GARMA

What is Garma

“A garma is a sort of place – of rich resources for many people, this garma thing. For all yolngu [people]. Like this, all yolngu always used to come to this thing garma, coming together, all different groups.” Gunygulu Yunupingu

The ancient sound of the yidaki (didgeridu) is a call to all people to come together in
unity. This call will announce the annual Garma, the largest and most vibrant celebration of Yolngu Aboriginal people of north east Arnhem Land) culture in recent memory.

In August 2005, I took my Year 9 class to visit and stay at Yirrkala School and attend Garma Festival. We travelled overland from Mullumbimby, NSW to Gove N.T-10 000km's!