music message about culture, country, bush medicine, health and having the bowel screening test. The Muludja mob were amazing – superstars!
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(Lyrics) IHHP Menzies - Muludja – 'Check-Em' if ya wanna live longer
Spoken Word – Stars Aunty Helen and Aunty June
We sleep under the stars when we go out bush
We look up at the stars across the sky
They tell us the time and look em to guide us
The Morning Star make us get ready
This is the sign the message for us to get on to it early
Sit em and talk em and do em and check em
Verse One
Come on old people this one is for you mob
Women and men its every bodies job
If you want our culture to survive
Take the test coz it can save our lives
We want you to live till one hundred and five
o out bush walking along the riverside
Hunting for Wawanyi, having a swim
Looking for Garwi, catching some bream
Eating healthy bush tucker and fresh meat
Keeps us Binjidi and keep us neat.
Bowel Cancer we wanna beat it
And If its found early then we can treat it
Munju and Alcohol draw the line
Bowel cancer can happen without a sign
3 countrymen each week pass away
Do the test, do it today
Pre Chorus- Chant
Check em Na Gurra
Check em Na Poo
Check em Na Bowel
Check em Na Roo
Chorus
Check em if you wanna live longer
Check em if you wanna be stronger
Check em if you wanna live longer
Check em if you wanna be stronger
Verse Two
We want you to live longer don’t give up
Go to the hospital and get em check up
When you 50 and over you gotta check em
every two years please don’t forget it
This test is simple, you can make it right
‘theres No shame’ its just apart of our life
You always busy looking after us,
Its time to look after yourself you must,
We want you to share your knowledge and wisdom
The stories of our land and culture, we listen
Coz Its very sad when doctor says to you’
‘Go back to your family its too late for you
Got to get the message out’
Every Countrymen make this count
Don’t delay or make excuse
Come on all my people you know what to do!
Pre Chorus- Chant
Check em Na Gurra
Check em Na Poo
Check em Na Bowel
Check em Na Roo
Chorus
Check em if you wanna live longer
Check em if you wanna be stronger
Check em if you wanna live longer
Check em if you wanna be stronger
Bridge – Guitar solo (Benny Walker)
Chorus
Check em if you wanna live longer
Check em if you wanna be stronger
Check em if you wanna live longer
Check em if you wanna be stronger
Bush Medicine Spoken word – Aunty Cherry
Gooniyandi people we go back country and get Bush medicine
We get em, and boil em, Moworroo, Walabah, lumbi lumbi, birlindi,
Look after your Body, your body is your temple.
Keep it clean and healthy.