AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [530]
Garma was an awesome, life changing experience. It took me a few days to settle in but as challenging as some of it was, when I look back I can see how much I have grown as a person from the experience, and grown in my confidence and ability to get ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [296]
Day 5 was really just pack up day. Most of the Yolngu clans left earlier in the day. After I realised that nothing much was happening I spent most of my morning getting my things ready as I was leaving that night. I took it pretty easy really. I was ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [363]
After getting my confidence from photographing the yellow mob the day before, another photographer and myself went out on a mission to find the red flag mob, and hopefully take their photograph, but after walking and walking and getting directions ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [530]
The yellow mob, the Yunupingu family (the royal family equivalent of Garma) were one of the highlights from my time at Garma. It’s a bit strange to say one family was a highlight, because all the clan groups and their dancing were a highlight. I suppose ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [598] | Comments [1]
The Key Forum is an important part of Garma. For 2007 the key issue was on ‘Indigenous health: real solutions for a chronic problem.’ Doctors, teachers and other experts in the area of indigenous health from around Australia and the world were invited ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [484]
It was only in the morning that I realised I was actually in the VIP area. I had no idea. The VIP area was separated by a wire at neck height, with VIP paper signs stuck along it, so if anyone dared to break in they would get cloth-lined at the wire.... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [329]
After an exhausting day travelling from Melbourne to Adelaide, to Darwin and finally Darwin to Gove, I finally reached my destination. With three hours delay in total from the flights and such a long day travelling and sitting in airports it was definitely ... Read more >
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