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ENCOURAGEMENT from friends and family helped convince an indigenous artist to show his artwork to the community.
Speaking at flag-raising ceremony for Naidoc Week, Kyle Sanderson said it was important for him to celebrate his culture.
“It’s very important to me, being an Indigenous Australian, being a part of the community and representing my culture,” Mr Sanderson said.
Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said indigenous culture was important and should not be ignored.
“It’s part of our life, it’s part of our community, always was, always will be,” he said.
Cr Williamson said the artwork portrayed their culture and journey in an art form that was now modernised to include young Indigenous people.