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Love, truth-telling and success: Insights from Yabun Festival 2021
The main takeaways from Yabun Festival’s Love and Success panels. Professor Jaky Troy, Aunty Norma Ingram, and Pastor Ray Minniecon.
January 28, 2021
Yabun Festival, the largest one-day Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander festival in Australia, was held on Tuesday. Coinciding with Invasion Day rallies on January 26th, the festival provides a space to celebrate First Nations cultures’ survival and resilience through music, dance, art, and oration.
Typically an in-person affair, Yabun 2021 was live streamed due to public gathering restrictions. Nonetheless, the energy at this year’s festival, as well as the hard work of all organisers, creators and leaders involved, was unparalleled.
It s like they lose who they are : Australian elders, aged care and respect
By Christa Nicola
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Every time Thelma Quartey looks at the Sydney Opera House, she remembers what her elder Aunty Joyce told her of the early days of Sydney. “That spot right there, that used to be the best fishing spot,” she says.
Ms Quartey, a Torres Strait Islander, learnt about her culture at a young age, hearing the stories of elders that she too would one day pass on.
Now in her 60s, Ms Quartey loves being at home with her nine grandchildren. She believes older generations do better at home with their families, when possible, than living in aged care facilities.