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BOOMERANG FESTIVAL 2013

A NEW WORLD INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

OFFICIAL PROGRAM FRIDAY 4 - SUNDAY 6 OCT TYAGARAH TEA TREE FARM BYRON BAY

BOOMERANG FESTIVAL PROGRAM


JINGI WAHLA WIDHA!!

WELCOME TO BOOMERANG!

WELCOME TO COUNTRY - Arakwal Bundjalung Jagun (Arakwal Bundjalung Land)


ABOUT THE BUNDJALUNG OF BYRON BAY ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

As a Widjabul woman I acknowledge our Arakwal custodians and feel

On a personal note, the relationship with landscape country and kin is

to our traditional lands for the inaugural Boomerang Festival. Our people

honoured we are able to continue the ways of the old ancient gatherings

the keystone to developing broader understanding and tolerance. Many

continue to have strong association with this small coastal township (Byron

Since 2001 the Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal people have entered

in a new era here on the Bundjalung homelands.

of our performers, knowledge keepers and elders represent the clans of

Bay) which was once known by the Bundjalung people as “Cavanbah”

into three Indigenous Land Use Agreements with the New South Wales

Like many of you I have witnessed the fostering and

the Bundjalung. From the Clarence River in the south,

meaning meeting place.

Government recognising their Native Title rights as Traditional Owners of

explosion of music, dance and cultural exchanges across

to the Logan River in the north and inland as far as the

This festival is a wonderful platform for our community to come together

lands and waters in and around Byron Bay.The Arakwal retain a strong

many festivals. It is a joy and incredibly humbling to

Great Dividing Range at Tenterfield and Warwick. Come

and showcase our people and culture in a warm and friendly environment.

connection in caring for, protection of and management of Aboriginal

have one of our most prestigious events, the Bluesfest

and meet our mob in the Bundjalung Way. Or join us for

cultural values and country.

open their arms and embrace Boomerang offering us

a cuppa with the elders in our Tea Room, who tell their

MESSAGE FROM THE ARAKWAL ‘BUMBERLINE’ ELDERS

a permanent home annually. Peter Noble’s personal

stories of their homelands that now include the regions

passion, desire and financial support along with his

of Evans Head, Lismore, Casino, Kyogle, Nimbin,

“We want to see Country how it used to be. We want to

team’s tireless work has resulted in a festival that

Woodenbong, Byron Bay, Ballina, Coolangatta-Tweed

continue to look after Country and want it to look after

celebrates not only culture across all genres and ages

Heads, Murwillumbah, the Gold Coast, Beaudesert and

us. We want our people to be back on Country, caring for

but is committed to honouring protocol and sharing the

Warwick.

and using Country like we always have. We want to share

deep intellectual strength of Aboriginal knowledge from

Experience the profound, the mesmerising and side

parts of our culture with the wider community so they learn

across Australia and that of other first peoples across

by side we will witness something that is so uniquely

about and respect Country like we do. We want everybody

the globe.

Australian.

On behalf of the Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People we welcome you

We would like to express our support and thanks to the Boomerang and Bluesfest organisers and wish you all every success and a wonderful few days of entertainment. We do ask that you all respect our country whilst you are here and please do take the opportunity take in some of the natural beauty that is Byron Bay. AUNTY DULCIE NICHOLLS ARAKWAL ELDER & CHAIRPERSON ON BEHALF OF BUNDJALUNG OF BYRON BAY ABORIGINAL CORPORATION (ARAKWAL) BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RHODA ROBERTS FESTIVAL CURATOR & DIRECTOR

to work together to keep Country clean and healthy”

A MESSAGE FROM PETER NOBLE

A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

A MESSAGE FROM THE HON TONY BURKE MP

We pay our deepest respects to the Arakwal as we acknowledge their strong commitment to custodianship and the Bundjalung generosity of Spirit.

Welcome to the 2013 inaugural Boomerang Festival. Byron Shire is incredibly privileged to have a vibrant living Indigenous culture within our region. As a community we have a strong partnership with the Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corporation (Arakwal) and we are committed to acknowledging and assisting with their caring for country.

From the moment I was told about the Boomerang Festival at this year’s Bluesfest, I have been looking forward to coming back to Byron to hear some of the best Indigenous music and therefore some of the best music in Australia.

Over the years we have listened and learned from Indigenous artists and heard their desires to have a specific world class event promoting some of the finest cultural keepers and performers around the Globe. The time is right for Boomerang. It’s a time to create a very specific vehicle for our own personal wishes and the nations desire for Reconciliation, through a thoughtful and more tangible experience under the curatorial of Rhoda Roberts. Including workshops, conversations, ideas, music, comedy, film, theatre and dance, we know you will be as excited as we are about our inaugural program. We have ensured the eclectic line up not only allows for three nights and days of celebrations music and dance but also an opportunity to engage, exchange, witness and soak up culture that dates back to millennia. Boomerang Festival is for all Australians and our team, volunteers and media partners are thrilled to be continuing some of the longterm relationships we established with our first nations artists at Bluesfest over its 25-year history. It’s a time for us to pay homage and our respect to the late Dr. Yunupingu who wowed audiences with Yothu Yindi at Bluesfest - our sister festival - in 2003 and 2006. It was a time we saw the shifting sands of music and the many collaborations musicians develop who were and are simply colour blind. It’s this collaborative approach that is highlighted and continues with many of our artists working together, including Gurrumul, David Bridie with Frank Yamma and the concert series Wantok plus many more.

In 1998 we proudly signed the 1998 Heads of Agreement between the Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People and Council along with Indigenous Land Use Agreements 1, 2 and 3. The agreement was the first of its type between a local council and native title applicants in New South Wales. Whilst you are here, enjoy and immerse yourself in the weekend’s celebrations; take the opportunity to learn about traditions and cultural identity. Explore our iconic beaches, eclectic villages and towns; sample our magnificent local produce at our cafes and restaurants. Take the time to celebrate with food, dance and song. We extend a warm welcome to all our brothers and sisters who have travelled and say thank you to the local mob who continue to teach us about connection to place, the environment and family.

MAYOR SIMON RICHARDSON BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

A MESSAGE FROM THE HON DON PAGE MP Welcome to the Boomerang Festival. This is an exciting new event for this region and I am confident it will grow to become a premier festival in Australia. I am very proud of our Bundjalung heritage and I know Rhoda and Peter are looking forward to sharing it with you. The line-up for the Boomerang Festival looks amazing. Not only will it be a taste of different music styles from around the world, it will be an educational event – a chance for us to see, hear and learn about different indigenous cultures – their people and their music. It’s also a great opportunity to showcase our Aboriginal heritage with Archie Roach, Gurrumul and the Chooky Dancers from Elcho Island off the coast of Arnhem Land. For three days you will be treated to incredible music and entertainment celebrating world music and global cultures. Dance, laugh and sit back and relax to the beat and rhythms from countries including New Zealand, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Chile and East Timor.

So lets experience together what has sustained the worlds oldest living culture, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia and welcome other world cultures to this extraordinary event.

I am confident the Boomerang Festival will grow to become one of the most popular events on the festival calendar in Australia, and internationally. I know you will enjoy yourself here. Thank you for supporting this festival. I am sure this will be one of the highlights of 2013. Have a fantastic time.

PETER NOBLE FESTIVAL PRODUCER

HON DON PAGE MP MEMBER FOR BALLINA MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT - MINISTER FOR THE NORTH COAST

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A MESSAGE FROM THE THE HON GEORGE SOURIS MP I pass on my best wishes to everyone who is both performing and attending this year’s Boomerang Festival at Byron Bay.

The line-up cuts through from artists such as Archie Roach, who has been well known for years, to the internationally renowned Gurrumul.

Festivals such as Boomerang are an invaluable part of NSW’s artistic fabric, showcasing the best of Indigenous arts and culture. I am particularly pleased to see the further development of the arts in the regional areas of the State.

The constant development of the artists at this festival is at the cutting edge of creativity. The recent album of Shellie Morris blending the music of ancient song lines with modern riffs provides us with art and energy that is uniquely and distinctively music of this land.

With a wide variety of guests and experiences available this promises to be a great experience for all attendees, and a great boost for the Byron Bay area.

The inspiration of Peter Noble and Rhoda Roberts will be a lasting legacy for the Australian music scene, and in years to come, we will all be saying that we were at the first Boomerang Festival.

HON TONY BURKE MP MINISTER FOR THE ARTS - MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS AND CITIZENSHIP

Please accept my best wishes on behalf of the NSW Government, I have no doubt it will be a successful weekend.

HON GEORGE SOURIS MP MINISTER FOR THE ARTS MINISTER FOR TOURISM, MAJOR EVENTS, HOSPITALITY AND RACING .

A MESSAGE FROM THE HON VICTOR DOMINELLO MP

A MESSAGE FROM THE HON TONY ABBOTT MHR

Please accept my best wishes and congratulations for putting together what promises to be an extraordinary opportunity for all Australians to experience and celebrate living cultures through music and dance, theatre and the visual arts.

I am pleased to send my best wishes to everyone attending the Boomerang Festival in Byron Bay.

The organisers of the inaugural Boomerang Festival are to be congratulated for highlighting the significance of the healing power of music and focusing on traditional arts practices and language that are so important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

The Boomerang Festival is a unique opportunity for the whole community to experience and to enjoy Indigenous culture through music, dance, theatre and visual arts. It will bring together many of our best Indigenous artists.

This event promises to demonstrate and celebrate the diversity and strength of Indigenous art and culture to the people of NSW and beyond.

A nation’s cultural depth is enhanced by the creativity it sees and encourages. The Boomerang Festival’s support for Indigenous artists and their work will ensure that many thousands of people, not only from Australia but also from around the world, can enjoy Australia’s immense creative talent.

Art and culture is a crucial part of the social fabric of Aboriginal people and communities throughout Australia and the Boomerang festival will help provide opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people to share their important and vibrant cultures with all Australians as well as visitors from overseas.

I am sure everyone will enjoy the performances and displays by some of our most talented Indigenous artists. I congratulate everyone involved with the Boomerang Festival for presenting this wonderful opportunity to celebrate Indigenous culture and heritage.

On behalf of the NSW Government I wish the best of luck to the inaugural Boomerang

Please accept my warmest wishes for the inaugural Boomerang Festival. I am sure it will be a great weekend.

Festival.

HON TONY ABBOTT MHR LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION FEDERAL MEMBER FOR WARRINGAH

HON VICTOR DOMINELLO MP MINISTER FOR ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITIES

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THE BOOMERANG EXPERIENCE

FESTIVAL CURATOR’S PICKS

WHERE TO FIND US:

Boomerang is the first of its kind. Never has an Indigenous festival of this holistic calibre

Boomerang will be held at the home of Bluesfest at the

As you settle in and enjoy the music there are the many exchanges that might be missed.

While you’re with us try and catch some great theatre:

been so accessible, featuring an array of music, dance, theatre, cabaret, comedy, film,

beautiful Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, conveniently located

Here are some of my favourites moments in the festival that I would like to highlight and

Tammy Andersons Play, ‘I Don’t Wanna Play House’ is the

workshops, traditional healing, weaving, food, visual arts and a fire circle. Immerse

on the Pacific Highway between Byron Bay & Brunswick

share.

longest running Aboriginal play and worth a visit.

yourself in this cultural knowledge exchange and thought provoking conversations. Come

Heads, NSW on Bundjalung land.

grab a cuppa and sit, listen and witness the wonderful generosity, humour and resilience with our Aunties and Uncles.

THE OPENING CEREMONY After the Welcome to Country protocol our show begins with the ritual of Ceremony and paying respects to the local Arakwal Clan, our custodians. The Boomerang Kinship project has worked with families, schools and community to

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perform alongside our artists including The Chooky Dancers of Elcho Island and song man Djakapurra Munyarryun.

ORGANIC ORAL STORYTELLING AT ITS BEST

Another special show is New Zealand’s Jerome Kavanagh

Not often do we get the chance to sit quietly and listen to the wonderful stories of our

with ‘Te Haa Aio’. This is music, dance, theatre and stories

elders, community leaders and knowledge keepers in an intimate setting. Whether it be in

all rolled into an intimate journey. You will be amazed at

the Teahouse through the day or gathered around the Fire Circle at night, come and join

the sounds he produces with the first Maori instruments.

them for some song and good old oral storytelling that is often unexpected and will inspire

Our mother tongues across the globe give us that sense

and move you.

of belonging and more and more they are now being

THEATRE, CONVERSATIONS, MOTHER TONGUES AND FIRST INSTRUMENTS.

revitalised. From local Bundjalung dialects and ways of

The AlterNative stage features a number of art forms including the BIFF (Boomerang

chance of sharing culture through interactive technology,

International Indigenous Film Festival) This year we have partnered with Canada’s

learning the local Aboriginal language of your suburb.

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and will be screening a diverse selection of

Come and give it a go.

Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA) through their Generator program is a proud partner of the Boomerang Opening Ceremony and Kinship Program. This collaboration with the Boomerang Festival is part of NORPA’s broader project entitled “Bundjalung: The Gathering”. Which fosters emerging artists, local pride and building the community’s national pride.

CLOSING CEREMONY A time to reflect, enjoy new friendships and continue the journey as we bid farewell to our custodians. From across the globe this farewell ceremony features the knowledgeexchange rituals and celebratory customary practices of the Gaelic, East Timorese, Papua New Guinea, Annishnabe ,Ojibway, Cree, Maori, Samoan, Rotuman, Tongan, Fijian, and the Solomon Islands. Singing up connection through diverse rhythms, they

JEROME KAVANAGH TE HAA AIO

join our clans from the north, south, east and west. Come and witness the world’s oldest living farewell exchanges.

THE STAGES MURU NU (MUSIC) MAIN STAGE: Experience

WEAVING CIRCLES: Make your way to Soul Street at the Festival to take part in varying styles and techniques of weaving, using local grasses, flax and or pandanus.

Boomerang will deliver many genres for all musical tastes. The Main Stage will provide seating but we do encourage bringing a chair. There will be plenty of room to sit or dance during the incredible performances on

BILLINUDGEL WEAVERS

OTHER ACTIVITIES

the performances by our headlining artists under a large tent. From folk to rock to plenty of cultural fusion,

saying hello to international chants for the kids, there is the

I DON’T WANNA PLAY HOUSE DR DIJINIYINI GONDARRA

THE HEALING: TE KOPERE: Experience the real art of Ronoa Maori Healing at Boomerang. Maori are Indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand. Maori Healers provide a type of intuitive scanning, deep tissue bodywork and energy balancing that many declare is profound and deeply transforming.

MIDJUNGWEN (COMEDY) CABARET STAGE: Get up close and personal with the artists in our Cabaret

THE GALLERIES:

Tent. Through the day enjoy some of our new artists

THE MOTHER TONGUE GALLERY is a chance to get verbal and interactive with

from laid back acoustic sessions, swing to hip hop. In

languages from the local Bundjalung region, north to Arnhem Land and globally to

the evening grab a drink from the nearby bar, sit back

Canada.

and get ready to laugh out loud with our comedy shows.

PROPPANOW GALLERY features Richard Bell and Vernon Ah Kee and the work

Later on and it’s time to kick up your heels to reggae,

of the collective that provides a constantly innovative approach to Aboriginal Art and

R&B and dub. There is plenty of room to dance, listen

urban expression

or simply enjoy the atmosphere.

PASIFIKA GALLERY presents an opportunity to learn more about the arts from

ALTERNATIVE STAGE: Where you will experience

across the Pacific. Check their daily guide for interactive workshops from headdresses

the perfect mix of Films, Theatre, Poetry, Speakers and

to the art of Hula.

conversations. You’ll very likely never want to leave. A new platform to host hot discussions warts and all.

PHOTO: JOSEPH MAYERS

the biggest of the Boomerang stages.

features, documentary, sci fi, comedy and drama. Bridgette Bardot and Clint Eastwood

The Bundjalung Way is a special place that features the

feature in two films not to be missed.

clans and local crafts peoples from across the region, come

For some great ideas, discussion and conversations, our speakers program is worth a look

and witness the maintenance of craft work and the new

at the AlterNative Stage: From Dr. Gondarra, a senior Yolngu elder, to Gary Foley, George

adaptations of age old practices.

Negus, Larissa Behrendt and Ernie Dingo, there is bound to be some talking.

CERAMICS & GLAZE GALLERY is where you can learn the art and craft of ceramics artworks from local Widjabul and Gamilaroi artists.

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RHODA ROBERTS


AIRILEKE Airileke is a respected Melbourne-based producer and artist who has built a name for himself through innovative projects including the Wantok Musik Foundation, also appearing at Boomerang. This concert features the rhythms of Australia, PNG and the Pacific, creating a new sound with futuristic ideas and beats that hark back to ancient Melanesian culture. Their debut album ‘Weapon of Choice’ is the culmination of fierce log drumming, hip hop, PNG chants, soundscapes and delves into one of the region’s darkest stories—the oppression and illegal occupation of West Papua.

ARAKWAL DANCERS Combining the Arakwal Dubay Dancers & Bigal Nali Jagun dance groups, the audience can experience the revitalisation of local Arakwal culture and dance that relates to the landscape, kin and the old songlines connections. Every dance has a specific significance and meaning. With the welcome dance, cleansing and sweeping out the bad spirits and bringing in the good. Dubay is Bundjalung for women. Bigal Nali Jagun translates as men coming together. This combined group are continuing the old practices of dance representing country and involving local youth.

ARCHIE ROACH

LOU BENNETT, EMMA DONOVAN, DELINE BRISCOE AND A TEN PIECE ENSEMBLE FEAT A STRING QUARTET

WITH

The CREATION concert to be launched at Boomerang, is a collection of deeply spiritual songs gifted to the world by one of Australia’s much loved and revered voices and songwriters; Archie Roach. He captured the hearts and minds of a nation in 1990 with Charcoal Lane and the

A NEW WORLD INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS landmark song Took The Children Away, winning two Aria Awards and a Human Rights Award and listed in the US Rolling Stone’s Top 50 albums for 1992. Archie’s performance will be embellished by the sublime vocals of Lou Bennett, Emma Donovan and Deline Briscoe (members of the Black Arm Band) and a ten-piece ensemble featuring a string quartet under the direction of Jen Anderson. This concert promises to be a bit of the old and new.

BLAKBOI From the Gumilaroi nation of NSW and Maori heritage from the Taranaki Province of New Zealand, Tom Avery is an emerging local talent. Influenced by his musician parents, he attended the Northern Rivers Conservatorium of Arts graduating with a Diploma in Contemporary Music. He immediately purchased a Boss Loop Pedal RC-2 and got to work layering and looping guitars, keys, dij, drums and vocals. He had a vision of creating full band compositions. Now with the addition of a Boss Loop Pedal RC-300, Kaoss Pad, American DJ turntable, a new rehearsal space station and an army of like-minded musical martians, Blakboi is ready to realise his dream of being the first Aboriginal man to play music in outer space.

BOW AND ARROW Bow (Mindy) met Arrow (Mitchell) at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music and they have been partners in crime ever since! Like a modern day Romeo and Juliet, they got married on 11.11.11! Their debut EP ‘Return To Me’ was a creative expression composed, recorded, mixed, designed, pressed and sold all in one week. Bow and Arrow are already putting the finishing touches on their 3rd EP. The duo have been performing together for over 15 years touring Australia nationally and regionally. Some of their touring highlights include supporting INXS and Eskimo Joe.

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extraordinary poignancy and power” Charles Spencer 03 Mar 2011 Telegraph UK. Casey is a multi-award winner & nominee, including an ARIA No #1 Award for ‘Listen With Your Heart’ and Deadly Awards for Best Album, Best Single and Most Promising New Talent. Last year Casey toured nationally with her Big, Beautiful & Sexy show.

BREABACH

BUSBY MAROU

Embracing their Scottish traditions and in anticipation of their fourth album set for release later in the year, Breabach has gathered with family, friends and local tradition bearers to learn stories, tunes and take inspiration bringing the Gaelic to Boomerang. The group has earned international recognition on the world and roots music scene as one of the UK’s most dynamic and influential bands blending the best of the old and new. Through their unique sound of contemporary folk, incorporating highland bagpipes, fiddle, guitar, bass, flute, bouzouki, step dance, Gaelic and Scots song they have created a diverse and captivating performance.

Tom Busby’s cheeky onstage presence and Jeremy Marou’s freakish instrumental ability along with DJ (drums & percussion), Enzo (bass) and Vaughan (keys) has cemented their reputation as one of the most loved live bands to come out of Australia in recent times. Their debut album is just shy of gold and was nominated for APRA, Deadly, NIMA and Queensland Music awards. It also saw them touring with the likes of Birds Of Tokyo and Dolly Parton as well as playing at SXSW, Canadian Music Week and Bluesfest.

BUTCHER PAPER, TEXTA, BLACKBOARD AND CHALK BRIGGS From the moment BRIGGS dropped his selfreleased debut EP, the brilliant and groundbreaking ‘Homemade Bombs’ (2009), it was obvious to everyone that this marked the arrival of a powerful and unique voice on the Australian hip hop scene. Invited to open for the likes of Adelaide’s Funkoars and Perth’s Drapht, this was followed by a spate of support slots for visiting international artists including Necro, Ghostface Killah, Dilated Peoples, M.O.P. and Pharoahe Monch. He has since toured nationally and internationally with the Hilltop Hoods. Powered by a rapid-fire, melodic, direct approach, BRIGGS is as funny as he is deep.

Join former 60 minutes journalist Jeff McMullen in conversation with Archie Roach about his life on the streets, life after the passing of his beloved Ruby (film to screen as well) and his children’s series. Butcher Paper, Texta, BlackBoard and Chalk is the culmination of 15 years work of Archie and his life partner , Aboriginal singer songwriter, the late Ruby Hunter. Many of the songs were written through song writing and music workshops held by Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach with children from across Cape York and reflect the beliefs, pride, aspirations and issues of many clan groups and Aboriginal communities.

THE CHOOKY DANCERS From Elcho Island, North East Arnhem Land, The Chooky Dancers became a YouTube sensation in 2007 performing ‘Zorba the Greek’. The clip has now reached over 2.2 million views to date. The style of dancing and comedic element of their performance has its origins in Yolngu culture as much as the traditional dance elements. Clowning within Yolngu culture has been around longer that many of the traditional dances themselves. It is from this that The Chooky Dancers natural flare for comedy has emerged, their identity as Yolngu people in the foreground. The Chooky Dancers continue to travel the globe with their exuberant performances including their latest well received show ‘Wrong Skin’.

CLAYTON DONOVAN Food glorious food is even better when its bush tucker. Join Clayton & Mark Olive in conversation with George Negus at Boomerang. Clayton trained at one of Sydney’s finest restaurants, The Watermark on Balmoral Beach before gaining global experience in some of England’s finest hotels and restaurants. On returning to Australia, Clayton was working as a consultant chef for many fine dining restaurants and bistros across NSW. He then found the building that has for the past four years been the home of the Jaaning Tree. As a Koori, Clayton has a fascination with blending Asian cuisine with the local Indigenous flavours and produce such as citrus cured crocodile and hot smoked Kangaroo in Lemon Myrtle.

BUNGGUL From the far north-east corner of Arnhem Land, NT the country of many clans of the Yolngu people combined with performers from across the Wirdjuri homelands and featuring former Bangarra dancers Tim Bishop & Djakpaurra Munyarryun. This is traditional dance that combines yidaki, the oldest instrument in the world along with manikay, (song cycles) ochres and feathers. At times men and women will be involved with ceremonial exchanges presented by a combination of performers from various clans.

CASEY DONOVAN In 2004 at 16 Casey Donovan rose to fame, the youngest ever winner of Australian Idol. Since then Casey has toured internationally with the original stage production The Sapphires for Company B / Black Swan State Theatre Company and received rave reviews; “The best performance comes from Casey Donovan, whose Franklin covers achieve

Indigenous influences, hip-hop, folk, reggae, and blues and roots to create their own sound. Their latest project ‘Love Drive’ is a stripped down roots and blues infused set of songs inspired by their travels. Raven Kanatakta and Sho-Shona Kish trade lead vocals, fluidly complimenting each other’s strengths while going from whispery intimacies to smokey wails. With lush harmonies and a pocket rhythm section, the melodies are accompanied by ukulele, banjo, mellotron, fiddle and Raven’s resonator slide guitar all woven into something that sounds old and new all at once.

DIGGING ROOTS For those of you who have not heard of Toronto’s Digging Roots, you are in for a treat. The JUNO winning band combines elements of traditional

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DJON MUNDINE Djon Mundine is a member of the Bundjalung people of northern New South Wales. With an extensive career as a curator, activist, writer and occasional artist, Djon was concept curator of The Aboriginal Memorial, 1987-88, now on permanent display at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. In 1994 he co-curated ‘Tyerabowbarwaryaou- I Shall Never Become a Whiteman’ with Fiona Foley for the Havana Biennal in Cuba and was touring curator for the ‘Aratara’ exhibition through Dusseldorf, London and Denmark. In 2012 he curated ‘Bungaree: The First Australia’, an exhibition of commissioned artworks by sixteen New South Wales Aboriginal artists for the Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, which is currently touring Australia in 2013/2014. For a robust discussion catch him with Vernon Ah Kee.

DR DIJINIYINI GONDARRA Rev. Dr. Gondarra is a senior Yolngu elder, ceremonial lawman and clan leader of the Dhurrili Nation of Northeast Arnhem Land. He lives in Galiwinku, Elcho Island. For decades, he has been an outspoken and highly influential advocate for Indigenous rights, as well as an experienced cross-cultural mediator and spiritual leader. He was involved and starred in the ground breaking Aboriginal rights documentary, ‘Our Generation’, which won ‘Best Campaign Film’ at the London International Documentary Festival in 2011. He has extensively travelled the nation and the world, including the United Nations in Geneva. Dr. Gondarra is the Desmond Tutu of Australia. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear him speak about ‘Politics, Spirituality & Reconciliation.’


A NEW WORLD INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS Aboriginal music organisation in Canada. Denise was awarded the 2009 Aboriginal Businesswoman of the year award. She is currently working on two documentary films, one honouring the life of Cree dancer/choreographer, Rene Highway.

This unique Yolngu man with the voice of an angel connects songs to culture and identity from his homelands. His evocative sound is so mesmerising, it will give you goose bumps. “An aunty tells us Gurrumul is special because he was born “covered with rainbow” and, as he begins singing, his voice just lightly caressed by violins, her words are proved true.” (Sydney Morning Herald)

DUBMARINE

GEORGE NEGUS

JEFF MCMULLEN

KOOMURRI DANCERS

You could call Brisbane outfit DUBMARINE many things, but unforgettable is probably top of the list. When you see this band live, you know you’ll walk away with a grin on your face and sweat on your brow.

George Negus is a well known Australian author, journalist and television presenter specialising in international affairs. He remains a director of his own media consulting company, Negus Media International. George, a long time friend of Indigenous communities will be in conversation with indigenous chefs Mark Olive and Clayton Donovan and also Ernie Dingo for the NRL footy panel.

Throughout his professional life Jeff McMullen has written, filmed and campaigned around the world to improve health, education and human rights in many nations, but particularly for Indigenous people. Jeff has worked with singer/songwriters including Archie Roach, Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly, Shane Howard and Neil Murray on the series of iconic song books that celebrate the Indigenous struggle for equality.

The Koomurri dancers, artists and performers come from many different Aboriginal nations enabling their team to showcase different dance, music and vocal styles. Combining song man Cecil McLeod and members of the Yaitmatung, Yuin, Monaro Dinghitji and Wiradjun nations of NSW. Members of the Koomurri dancers team have toured across Australia and worldwide for over 30 years.

High-powered and high-energy, the nine-piece tour-de-force somehow smash together dub, dancehall, reggae, drum n bass and just a little touch of rock into a groove all their own. It’s heavy, in the best possible way. 2013 has seen the band continue to light up stages, and take the wraps off their new album which takes the bands sound to a whole new level.

GAIL MAURICE A Métis filmmaker, Gail is proud to speak her language Cree/Michif. Gail began her career as an actor, but branched into filmmaking in 2004 and founded Assini Productions in 2006. She’s written dramatic screenplays, documentaries and a music series for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. She was one of five Canadian filmmakers to be selected to attend the Sundance film festival in 2006, with her film, ‘Smudge’. Gail’s latest film, Misawac Kawi Na’wapamitin (Until We Meet Again), was shot entirely in Cree/ Michif in Northern Saskatchewan using non-actors to capture the authenticity and nuances of the language and culture. She’s prepping to shoot her next film, Assini, this summer while continuing to develop her feature drama, BloodLines. Join Gail as she talks about the language of her grandmother in our mother tongue workshops.

ERNIE DINGO A Yamatji man and one of Australia’s most loved personalities, Ernie began his early career in sport with the East Perth Eagles basketball team. An all round dancer, actor and writer, he has appeared in some of Australia’s best classic films including the international comedy blockbuster Crocodile Dundee ll, the Fringe Dwellers, Dead Heart and the Wim Wenders epic Until the End of the World. He also hosted the television program the Great Outdoors and appeared in many television series such as Blue Heelers, The Flying Doctors, Kings in Grass Castles and ABC’s Heartlands to name a few. Ernie joins Boomerang as part of our speakers program and will also join the footy panel for the NRL grand final along with some special guests.

DENISE BOLDUC Presenting the international component of the Boomerang Indigenous Film Festival (BIFF) Denise is Vice-Chair of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. An arts leader with an extensive background across a number of disciplines as an artistic director, presenter, producer, researcher, and consultant. She served as the Aboriginal Arts Officer at the Ontario Arts Council and the Music & Dance Officer at the Canada Council for the Arts. Denise was also the Artistic Director & Cofounder of the Aboriginal Music Project - the first

GETANO BANN A narrator of life stories’ - Getano Bann is an award winning and celebrated singer, songwriter and storyteller of Scottish and Torres Strait Islander descent. Getano translates his mixed heritage and life experience into judicious, emotional and engaging songs. Getano Bann has shared the stage with numerous acts including Shane Howard, Kev Carmody and Archie Roach to name a few and this year has been performing with ‘Sol-TALK’, his four piece band who deliver smooth sultry sophistication to Getano’s well crafted songs.

I DON’T WANNA PLAY HOUSE The longest running Aboriginal play in Australian history, ‘I Don’t Wanna Play House’ is performed by award winning actor, comedian and playwright Tammy Anderson, a proud Pakana woman. Tammy is a diploma graduate of the Indigenous performing arts course at Swinburne University and received a Scholarship to study at The John Bolton Theatre School, graduating in 1996. She is also an original cast member of ‘Stolen’, Tammy‘s recent film performances include ‘Boxing Day’ and ‘The Sapphires’. ‘I Don’t Wanna Play House’ is a solo theatre production not for the faint hearted as it tackles domestic violence, child abuse and poverty. It also has moments of sheer comedy, thanks to the engrossing storytelling , deft characterisation and humour. The gutsy play has toured Australia, Ireland, Hong Kong, Manilla, across The United States of America, Canada and New Zealand.

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JANNAWI GURRUMUL Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is a blind musician, who sings in the Yolngu Matha language. He was born in Galiwin’ku, Elcho Island, off the coast of Arnhem Land. He performed with Yothu Yindi and the Saltwater band before going solo with his award winning album Gurrumul. His second album Rrakala was described as the definitive folk record of all time and the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine declared Gurrumul “Australia’s Most Important Voice”.

PROF LARISSA BEHRENDT Prof. Larissa Behrendt joins Boomerang for the F-Word panel – a look at feminism and First Nations women.

JEROME KAVANAGH: TE HAA AIO Te Haa Aio is music, dance, theatre and stories all rolled into an intimate journey. Be astounded by the lullaby of an ancient whales tooth or the wind instruments of an Albatross wing. Hear the sound of over 40 different Maori musical first instruments of Aotearoa, powerfully echoing the voices of the elements. Jerome is supported by Pauli Ngarimu -Ngati Hinemanu Paki tribe on lead guitar and Janis Obrien of Ngati Tuwaretoa on bass.

GARY FOLEY A Gumbangiir man who spent most of his youth in Nambucca Heads, Gary Foley is a legendary Aboriginal activist, writer, actor, teacher, storyteller and historian. He is a prominent figure in the history of Aboriginal resistance in Australia. Foley was centrally involved in the establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972 and in many of the campaigns for land rights and justice that followed, including the massive protests at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games in 1982 and Bicentenary celebrations in 1988 amongst others. Gary lectures in history at Victoria University, where he has recently completed a PhD on the history of Aboriginal organisations and struggles in Redfern in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Foley’s acting credits range from Phillip Noyce’s 1977 movie Backroads to last year’s hit stage show Foley at the Melbourne and Sydney Festivals.

Jeff has been a journalist, author and filmmaker for almost five decades, including foreign correspondent for the ABC, reporter for Four Corners and Sixty Minutes, interviewer and anchor of the 33 part issue series on ABC, ‘Difference of Opinion’ and host of televised forums on the National Indigenous Television Network.

From the rich storytelling traditions of Aboriginal New South Wales, Jannawi Dance Theatre’s Megamara shines a light on the strength, resilience and beauty of young Aboriginal women and culture today. Artistic Director Peta Strachan from the Darug people, Booroberongal clan of NSW and choreographer, Rayma Johnson a Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman are both leading female dancers who have performed with a number of prestigious companies including Bangarra Dance Theatre and are nurturing the next generation of female performers. The group has performed at in the opening ceremony for the Sydney Olympics Games and numerous festivals both nationally and internationally.

From the Mokai Patea and Ngati Maniapoto tribes Jerome Kavanagh (Cashell Mako) joins only a handful of New Zealand musicians featured on a Grammy award winning album by Chris Tin for best classical crossover album 2011 “Calling all dawns” recording in Abbey road studio alongside the London philharmonic orchestra and has toured extensively worldwide.

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Professor of Law and Director of research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, UTS, a practicing barrister and award winning novelist, Professor Larissa Behrendt has also published numerous text books on Indigenous legal issues and written on human rights, property law, Indigenous rights, dispute resolution and Aboriginal women’s issues. Her current research work includes analysis of the federal government arrangements for policy making and service delivery to Aboriginal communities, governance in Aboriginal communities and organisations, as well as on land and other rights of Indigenous people. She is Chair of Bangarra Dance Theatre and a board member of the Museum of Contemporary Art.

MARK OLIVE Mark Olive, aka ‘The Black Olive’, has been a chef for over twenty years. This Bundjalung man trained with a European chef and has worked in theatres, universities, health centres, Jewish kitchens, film sets and in a la carte restaurants. His television series the ‘Outback Cafe’ is featured on the Lifestyle Channel. In frequent demand to present and appear at food events, Mark works regularly for Tourism Australia, bringing his signature fusions of contemporary outback flavours to every occasion. In 2010 Mark’s business was chosen as one of the destinations on Oprah’s Victorian itinerary when she travelled to Australia with her ‘ultimate audience’. Join Mark Olive in conversation with Clayton Donovan and George Negus.


A NEW WORLD INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS “The group that has left the biggest impression was Moana & the Tribe. Led by singer Moana Maniapoto, a charismatic artist with great sensuality in her interpretation” WORLD 1 MUSIC MAGAZINE, SPAIN

THE MEDICS Hailing from Cairns, The Medics started out when cousins Kahl Wallace and Jhindu Lawrie and friends Andrew Thomson and Charles Thomas came together to make music for the first time. ‘Unearthed’ by national broadcaster Triple J, they’ve played alongside Birds of Tokyo, The Grates, Gypsy and the Cat, The Jezabels and The Panics. Showcasing the changing face and sound of Indigenous music in Australia, The Medics took out top honours at the 2012 National Indigenous Music Awards with wins for album of the year and song of the year for ‘Griffin and were crowned Best New Talent at the 2013 Rolling Stone Awards.

MELISSA LUCASHENKO Melissa has been widely published as a novelist, essayist and short story writer, Her first novel ‘Steam Pigs’ won the Dobbie Prize for Australian women’s fiction. With occasional forays into the world of criminalised women, she helped establish Sisters Inside, a ground breaking organisation in Brisbane. Her novel ‘Killing Darcy’ won the Societys Aurora Prize of the Royal Blind Society. Other novels include ‘Hard Yards’ and ‘Too Flash’. She recently released her fifth novel, ‘Mullumbimby’, a story of romantic love and cultural warfare. Melissa joins Boomerang for The F-Word panel – a look at Feminism and First Nations women.

MOANA AND THE TRIBE

“Nga Tae is one of the top ten performances I have ever seen in my life.” PETER NOBLE, RHYTHMS MAGAZINE APRIL 2011

MOVE IT MOB STYLE This is Aboriginal Zumba. Australia’s latest dance-based youth, health and fitness TV show is all about showcasing young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s culture through dance and music. No matter what your age, Move It Mob Style is guaranteed to get you up and moving to the latest beats, combining traditional dance styles with contemporary moves. Dancers featured at Boomerang include Darren Compton from the Munanjali and Gamilaraay peoples, Ghenoa Gela from the Torres Strait Islands and Gunai woman Medika Thorpe.

MALU KIAI MURA BUAI Malu Kiai Mura Buia are a Brisbane based Torres Strait Islander dance team, originally from Boigu Island, located in the top Western part of the Torres Straits and the most northerly inhabited island of Australia separating Cape York Peninsula from the island of New Guinea .The performers share their traditional songs and dances that have been passed down from generation to generation, based on the everyday life of island stories.

My mountain greets your mountain, my river greets your river, my Tribe greets your Tribe. Prepare to be immersed in the powerful sounds of Moana and the Tribe under the stars at Boomerang. Moana Maniapoto has one of the most distinctive, articulate and significant Maori voices. She has travelled the globe with her groundbreaking 90’s band Moana and the Moahunters and more recently Moana & the Tribe, creating an incredible impression with their modern groove, raw energy of live haka and often politically conscious music. Along with the music, Moana is also a filmmaker, writer, director and has produced a number of documentaries.

collectively create an outcome greater than the individual parts. The ‘dream team’ consist of Taonga Puoro expert Richard Nunns along with Horomona Horo, Waimihi Hotere and Paddy Free on keyboards and electronica. Nga Tae have achieved remarkable success in their short life since forming in time to perform as part of the New Zealand contingent at AWME in Melbourne in 2010. Peter Noble engaged the group as a result of that exposure for Bluesfest in 2011;

NGA TAE Taonga poro are the traditional instruments of the Maori and have been revived over the past 30 years. This proudly New Zealand group bring together four world class musicians who

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Te Reo Maori, Rotuman and English. If you want to put your finger on the pulse of a global sound, check out the Pacific Curls experience.

POETRIBE POETRIBE will present a set of six pieces, exploring themes of de-colonisation and language rhythms from the Ngiyampaa, Wiradjuri, Gomeroi, and Gamilaraay groups. Lorna Munro’s poetry is visually arresting and aurally engaging. At times it can be like a metaphorical punch in the heart. Eric Avery will be on violin, with a new composition specifically created to accentuate and complement the energetic vibrations we cannot see or hear, but can always feel and sense. Join these two innovative and exciting artists on a journey into the spoken word/musical experience.

PROPPA NOW Why here? Why NOW?

OKA A hybrid of feel good dance-roots, reggaedub, jazz and organic electro, OKA shines an optimistic light on the beauty of Indigenous cultures. In their own smooth hi-fidelity sound that is full of beautiful uplifting melodies, tones and textures, cooked over raw didgeridoo rhythms and phatt dance driven grooves. Independently selling more than 140,000 albums, they have shared the stage alongside inspirational acts such as Arrested Development, Finley Quay and Xavier Rudd to name a few.

Weary of being told how to behave properly (from the perspective of the colonising culture), ‘proppa’ refers effectively to the Aboriginal way of doing things. It references the Indigenous colloquial expression ‘proper way’; that is to do things with due regard to appropriate protocols and community respect. ProppaNOW is a collective that provides a constantly innovative approach to Aboriginal art and urban expression and support for emerging and established Aboriginal urban artists. The current members are Vernon Ah Kee, Tony Albert, Richard Bell, Jennifer Herd, Gordon Hookey, Laurie Nilsen and Megan Cope.

QUIQUE NEIRA

Kim Halliday (Rotuman/NZ Scottish), Ora Barlow (Te Whanau-a-Apanui/English) and Jessie Hindin perform music with depth and originality that touches the inner essence of their musicality. With a cornerstone of backbeat Pacific rhythms, vivacious fiddle playing and evocative Maori instrumentation and lyrics, Pacific Curls have pioneered a fusion sound that seamlessly blend their indigenous roots. Over the years the three members have accumulated an impressive instrumental collection featuring the ukulele, cajon, fiddle, Taonga Puoro - traditional Maori instruments, guitar, stomp box, kalimba, various percussive instruments and vocals with lyrics in

RICHARD FRANKLAND

Rako Pasefika is a collective of artists of Indigenous Rotuman, Fijian and Pacific Island heritage whose work is part of their quest to retain traditional knowledge and skills and to gain more insight, depth and understanding of their heritage, with a focus on creative freedom. Many of the projects initiated by the collective aim to recapture and revive ancient art forms and stories and with this strong foundation, enable them to create innovative works with cultural integrity. Through their shared stories, chants and dances we retrace the voyages and heritage links between Rotuma, Fiji, Tahiti, Cooks Islands, Samoa and other Pacific Islands.

Gunditjmara man, Richard Frankland is an AFI award winning filmmaker with the first film by an Indigenous director to win an AFI Award. He is also musician, a writer and an extraordinary storyteller. Richard was nominated for Australian of the year in 2011, in particular for his work with Indigenous community groups, including his work on the eradication of lateral violence with the Australian Indigenous population. He has worked as a field officer for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. This experience inspired him to write several plays and won an AFI Award for best screenplay in a short for his short film ‘No Way to Forget’. He also wrote and directed ‘Harry’s War’, and won best short film at Spike Lee’s alternative Oscars for black film-makers in Hollywood. Make sure you witness this remarkable man in conversation at Boomerang.

RAY BEADLE

‘Sunshine in Stereo’, their latest album brings a fresh and exciting addition as the seventh album in the OKA catalogue, while keeping true to their strong Indigenous roots.

PACIFIC CURLS

RAKO DANCERS

Quique Neira, the Latin reggae icon has been making influential music for over 20 years. He is considered to be one of South America’s most famous and talented musicians, honoured in Chile with the National Arts Award in 2012 for his latest album, ALMA among other awards. Quique Neira grew up in San Ramon, one of the ‘non-wealthy’ parts of Santiago de Chile. He is a musical ambassador for social justice and advocate for the Mapuche Indigenous minority. He is authentic in his lyrics, which give insights into life and love, culture and the social problems of South America. Quique Neira’s laid back mix of roots rock reggae and Latin beats has drawn him thousands of enthusiastic audiences around the world.

Ray Beadle is one of Australia’s most acclaimed and gifted guitarists, possessing a voice resplendent with soul and rich with life experience. On his impressive resume are a three month residency at BB Kings Club in Memphis, three Australian Blues Music Awards, awards for best male vocalist, best album ‘Loaded’, best song ‘Somebody Let Me Down’, and a headline tour in 2012 with Matt Andersen (Canada) and Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges (USA) among other feats. Late in 2012, Ray came out swinging with Ray Beadle & The Hightones, a change of pace, paying homage to the west coast jump blues style of America in the 50s & 60s, joining the sultry Canadian chanteuse, Jill Barber, for a sold out east coast tour.

ROMAINE MORETON Romaine Moreton is from the Goenpul Jagara people of Stradbroke Island and the Bundjalung people of Northern New South Wales. She was awarded a PhD from the University of Western Sydney in 2007. Her thesis, “The Right to Dream” proposes an Indigenous philosophy of storytelling and embodied knowledge. Moreton is a celebrated poet and filmmaker. She has published over 100 poems, prose and short stories and has had films selected for the fringe program of Cannes Film Festival. Her latest project is The Oysterman (2013) to be broadcast in 2013 on ABC1 as part of the “Flashblack” series. Romaine Moreton joins Boomerang for the F Word panel – a look at Feminism and First Nations women.

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SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER

ALTERNATIVE STAGE

RAY BEADLE

TJUPURRU AND GUESTS

OPEN POETRY WITH POETRIBE

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SHELLIE MORRIS

CANADIAN SHORTS WARRIOR 1

3.30pm-4.30pm

3.30pm-4.30pm

5.00pm-6.00pm

OPENING CEREMONY 6.15pm-6.45pm ARCHIE ROACH 7.15pm-8.30pm

OKA

6.00pm-6.10pm at the DANCE GROUNDS

VOU AND RAKO DANCERS

7.00pm-8.00pm

6.50pm-7.20pm

JEROME KAVANAGH: TE HAA AIO

DUBMARINE

9. 15pm-10.45 pm

WELCOME TO COUNTRY

OPENING CEREMONY 6.15pm-6.45pm I DON’T WANNA PLAY HOUSE

6.50pm-8.00pm

WANTOK: SING SING

3.30pm-4.30pm 5.00pm-6.00pm

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QUIQUE NEIRA

10.30pm-11.45pm

SUPAFRESH

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11.00am-11.30am

SHELLIE MORRIS

12.00pm-1.00pm

11.00am-Midday

11.00am-Midday

BLAKBOI

MASTER CHEFS FUSION: MARK OLIVE AND CLAYTON DONOVAN

12.30pm -1.30pm

SLIP ON STEREO

2.00pm-3.00pm

TJUPURRU & GUESTS

CASEY DONOVAN

12.30pm-1.30pm

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NGA TAE

THE F WORD

2.00pm-3.15pm

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WANTOK: SING SING

JEROME KAVANAGH: TE HAA AIO

ERNIE DINGO

SEAN CHOOLBURRA

BASTARDY SCREENINGS

THELMA PLUM

I DON’T WANNA PLAY HOUSE

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BUSBY MAROU

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GURRUMUL

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ARAKWAL DANCERS Midday-12.20pm THE CHOOKY DANCERS 12.30pm-12.50pm TSUU T’INA & ANISHNAABE 1.00pm-1.20pm KOOMURRI DANCERS 1.30pm-1.50pm JANNAWI DANCERS 2.00pm-2.20pm MIMS (MOVE IT MOB STYLE) 2.30pm-2.50pm MALU KIAI MURA BUAI 3.00pm-3.20pm BUNGGUL 4.00pm-4.20pm VOU 4.30pm-4.50pm TSUU T’INA & ANISHNAABE 5.00pm-5.20pm KOOMURRI DANCERS 5.30pm-5.50pm MALU KIAI MURA BUAI 6.00pm-6.20pm MIMS (MOVE IT MOB STYLE) 6.30pm-6.50pm RAKO DANCERS 7.00pm-7.20pm BUNGGUL 7.30pm-7.50pm JANNAWI DANCERS 8.00pm-8.20pm THE CHOOKY DANCERS 8.30pm-9.00pm

DR GONDARRA IN CONVERSATION

10.00pm-11.00pm

10.30pm-11.45pm

GETANO BANN

11.00am-Midday

TROY BRADY

11.00am-Midday

11.00am-Midday

GARY FOLEY ON FOLEY

12.30pm-1.30pm

12.30pm-1.30pm

THELMA PLUM

BOW AND ARROW

NGA TAE

DIGGING ROOTS

ARCHIE ROACH AND JEFF MCMULLEN IN CONVERSATION

THE CHOOKY DANCERS

PACIFIC CURLS

RICHARD FRANKLAND: BEHIND LATERAL VIOLENCE

OKA

SLIP ON STEREO


12.30pm-1.30pm 2.00.pm-2.45pm 3.10pm-3.30pm

4.00pm-5.15 pm

CASEY DONOVAN 6.30pm-7.45 pm

MOANA & THE TRIBE

DUBMARINE


10.15pm-11.30pm

9.45pm-11.00pm

WEAVING AT THE WEAVING CIRCLE

TRADITIONAL HEALING AT TE KOPERE

7.30pm-8.45pm

I DON’T WANNA PLAY HOUSE

8.15pm-9.15pm

AIRILEKE

CLOSING CEREMONY 5.45pm-6.15pm JEROME KAVANAGH: TE HAA AIO

BRIGGS

8.30pm-9.45pm

SARONG AND FLOWER MAKING AT PASIFIKA GALLERY

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5.00pm-5.30pm at the DANCE GROUNDS

6.30pm-7.45 pm

LANGUAGES AT MOTHER TONGUES GALLERY

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3.30pm-4.30pm

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DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED WHEN YOU JOIN A DAILY WORKSHOP

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DANCE AND MOVEMENT AT THE DANCE GROUNDS

TAPA PRINTING AT PASIFIKA GALLERY

JOIN MEMBERS OF THE NCIE (NATIONAL CENTRE OF INDIGENOUS EXCELLENCE) IN THE MOTHER TONGUE GALLERY

MIMS (MOVE IT MOB STYLE) Midday-12.20pm BUNGGUL 12.30pm-12.50pm MALU KIAI MURA BUAI 1.00pm-1.20pm JANNAWI DANCERS 1.30pm-1.50pm TSUU T’INA & ANISHNAABE 2.00pm-2.20pm RAKO DANCERS 2.30pm-2.50pm VOU 3.00pm-3.20pm MIMS (MOVE IT MOB STYLE) 4.00pm-4.20pm KOOMURRI DANCERS 4.30pm-4.50pm ARAKWAL DANCERS 5.00pm-5.20pm at the DANCE GROUNDS THE CHOOKY DANCERS 6.30pm-6.50pm MALU KIAI MURA BUAI 7.00pm-7.20pm JANNAWI DANCERS 7.30pm-7.50pm VOU 8.00pm-8.20pm KOOMURRI DANCERS 8.30pm-8.50pm TSUU T’INA & ANISHNAABE 9.00pm-9.20pm

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PROPPANOW IN CONVERSATION WITH DJON MUNDINE AND VERNON AH KEE

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ESSENTIAL INFO GATE TIMES:

AGE:

FOOD & MARKET STALLS

Friday 4th October: 2pm - close 12am

We know all our patrons are young at heart,

There will be a variety of market stalls to buy

Saturday 5th October: 11am - close 12am

however, patrons under the age of 15 must be

your special souvenir, as well as an array of

Sunday 6th October: 11am - close 12am

accompanied by an adult. Alcohol will only be

food stalls on site to keep those hunger pangs

PASS OUTS:

sold to patrons 18 and over who can show valid

satisfied!

18+ photo ID.

FOOD:

RECYCLING:

Byron Japanese Kitchen

Patrons are free to come in and out of the Festival at any time.

CAMPING: Those who will be staying at Boomerang onsite in the beautiful campgrounds need their camping ticket as well as Festival ticket to gain entry.

BUS: The buses are a cheaper and more efficient option for the patron so consider leaving the car behind and catching the Boomerang Bus! Shuttle buses will be in full operation- check out

Refuse, Reuse, Reduce and Recycle! Boomerang invites you to consider the environment and together we can decrease the volume of waste that ends up in landfill by using the effective bin systems throughout the site.

THE ENVIRONMENT: The Tyagarah Tea Tree farm is home to many native animals that need to be catered for to ensure their habitat and safety is paramount. Please respect the local flora and fauna.

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Sticking with NSW smoking laws, no cigarettes

Knicker Parlour

PARKING:

will be sold inside the festival. Please consider

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the environment when disposing of your

Mina Mina Gallery

cigarette butt and no smoking inside the tents.

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Parking will be available on site! We do however recommend car pooling or taking the bus!

WRISTBANDS: Treat it like gold! If lost, it’s not replaceable. Your wristband is non-transferable and once removed will become invalid.

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DISABILITIES: Should you need any assistance whilst onsite, please head to the information tent for assistance.

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SEAN CHOOLBURRA

SHELLIE MORRIS

SLIP ON STEREO

Sean Choolburra is one of our finest comedians. After winning the NSW Raw competition final in 2002, he has gone on to prove himself as a dynamic performer, with a great formula of stand up, stories and dance. Choolburra broke into comedy in 2002 after a lustrous ballet career with Bangarra and the Electric Boogaloo’s. Choolburra continues to tickle and entertain people through dance and amusing stories, which to some may seem borderline pure genius or pure ridiculous. Whichever way you take it, you will be leaving with a belly full of laughs

One of Australia’s finest singer songwriters, her voice and heartfelt music has seen her grace the stage from Melbourne to Vancouver Winter Olympics, Japan and London receiving numerous awards. She is a featured singer with award winning Black Arm Band her collaborations with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, as well as her intimate shows.

With their quirky blend of pop, funk, RnB, and reggae beats, this Brisbane-based four-piece band is growing a significant fan base. Zeek Power and Clint Wallace lead the band vocally while also holding the rhythm on guitars. Their trademark vocal sound and mix of gospelflavoured harmonies were honed from playing in a small church band in Rockhampton. Clint is a familiar face as ex-bass guitarist of Busby Marou and Zeek is the latest YouTube sensation with his solo work under his name ‘Zeek Power’. Former Rookie band members, bass guitarist Phil Moore and drummer Ash Moore hold the heartbeat of the band together. The boys have just released their latest single ‘Mercury’ from their new EP set for release later in the year.

Catch his Fifty Shades of Black at Boomerang.

Firmly rooted in community and sharing her songs of life, Shellie has been a huge inspiration and role model for Indigenous musicians. From her work on the big stages with John Cale, Sinead O’Connor and Gurrumul Yunupingu to sitting round a campfire with a guitar, her music speaks of shared experience and backgrounds.

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THELMA PLUM

Supafresh is a three-piece urban outfit based on the north coast, NSW featuring hip hop along with soulful songstress Sarah Bennett and MC’s/ producers and Bundjalung men Mitch King and Teddy Rhodes. Bringing their original tunes from a range of genres, they will make you want to move your body. Supafresh have spent the last year performing at NAIDOC week celebrations and community events alongside Casey Donovan, Troy Cassar Daley and Justice Crew. They recently supported the award winning Yung Warriors on their national tour.

‘Rosie’ is the debut EP for this 18-year-old singersongwriter. Her first demo, ‘Father Said’, won Triple J’s Unearthed competition in July 2012 and was celebrated on the UK-based Record of the Day blogsite. Shane Howard invited her to join his 30th anniversary celebration of “Solid Rock” at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre. With her exquisite acoustic set, Thelma has opened national tours for Bob Evans and Emma Louise and packed her tent at Bluesfest earlier this year.

Together they bring to Boomerang traditional Plains and hoop dance traditions combined with parkour style flipping and jumping.

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SUPAFRESH

‘Transmigration’, So You Think You Can Dance Canada and the 2009 World Championships of Performing Arts. He joins dancer, actor, choreographer, producer and award winning playwright, Anishnaabe man, Waawaate Fobister. From the Grassy Narrows first nation community in Ontario who has performed with numerous musical, theatre and dance productions including Toronto Dance Theatre and Kahawi Dance Theatre among others.

Politely but with intense conviction, Vernon has become one of the most political Aboriginal artists in the country. Along with a small group of Brisbane friends who call themselves ProppaNow, he believes that Aboriginal art is a white construct.

SYSTA BB’S...(AKA) KATE WELSMAN Systa BB’s inauguration into the world of DJing took place with the groundbreaking Global Village in 1993, transpiring to major festival appearances. She has been at the forefront of global and electronic music since she first began broadcasting on PBS radio in 1992 and currently presents the Good the Dub and The Global on Australia’s largest community radio station, RRR. She has curated film and music festivals at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, was Director for Drum Festival 2011 and a consultant and MC for WOMADelaide and the Australian World Music Expo (AWME). She also conducts ‘Artist in Conversation’ series at WOMADelaide and is currently a feature writer for Rhythms Magazine and freelance reviewer for The Age.

TJUPURRU From the Djabera Djabera people, Tjupurru plays a unique slide Didjeridu named ‘The Didjeribone’ because it can slide through different notes and tones - a cross between a didj and a trombone. His sound is picked up through a device called the ‘Face Bass’, a seismic microphone implanted inside his mouth. With the addition of sampling and electronic effects, Tjupurru has enabled himself to perform as a ‘one man band’, creating live samples and looping them to create songs and soundscapes that criss cross most musical genres.

From the Kuku Yalandji, Waanji, Yidindji and Gugu Yimithirr peoples. He is a draughtsman, photographer, screen-printer, video and text based installation artist, his portrait and work in the Sydney biennale received critical acclaim and he has works represented internationally. His art is primarily a critique of Australian popular culture, specifically the Black/White dichotomy. Vernon is an Associate Lecturer and is currently completing his Doctorate of Visual Arts at the Queensland College of Art.

Tjupurru’s new album has just been completed. Produced by Lee Groves (Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas, Marilyn Manson) it reaches new levels of musicality and creativity.

VOU TSUU T’INA & ANISHNAABE CANADIAN DANCE

Tsuu T’ina Performer, Erik Pipestem is a dancer and choreographer with many years of experience with diverse companies including Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘TOTEM’, Kahawi Dance Theatre’s

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VOU is a bridge, an umbilical cord connecting our ancient Fijian stories, chants, rituals and dances ,directly into the bellies of our modern day Fijian youth. VOU is the communication between the old and the new, the traditional and the contemporary. VOU is Fiji’s premiere dance company and has been taking the magic and mana of Fijian dance as far and wide as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. VOU proudly represented Fiji at the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts in the Solomon Islands.



JUST SOME OF WANTOK ARE:

GEORGE TELEK

DAILY WORKSHOPS & GALLERIES

From the Barovon village near Kokopo in East New Britain Province, Telek is one of the few Papua New Guinean singers to gain an international following.For twenty-five years, Telek (MBE) has been at the forefront of the PNG music scene internationally and at home.

PHILIP THURSTON WALES AIRILEKE Airileke is a respected Melbourne-based producer and artist who has built a name for himself through innovative projects such as ‘DRUM DRUM’, Grrilla Step and the Wantok Musik Foundation.

ALBERT DAVID

WANTOK SING SING PERFORMING

WAN SOLWARA PIPEL

The London Olympic Festival was a truly Olympian feat featuring 25,000 artists from all 204 competing Olympic nations. Representing Oceania was Wantok: SING SING, in an unforgettable concert which drew rave reviews from the media and standing ovations from the audience. Uplifting and exhilarating, Wantok: SING SING with the celebrated show titled ‘Wan Solwara Pipel’, is an epic journey that follows the songlines of the Indigenous peoples of Oceania in an exuberant fusion of music and dance. Join the Pacific region’s most significant artists as they take to the stage in a powerful mix of drumming, amazing vocals, Samoan street hip hop, reggae, dance and much more. Coming together will be artists, dancers and musicians from Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, the Torres Strait Islands, the Cook Islands (Raratonga) and Indigenous Australians including Frank Yamma, Djakapurra, accompanied by the amazing George Telek (Papua New Guinea), Vika and Linda Bull (Tonga), Airileke (Papua New Guinea), Albert David, Mariwo (Torres Strait Islands), Kas Futialo (Samoa), Tieni Ruapene (Rarotonga). All seventeen will be on stage in full costume under the musical direction of David Bridie. This star studded line up will introduce you to the rhythm of PNG, Pacifica and the long drums of Melanesia like you have never witnessed before and for those gathered at Boomerang this may well be a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience.

From the Torres Strait Island of Turtlehead Island. Albert graduated from NAISDA in 1994 and toured extensively in community areas and internationally with Bangarra Dance Theatre. Albert danced in the very first Sing Sing.

DAVID BRIDIE Musical Director, David Bridie is a seven time ARIA award winning songwriter and composer who enjoys a distinguished career as one of Australia’s most innovative musicians.

DJAKAPURRA MUNYARRYUN Djakapurra Munyarryun was born in Yirrkala as a member of the Wangurri clan of northeast Arnhem Land. He was raised with traditional dance and ceremony as an integral part of his life and as a teenager toured Australia with elders from Yirrkala.

FRANK YAMMA: Initiated Pitjantjatjara man Frank Yamma strikes a chord in the hearts of Australians. Speaking five languages his rich evocative voice and exceptional guitar skills combined with his brutally honest tales are spine tingling.

Phil Wales is a guitarist specialising in atmospherics and soundscapes. A recording and performing musician for over 25 years, he is also a veteran of over a dozen previous Sing Sing collaborations.

PATRIQ KAS FUTIALO / KAS Performing under the moniker ThaFeelstyle, KasFutialois is an awardwinning hip hop artist who raps in English as well as the Samoan language (Gaganafa’aSamoa or GaganaSamoa).

ABC OPEN ‘ME AND MINE’ WORKSHOPS ABC Open will help you share your story of a special relationship with someone else in your mob. Choose a relative - your mum, nan, uncle, cousin-brother, adopted dad or a sister you were separated from and rock on up to the ABC Open marquee. ABC Open Producers Catherine Marciniak and Solua Middleton will teach you how to take a great photo of the two of you and write a few words explaining why this person is special to you and describing the connection you share. This is a great opportunity to learn how to upload images and stories onto the net, share your story with the wider community and have some fun.

SANERIVI SAGALA / SANI Known by his stage name Dei Amo, meaning ‘The Samoan’, Sani is an acclaimed hip hop artist whose debut single ‘We Gon’ Ride’ went platinum in 2004 and has supported international acts including Black Eyed Peas and Busta Rhymes.

VIKA & LINDA BULL Vika and Linda have sung for the King of Tonga, the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela. For 25 years and across multi-platinum CD sales the glorious voices of Vika and Linda Bull have comprised one of the most distinctive, versatile and emotionally charged sounds on the Australasian music landscape.

WILLIAM HATCH William Hatch hails from the island of Vanua Balavu, Lau in the Fiji Islands and has been involved in singing and music since the age of eight, participating in countless of projects involving song and cultural dance.

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ARNHEM LAND WEAVERS Join the ladies from the Bawika and Yirrkala Communities of north East Arnhem Land as they weave with pandanus palm. Making baskets is a long process and you are all invited to learn about the ancient process of striping, boiling and dyeing. Sitting under the shade and experiencing the techniques of basket and mat weaving is all about the conversations and the exchange of culture. “This is woman business, basket...We teach them this, the knowledge of Aboriginal women. A basket is a book. I can learn from you, and you can learn from us.” Luk Luk Burarrwanga

IDENTITY 2013 Join members of the NCIE (National Centre of Indigenous Excellence )in the Mother Tongue Gallery. This workshop is all about conversation and what Identity is on a local and National level. Thought provoking and inclusive, just what does it mean to be Indigenous in 2013?

MOTHER TONGUE WORKSHOPS From Australia and the world, come and learn to say g’day and hear the stories of passing on the varying languages, from the locals of the Bundjalung nations. Conducted by a variety of speakers from the Widjabul, Gidabul and Yaegal clans of the region, such as Anthony Gordon and Gilbert Laurie to the international, with teaching michif by Canadian filmmaker Gail Maurice, who grew up with her grandmother’s language and is now doing the teaching. DAILY IN THE GALLERY

NSW WEAVERS Working with local grasses this next generation of weavers will show you the fun things you can make from what is growing in your very own backyard, from bracelets to baskets. Learn the varying techniques, the processing options of the Wiradjuri Gumbaynggir, Anaiwan of NSW at this wonderfully relaxing workshop.

PASIFIKA GALLERY BILLINUDGEL WEAVERS From the Minjungbal peoples of the local Bundjalung nation, LeLarnie O’Sullivan joins Robin Davis of the Yuin on south coast, as they teach the technique of weaves in traditional

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fibres, pandanus, spiny mat grass, bangalow palm, cabbage tree palm, sedges, rushes and kentia palm grown across NSW. Weaving connects us to country and culture. Gathering traditional plants and learning how to prepare the fibres is maintaining the old ways. Knowledge that is important for the collecting of foods, string and rope for making dilly bags, and nets for fishing. Weaving today plays an important role in ceremony and is being revived by Aboriginal women and men. The sharing with others gives us a true sense of peace and connection to Aboriginal culture.

Representing beautiful art from the pacific, Fijian artist and curator, Letila Mitchell has compiled a stunning exhibition of art works. The many canvases and carvings depict the incessant desire to learn and to analyse, while understanding the past and present pacific cultural heritage from the spiritual and intellectual awakening, to the

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knowledge this brings. A series of daily workshops will include; Headdress: flower making, this beautiful craft will have you wearing your headdress the entire weekend. Tapa Printing and Sarong making: from the Pacific Rim, learn the craft of design and its cultural relevance. Hula Dance: If you want to learn the Hula then the Pacific Style workshop is for you.

TWO WAY LEARNING Gadj Maymuru, a Manggalili man along with wife Jodie, has developed a multimedia platform and computer programming to teach any Aboriginal language at any age through their project Sharing Culture . DAILY IN THE GALLERY

LISTENING WITH ELDERS (Elders Tent) The elders gathering is a place to chill and hear of the local stories from the time of the cedar cutters, the asbestos mines, working the cane and the champions of the boxing ring from the homelands and missions of the Bundjalung. Come grab a cuppa and sit, listen and witness the wonderful generosity, humour and resilience with our Aunties and Uncles. DAILY IN THE GALLERY

FIRE CIRCLE Nightly under the stars on the sand circle, a time to gaze skyward and look through the eyes of the navigator, learn songs and simply enjoy each other’s company. NIGHTLY IN THE DANCE GROUNDS

TE KOPERE HEALING GROUP Immerse yourself, expand your mind and get involved in the ancient healing practices and rituals of Aotearoa. Te Kopere is the name of the South Taranaki Rongoa clinic and school, situated on the border between Whanganui and South Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand. The late ‘Aunty Olive / Nana Olive’ (Olive Bullock) was the founder and tutor of the Rongoa Maori organisation. Over the past 20 years, Te Kopere have visited various communities and attended festival events around Australia, to share their Rongoa Skills. Coordinated by Christine Bullock and Linda McDonald, the daily Rongoa Maori workshops at Boomerang will include massage, Tikanga (Maori protocols) and Karakia, Hiko A Moe Moe (meditation techniques) as well as Waiata (Maori songs). Be early and book your place as they will fill quickly.



THE BIIFF | BOOMERANG INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL

CANADIAN PROGRAM

CO-PRESENTED BY THE IMAGINATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FEST PROGRAMMING BY GAIL MAURICE AND DENISE BOLDUC partnership with imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival the short programs are a cross section of a slice of life of Aboriginal Canada and new film-makers . With the theme Warriors the screenings contain Sci-fi, comedy, drama, documentary and animation

WARRIORS SHORT FILMS PROGRAM 1

REEL INJUN

MAIDEN INDIAN

BASTARDY

CANADA FEATURE DOCUMENTARY DURATION: 85 MIN DIRECTOR: NEIL DIAMOND (CREE)

CANADA SHORT FILM DURATION: 5 MINUTES DIRECTED BY: THE EPHEMERALS JAIMIE ISAAC (SAGKEEN FIRST NATION), NIKI LITTLE (GARDEN HILL FIRST NATION) AND JENNY WESTERN (STOCKBRIDGE-

AUSTRALIA DURATION: 84 MINS DIRECTOR: AMIEL COURTIN-WILSON

The documentary was honoured with a prestigious Peabody Award featuring Clint Eastwood and Adam Beach. ‘Reel Injun’ is a documentary about the evolution of the depiction of First Nations people in film, from the silent era to today. Featuring clips from hundreds of films, candid interviews with famous Native and nonNative directors, writers and actors, ‘Reel Injun’ traces how the image of First Nations people in cinema have influenced the understanding and misunderstanding of their culture and history.

MUNSEE/ONEIDA)

The Ephemerals are a collective of Winnipeg artists and curators who aim to interrogate perceptions of Indigenous identity through aspects of material culture. From mall to museum, three women stitch together customary and trendy signifiers of Indigenous identity.

Aboriginal elder, actor, cat burglar, junkie and gay, Jack Charles is a man of irrepressible contradictions and conflicting personas. Over six years, Bastardy follows Jack in and out of gaol as he traverses the criminal underworld to support his heroin habit - all the while performing on the stages and film sets of some of Australia’s most renowned directors.

CHOKE

MUMA ALWAYS SAID NDN SPAM

CANADA: ANIMATION DURATION: 6 MIN DIRECTOR: MICHELLE LATIMER

CANADA DURATION 4 MIN DIRECTOR: CHERYL L’HIRONDELLE

After leaving his northern community, a young man experiences the ominous and foreign landscape of city life. A heartbreakingly beautiful story of lost souls and the power of home.

Canned meat and Internet information overload collide in this light-hearted musical exploration of identity. Cheryl L’Hirondelle was the recipient of the imagineNATIVE New Media Award twice for her online net.art projects.

Michelle Latimer (Métis) is a filmmaker, actor and programmer. ‘Choke’ premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and received the Sundance Special Jury Honorable Mention for Best International Short Film before going on to screen internationally.

WAPAWEKKA

A RED GIRLS REASONING ACTION /THRILLER DURATION: 10 MIN DIRECTOR: ELLE-MAIJA TAILFEATHERS

A female vigilante seeks revenge in this social commentary on violence against Indigenous women. Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers is Blackfoot from Kainai, or the Blood Reserve, as well as Sámi from Norway. She is an emerging filmmaker, actor, writer and activist. ‘A Red Girl’s Reasoning’ was a winner in Vancouver’s Crazy8s film competition.

AMAQQUT NUNAAT (The Country of Wolves) DURATION: 14 MIN PRODUCER: LOUISE FLAHERTY

A hunting excursion evolves into another-worldly encounter, as two brothers navigate the spirit realm in this ethereal and haunting animation that celebrates the ancient art of Inuit storytelling. Louise Flaherty (Inuk) is from Clyde River, Nunavut. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Education she has been working to promote Inuktitut literacy and is currently program manager of the Nunavut Teacher Education Program at Nunavut Arctic College.

FILE UNDER MISCELLANEOUS DURATION 7 MIN DIRECTOR: JEFF BARNARBY

A spiritually exhausted and destitute Mi’gMaq man visits a surgical clinic and undergoes a gruesome procedure to rid him of his red skin. Based on Pablo Neruda’s poem ‘Walking Around’, it inspires a gorgeous and gruesome fantasy of a destitute man who decides to assimilate into the ruling culture.

TUNGIJUG (What We Eat) DURATION 7:35 MIN DIRECTOR: PAUL RAPHAEL, FELIX LAJEUNESSE,

Inuit jazz throat-singer Tanya Tagaq, and Cannes-winning filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, talk back to Brigitte Bardot and the anti-seal hunting lobby on the eternal reality of hunting. Selected for Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, Best Short, imagineNATIVE Film Fest 2009.

THE GIFT DURATION:2 MIN DIRECTOR: TERRIL CALDER

Terril Calder is a Métis artist, born in Fort Frances, Ontario. ‘The Gift’ interrogates why the European settlers gave the native people blankets with diseases on them, and if they did it on purpose. This issue has been resurrected for debate in an attempt to discredit the use of smallpox blankets as a myth. The history of quite a few tribes was lost during this time because so many people fell sick and died. As a result, the woollen blanket represents all of the broken promises that are interwoven in native history. Using a very minimalist style, this animated short leaves a lasting impression. ‘The Gift’ had its world premiere at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.

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WARRIORS SHORT FILMS PROGRAM 2

CANADA DURATION: 16 MIN. DIRECTOR: DANIS GOULET (MÉTIS) IN ENGLISH AND CREE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

‘Wapawekka’ is the Cree word for ‘white beach’. It also refers to a remote lake in northern Saskatchewan where a father and son are out canoeing. Josh, a young hip hop musician, would much rather be doing something else rather than accompany his father on this trip to a lonesome hut. As their trip progresses, the generational conflict between the hip, young man and his traditional father becomes apparent.

BEING BROWN DURATION: 2 MIN DIRECTOR: ZIIBI CAMERON

Ziibi Cameron (Ojibway), aged 10, is a new filmmaker who enjoys attending powwows and comes from a family of six. ‘Being Brown’ won the 2012 imagineNATIVE Tour competition. This heartfelt story showcases youth dancer and filmmaker Ziibi and his reflections on cultural life as a powwow dancer.

WOODCARVER DURATION: 5:45 MIN DIRECTOR: BEAR WITNESS

An innovative tribute in response to the murder of totem carver John Williams by a Seattle police officer in 2010. Bear Witness (Cayuga) is an Ottawa-based media artist who has been producing short experimental videos for over eight years.

LA JOIE DE VIVRE DURATION: 5 MIN DIRECTOR: JEREMY VASSILOU

Jérémy Vassiliou (Innu) is a new filmmaker who made ‘La Joie De Vivre’ with his friends. He loves animals, science and filmmaking. Jeremy delivers a message of hope by talking about the things that have changed his outlook on life in this heartwarming, life-affirming profile.

NIKAMOWIN DURATION: 11 MIN DIRECTOR: KEVIN LEE BURTON

Deconstructing and reconstructing Cree narrative, this film experiments with language. Kevin Lee Burton (Swampy Cree) is a director, programmer and freelance editor.

DANCERS OF THE GRASS CANADA ANIMATION DURATION: 2 MIN DIRECTOR: MELANIE JACKSON (2009)

This film vividly depicts the majesty of the hoop dance, a tradition symbolising the unity of all nations. Melanie is the producer and editor of animations and documentaries for Dark Thunder Productions.

THE CAVE SCI –FI DURATION: 2 MIN DIRECTOR: HELEN HAIG-BROWN

The film follows the journey of a bear hunter who accidentally discovers a portal to the afterlife, was inspired by a true Tsilhqot’in a tale first audio recorded by Haig-Brown’s great uncle.

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