摘要: AbstractJoseph Neparrŋa Gumbula (1954–2015) had an atypical scholarly trajectory. Born into a long line of Yolŋu leaders in the remote town Milingimbi Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reverse, he left school his mid-teens for neighbouring Galiwin’ku 1971, where joined country and gospel band, Soft Sands, as singer guitarist. Through passion making music admission to ritual leadership 1997, discovered new calling researching documented legacy family history ethnographic collections around world. This pursuit set him on unprecedented path towards leading national research grants supported by fellowships at various universities. His would return rare precious materials dating back far edge living memory 1920s, exemplify how Indigenous heritage can be grown, managed made accessible with broad benefits. Paralleling emergence affordable digital media technologies, interests progressed accordingly from isolated local databases clouded mobile delivery platforms. The interdisciplinary networks that built were reaching have lasting impacts. In this article, I expand upon my Memorial Lecture 2017 Information Technologies Communities (ITIC) Symposium Melbourne explore challenged students colleagues think work beyond conventions disciplinary professional methodologies, thereby transforming our understandings knowledge itself encouraging us act proactive agents