Jimmy Chi was born in Broome in 1948 to a father of Chinese and Japanese descent. His mother was the daughter of a Bard woman from the Dampier peninsula and a Scottish station manager. Jimmy was a composer, musician and playwright. He and his colleagues won numerous awards for Bran Nue Dae, including the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award, and a Certificate of Commendation in the 1991 Human Rights Awards. Jimmy Chi pass away in 2017.