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2008
12 May
Joint media release from YYF and Reconciliation Australia
The passing of Ms R Marika
7 May
20 events to get you on the road, Sydney Morning Herald
George Negus, who attended the festival in 2007, describes Garma as "a unique and close-up way for people, with no prior knowledge, to understand Aboriginal culture and the issues that surround it."
Media release
2008 Key Forum theme: Indigenous Knowledge – Caring for culture and country
2007
October
Yothu Yindi music available on iTunes
2006
13 December
Indigenous health: real solutions for a chronic problem
to be the Key Forum theme at 2007 Garma Festival of Traditional Culture
30 August
Aboriginal leader implores leaders to help save Indigenous culture
The cultural traditions and structures of Indigenous Australians – the first Australians – are being broken up and are disappearing, with horrendous consequences, Deputy Director of the Yothu Yindi Foundation, and former Australian of the Year, Mandawuy Yunupingu, has told a major meeting of high profile Australian and international corporate, governmental and community leaders.
27 April
Garma: A celebration of Yolgnu culture
A major photographic exhibition about the Yothu Yindi Foundation and the Garma Festival which celebrates the Yolgnu Aboriginal culture from North East Arnhem Land.
2005
17 October
Media release: Garma wins major international tourism award
The Garma Festival, one of Australia’s major cultural exchange events and now a model for authentic, insightful Indigenous tourism, has won a major international tourism accolade – a Skål International Ecotourism Award
12 August
Speech by Mandawuy Yunupingu
22nd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award,
Darwin
6 August
Garma Festival opening speech
Galarrwuy Yunupingu, AM
3 March
Media release
Key Forum theme at this year's festival is Indigenous Cultural Liveloods
2004
10 February
Speech by Mandawuy Yunupingu
Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference (WA),
Jack Thompson 30 second segments
from 2004 festival
2001
Festival activities (30 sec video)
Bunggul dancers (30 sec video)
2000
28 August
Press release: Xanana
Gusmao Sends Personal Invitation to Yothu Yindi
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