Garma Festival

30 August
Aboriginal leader implores leaders to help save Indigenous culture
The cultural traditions and structures of Indigenous Australians – the first Australians – are being broken up and are disappearing, with horrendous consequences, Deputy Director of the Yothu Yindi Foundation, and former Australian of the Year, Mandawuy Yunupingu, has told a major meeting of high profile Australian and international corporate, governmental and community leaders.

27 April
Garma: A celebration of Yolgnu culture
A major photographic exhibition about the Yothu Yindi Foundation and the Garma Festival which celebrates the Yolgnu Aboriginal culture from North East Arnhem Land.

2005

17 October
Media release: Garma wins major international tourism award
The Garma Festival, one of Australia’s major cultural exchange events and now a model for authentic, insightful Indigenous tourism, has won a major international tourism accolade – a Skål International Ecotourism Award

12 August
Speech by Mandawuy Yunupingu
22nd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin

6 August
Garma Festival opening speech
Galarrwuy Yunupingu, AM

3 March
Media release
Key Forum theme at this year's festival is Indigenous Cultural Liveloods

2004

10 February
Speech by Mandawuy Yunupingu
Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference (WA),

2000

28 August
Press release: Xanana Gusmao Sends Personal Invitation to Yothu Yindi