Djarragun Aboriginal Boys Dance Group at Girringun Festival (2)

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Aboriginal students from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances during the Girringun Festival in Cardwell. They perform a Welcome Dance, a dance depicting finding bush honey in a tree and the “Mosquito dance” about trying to keep mosquitoes away while hunting in the mangroves.

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  • Language:Garrawa
  • Location:Cardwel. QLD, Australia
  • Duration:00:04:10
  • Camera:Ludo Kuipers
  • Sound Recordist:Ludo Kuipers
  • English Subtitles:No
  • Genre:Cultural Events and Public Ceremonies
  • Year Completed:2007
  • Editor:Ludo Kuipers
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