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Garma festival makes an impact on visitors from Australia and beyond

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The Garma festival in the remote Northeast Arnhem Land of the Northern Territory has come to an end for another year. Since its founding in 1999 by the Yothu Yindi Foundation, Garma has become an important forum for dialogue between First Nations peoples and non-Indigenous society. In addition to political topics, the focus was also on music, dance and cultural exchange.

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