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Garma endures as a cross cultural voice for Indigenous aspiration

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The Garma festival is an important gathering of First Nations people held at Gulkula, in the Northern Territory’s East Arnhem Land. It began as a small scale event in 1999, led by the late Yolngu leader Yunupingu. But the mission of its founders remains - a cross cultural meeting of leaders to discuss improving standards of living for all First Nations people. A warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers that the following story contains images of someone who has died.
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