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What is Garma? And why is it important?

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Garma Festival Credit: NITV

The very first Garma Festival was held just before the turn of the millennium in 1999, led by the late Yunupingu. But the mission of its founders remains: to be a cross-cultural meeting of leaders to discuss improving standards of living for all First Nations people. SBS looks at a small slice of what Garma is today. And a warning - this package contains the voice of someone who has died.


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By Emma Kellaway, Allan Lee

Presented by Mayada Kordy Khalil

Source: SBS




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The very first Garma Festival was held just before the turn of the millennium in 1999, led by the late Yunupingu. But the mission of its founders remains: to be a cross-cultural meeting of leaders to discuss improving standards of living for all First Nations people. SBS looks at a small slice of what Garma is today. And a warning - this package contains the voice of someone who has died.



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