Ancient way of river life celebrated in art

RIVER water has, for eons, been life to the Aboriginal people of the country where Namatjira Avenue now winds it’s way through the dust east of Dareton. That is still true, but of course much of everything else has changed. A stunning artwork officially unveiled at the Indigenous settlement this week looks back to an […]

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