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Camera IconDonna Ronan and Nola Gregory at a NAIDOC event in Geraldton. Credit: The Geraldton Guardian

Spirits soar at Geraldton NAIDOC Week celebration

Lisa FavazzoGeraldton Guardian
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The wet weather held off just long enough to ensure NAIDOC celebrations in the CBD could go off without a hitch on Friday morning, with more than 200 people gathering at Edith Cowan Square to celebrate. Between the heart-stopping didgeridoo performance, the warm kangaroo pies and the smoking ceremony, the event offered plenty of chances to relax, reflect and celebrate Indigenous culture.As part of her Welcome to Country, Donna Ronan said: “I’d like to acknowledge our mob from all over Australia.“Welcome and heal our country”. Several organisations were involved, including Centacare, Broadspectrum, Legal Aid, Desert Blue Connect, the Aboriginal Family Legal Service, Communicare, the Department of Communities, WA Police, Consumer Protection, and the Department of Justice. Picture: Lisa Favazzo/The Geraldton Guardian, Clarence Merry, 10, holding a snake.

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Leroy Shiosaki playing the digeridoo at Geraldton Courthouse on NAIDOC Week. Picture: The Geraldton Guardian

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Lani Merrit, 11. Picture: The Geraldton Guardian

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Ella Ailenei, Perlin Simon, Russell Pratt, Lara Dalton MLA. Picture: The Geraldton Guardian

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Maddi Bradley and Thea Bradley, 1. Picture: The Geraldton Guardian

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Kurt McIntosh and Violet Evans. Picture: The Geraldton Guardian