Garma Festival: The largest gathering of First Nations people had humble beginnings The Origins of Garma The Garma Festival, now in its 23rd year, has become the largest gathering of First Nations politics and culture in Australia. Held annually at Gulkula in North-East Arnhem Land, the festival brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders to discuss […]
Garma Festival Begins Without Powerful Leader Yunupingu The Garma festival, Australia’s premier gathering of First Nations, is set to begin in remote Arnhem Land without its powerhouse Yolngu leader, Yunupingu. The festival, which Yunupingu founded in 1999, will open with a memorial to the beloved leader who passed away in April at the age of […]
