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Artistic director, Milpirri Festival, Lajamanu, Indigenous Knowledge

Southern Cross constellation in the night’s sky. Wikimedia Commons

May 5, 2022

Beyond angry protesters and inked arms, there’s this First Nations story of the Southern Cross – one of unity and belonging

Samuel Curkpatrick; Sarah Bacaller, and Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu, Indigenous Knowledge

Warlpiri Elder Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu interprets the Southern Cross, not as a contested symbol of identity, but as a summons to unite First Nations and non-Indigenous people.

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