[Photo: Matt Turner. Article: The Advertiser]
Major wants to live to see an Australia in which all non-Aboriginal people experience what indigenous culture is about.
“Aboriginal people live every day in what it is like to be part of white culture, but how many Australians can say they have experienced Aboriginal culture,” the Ngarrindjeri elder said. Continue reading
Thanks to Brian for sending this link that shows a different view of the bushfires currently afflicting the east coast of Australia.
Fires continue to devastate bushland and homes across much of NSW Australia. In fact, the fires extend as far south as Canberra and beyond, and up to the Gold Coast of Queensland in the north.
Here is an interactive map:
Smoke is very noticeable in many areas and is impacting air quality.
The Sydney Morning Herald is giving free access to all fire related news.
For those wanting to get updates on the terrible bushfires raging in NSW, here is a very good link:
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-bushfires-rage-live-updates-20131017-2vo14.html
Even though Toby has been a DUCW member for only a few months, his association with the Club goes back several years to our Folklorama pavilion in 2004. His parents from Australia were visiting Winnipeg at that time, and attended our show with him. He has had an oblique interest in the Club ever since. Continue reading