A message stick, which travelled to the Milbi Festival along the song-lines of the region’s First Nations People, helped to launch the event and share Indigenous culture.
For Gooreng Gooreng Elder Douglas Graham, feeling the sand between his toes as he returned to his traditional Country was a special moment. Uncle Douglas is just one of the Woorabinda Elders who returned for a symbolic coming home as part of the Milbi Festival.
Community members gathered to listen to the stories from co-curator of Legacy: Reflections on Mabo, Gail Mabo, as she connected her father Eddie Mabo’s life through artwork as part of the Milbi Festival.