The forced removal of Aboriginal people and destruction of the Mapoon mission 50 years ago by the Queensland government will be commemorated this weekend in Cape York. The only house left standing in ...
While most Australians scramble to buy their Christmas seafood, those in a remote Cape York community go straight to the source. Loading... The people of Mapoon catch fresh fish, crabs and oysters ...
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Alma Mamoose remembers being overcome with grief when her family was forced to leave the far north ...
The Mapoon Paanja Cultural Festival was held on the weekend to remember their loss but also celebrate their community’s survival. In November of 1963, the Director of Native Affairs Pat Killoran ...
The recent tragedy at Kowanyama makes us all too aware of the complex cultural dynamics operating in our remote Indigenous communities. We also know that incarceration is not the solution. The ...