Saltwater Collection stands for the resilience of one of the world´s oldest surviving cultures. For many of the Aborigines the publication of the Bark Paintings means a transgression of rules, as the paintings show secrets of their tribal spiritual language, signs and symbols. The Saltwater Collection reveals the spiritual and legal basis of the Yolngu people´s ownership of land in Northern Australia. The young generation convinced the tribal leaders that publishing the Bark Paintings is an important step to communicate their culture and to secure their traditional land rights.