This film is Denise Smith Ali OAM's keynote address at the 'Wangka Kanyilku, Wangkawa! Decolonising First Nations' Languages' conference in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The keynote address was on 25 Oct 2023. Denise is a Noongar linguist with 40 years of experience in the …

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform the "Kab Kar", a traditional dance from Mer (Murray Island) in the eastern Torres Strait Islands, at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. They wear the "dhari" headdress made …

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances from Mer (Murray Island) in the eastern Torres Strait Islands, at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. They are accompanied by drumming and singing.

Three boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform the "Maumatang" war dance from Boigu Island, in the Top Western Torres Strait Islands, just south of Papua New Guinea; at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010.

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances from Saibai Island, in the Top Western Torres Strait, just south of Papua New Guinea; at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. In the "Silent Dance" only …

Torres Strait islander students, boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform the "Maumatang" warrior dance from Boigu Island (just south of Papua New Guinea), during the Townsville Cultural Fest.

Torres Strait islander students, boys and girls from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform a dance from Mabuiag Island in the central Torres Strait, during the Townsville Cultural Fest.

Torres Strait islander students, boys and girls from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, during the Townsville Cultural Fest. This is a mixed group of boys and girls from different islands. The dance is from Boigu Island, in the far north of …

Torres Strait islander students, boys and girls from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform a dance from Badu Island, in the Central Western Torres Strait, during the Townsville Cultural Fest. The song is called "Gumi …