Yaama Ngunna Baaka 2019 was a Corroboree Festival conceived by Bruce Shillingsworth, with a vision of initiating dialog with Elders.[1]

Corroboree Walgett

The festival comprised a series of Corroborees by the rivers in Walgett, Brewarina, Bourke, Wilcannia and Menindee.[2] About 12 dance groups participated, and many travelled with them in convoy to each of the Corroborees.[1][3]

Corroboree by the River in Wilcania
Wilcannia, Campground

The Corroboree at Wilcania was hosted by the Barkindji. The Barkindji fear their culture, which relates closely to the river, is being destroyed.[4]

The Tal-Kin-Jeri Dance in Australia Group came from Adelaide and performed at the closing night near Menindee.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Collis, Andrew (14 May 2019). "We want our rivers back". The South Sydney Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Jamieson (27 September 2019). "Yaama Ngunna Baaka tours state's driest rivers". Archived from the original on 6 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Evans, Rachel (27 September 2019). "Yaama Ngunna Baaka Corroboree visits drought stricken Murray Darling communities". Green Left. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Bhole, Aneeta (18 October 2019). "Indigenous community say they've lost their culture to water mismanagement". SBS News. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Burt, Miles (5 October 2019). "Corroboree on the river". Barrier Daily Truth. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019.
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