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My Island Home: Indigenous Festivals And Archipelago Australia, Lisa Slater Jan 2007

My Island Home: Indigenous Festivals And Archipelago Australia, Lisa Slater

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It’s raining in sunny Queensland. Rain wasn’t on my mind when I left wintry Sydney; then I was wondering: why so many Indigenous festivals now? What are they doing? Where did they come from? To what effect? Having fled a chilly Sydney mid-morning, I arrive Friday afternoon (Day 1 of the Dreaming Festival): after an easy one-hour flight to Brisbane, a clean and surprisingly on-time train to Caboolture, a local school bus toWoodford, I shareWoodford’s only taxi to the festival grounds.My companions are a motley crew; only later do I appreciate that they are somewhat representative of the festivalgoer. John …


No Place Like Home: Staying Well In A Too Sovereign Country, Lisa Slater Jan 2007

No Place Like Home: Staying Well In A Too Sovereign Country, Lisa Slater

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In Australia we do a lot of thinking about home. Or so it would seem from all the talk about belonging, home, being at home (see Read). A sure sign of displacement, some might say.