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Yothu Yindi Foundation YOTHU YINDI FOUNDATION April 8, 2001 To: Garma Festival and Ngaarra legal forum invitees Please find enclosed a document containing further information about the 2001 Garma Festival of Traditional Culture. This document provides information on travel, accommodation, and permits. It also contains some background information on the Garma Festival, the Yothu Yindi Foundation, the Garma Festival site, and a short history of the Yolngu people. If you are interested to attend the Garma Festival, could you please provide the Yothu Yindi Foundation with details of your intended arrival and departure dates, along with your preferred accommodation option. As you may be aware, hotel accommodation is limited and the Yothu Yindi Foundation is holding rooms for those who would prefer not to camp at the festival site at Gulkula. Please provide the relevant travel and accommodation information when you return your registration form, or as soon as these details have been finalised, to assist the organisers of the Garma Festival. This information can be sent to the Yothu Yindi Foundation either by fax +61 (0)8 8941 1088, or by the postal and email addresses listed below. Please do not hesitate to contact the Foundation if you require any additional information. We look forward to seeing you in August. Regards, Rebecca Benson Academic Coordinator Yothu Yindi Foundation ph: (08) 8946 7767 PO Box 2727 Darwin NT 0801 [email protected] GARMA FESTIVAL 2001 THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL INVITEES TO GARMA 2001. PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION CAREFULLY. TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT THE YOTHU YINDI FOUNDATION (YYF) ADVISES EARLY BOOKINGS FOR FLIGHTS AND ACCOMMODATION. The Garma Festival of Traditional Culture is designed to encourage the practice, preservation and maintenance of traditional dance (bunggul), song (manikay), art and ceremony on Yolngu lands in North East Arnhem Land. The Festival will involve clan groups from the region in cultural workshops and ceremonial activities that will be open to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. The Festival is an important step in the establishment of the Garma Cultural Studies Institute, to be built on the site at Gulkula by 2003. Yirritja Clan Groups: Gumatj, Gupapuyngu, Wangurri, Ritharrngu, Mangalili, Munyuku, Madarrpa, Warramiri, Dhalwangu, Liyalanmirri Dhuwa Clan Groups: Rirratjingu, Galpu, Djambarrpuyngu, Golumala, Marrakulu, Marrangu, Djapu, Datiwuy, Ngaymil, Djarrwark GARMA FESTIVAL 2001 Yothu Yindi Foundation (YYF) Garma Festival of Traditional Culture Gulkula, Gove Peninsula, Arnhem Land, Australia August 21-25 2001 The ancient sound of the yidaki (didgeridu) is a call to all people to come together in unity. From August 21-25 2001 that call will announce the 3rd annual Garma Festival, the largest and most vibrant celebration of Yolngu (Aboriginal people of north east Arnhem Land) culture in recent memory. Already regarded as one of Australia's most significant Indigenous festivals, the third Garma Festival will attract as many as 20 clan groups from north east Arnhem land, and representatives from clan groups and neighbouring Indigenous peoples throughout Arnhem Land and the Northern Territory. Yolngu culture in north-east Arnhem Land - a heartland of Aboriginal culture and land rights - is among the oldest living cultures on earth, stretching back over 40,000 years. The Garma Festival is a celebration of the Yolngu cultural inheritance. The Garma ceremony has as its purpose the sharing of knowledge and culture, and the opening of hearts to the message of the land at Gulkula. The site at Gulkula has profound meaning for Yolngu. Set in a stringybark forest with views to the Gulf of Carpentaria, Gulkula is where the ancestor Ganbulabula brought the Yidaki (didjeridu) into being among the Gumatj people. In addition to the spectacular and awe-inspiring bunggul (ceremonial dancing), the festival showcases: • Award-winning and internationally acclaimed artists of the region - men and women - painting Naku Dhulang (traditional clan designs on bark) • Women's cultural practices including field trips for the collection of bush tucker, bush medicine and pandanus leaves and bush dyes for weaving • Yidaki making and performing, including field trips to collect termite-hollowed logs and master classes with selected students from all over the world • the craft of spear making and deadly accurate spear throwing for hunting fish, turtle, dugong, kangaroo wallaby and goanna • Contemporary and traditional music performances • Ngaarra - A two day legal forum to discuss issues concerning the criminal justice system and the lives of Indigenous Australians TRAVEL Flights to Gove International Airport Please note that there are limited flights in and out of Nhulunbuy (Gove). The schedules do vary, and visitors should check flight details with their travel agent: Inbound flights from Darwin - arrive at Sam (Flight West/Ansett) and 7.45am (Qantas). Inbound flights from Cairns - arrive at 5.40pm (Flight West/Ansett) and 7.45pm (Qantas). Outbound flights to Darwin - depart at 6.05pm (Flight West/Ansett) and 8.10pm (Qantas). Outbound flights to Cairns - depart at 8.25am (Flight West/Ansett) and 8.10am (Qantas). You can generally travel to Gove in one day via Cairns, if coming from Sydney or Melbourne. If travelling via Darwin, you will generally be required to stay overnight in order to catch the early flights. You can book your own airfares through the travel agent Showtravel for Ansett provide discounts on legs to and from Cairns and Darwin - ask for the best fare on the day. Please ring Nici Coulston on (02) 9352 9999 or 1800 221 027 or Stage and Screen for Qantas provide discounts to Gove and return, again ask for the best fare of the day. Please ring Paula Choromanski on (02) 9383 4542 Please be sure to advise us of your arrival details so that a representative from YYF can meet you at the airport and transport you to the site at Gulkula. Transfers between the festival site and airport are included as part of your registration. Driving to Nhulunbuy - Gove Region If you drive to Gulkula you will require a permit from the Northern Land (please refer to page 6). Access is via the Bulman road to Nhulunbuy. From Darwin turn left off the Stuart Highway, about 20km after Katherine, and take the Barunga/ Bulman Road. This road is approximately 600km of dirt. Please take care when driving. ACCOMMODATION CAMPING The festival site at Gulkula is well set up for camping. We encourage you to camp with us during your stay. By staying on site at Gulkula, you will have a greater opportunity to experience the atmosphere of the Garma Festival. If camping, please be sure to bring your own pillow and sheets. We also encourage you to bring your own camping equipment eg a swag and tent (or tarp and ropes - for hanging between trees - plus mosquito net). However, some camping and sleeping facilities will be provided - tents, stretchers and sleeping bags. Please notify YYF if you are not able to bring your own camping equipment, and outline your requirements. We also suggest you bring sunblock, mosquito repellant, shoes, hat, toiletries, towel, torch, a small backpack, and drink bottle. Please note there are no clothes washing facilities on site. MOTELS You may prefer to stay in hotel/motel accommodation in Nhulunbuy. If so, a bus service will run from Nhulunbuy to Gulkula during the day and into the evening but for greater freedom you may want to consider hiring a car. Hire companies in the area: Gove rentals 4x4s & cars (ph: (08) 8987 1700) Manny's car rentals (ph: (08) 8987 2300). Taxis are available but please note that an average one way trip from Nhulunbuy to Gulkula would be in excess of $50. Accommodation facilities in Nhulunbuy are very limited. Rooms have been held at the following places. When you are securing your rooms please mention you are attending the Garma Festival. The prices at Feb 2001 (inc GST) are as follows: Gove Peninsula Motel #(08) 8987 0700 Fax (08) 8987 0770. - a 3 star motel located in the township of Nhulunbuy. Single room - $115.50; Double - $121.00; Twin share- $132.00, Family $154.00 per night Walkabout Lodge #(08) 8987 1777 Fax (08) 8987 2322 - a 3 star hotel located in the township of Nhulunbuy. Garma rates: Premier room - $155 per room per night; Standard rooms $139 per night. Aboriginal Hostel (08) 8987 2553 - recently built hostel located in the township of Nhulunbuy. Accommodation (40 bed capacity) for Yolngu and other ATSI people at the following rates (inc. meals): employed adults $20/night, unemployed adults $16/night, couple $29/night, children (<18 years) $4/night. THE GARMA SITE BRIEFING NOTES FOR GUESTS You are on Aboriginal land. The Yolngu are the traditional owners of north east Arnhem land. They are also recognised as owners of this land under Australian law through the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976. Gulkula and surrounding areas are part of the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). The Dhimurru IPA, declared in March 2001 as the first IPA in the Northern Territory, is managed by Yolngu land owners as part of the Australian National Reserve System of protected areas. The Festival Site The festival site at Gulkula is approximately 40 kilometres from the township of Nhulunbuy, and about 14kms southeast of Gove airport. The Garma ceremonial ground is the focus of the festival. Traditionally, funeral ceremonies have been performed here. The ceremonial ground is at the centre of the festival site and it is here that bunggul (ceremony) continues to be performed late each afternoon and evening during the Garma Festival. The ceremony ground is also used for daytime art, craft and yidaki workshops, with additional facilities for workshops and seminars situated adjacent to the ceremony ground. A large kitchen, eating and meeting area is situated on the edge of the escarpment at one end of the ceremony ground.
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