And yet 49 years of festivals is nothing in comparison to the story and kinship upheld by the traditional owners, the Pyipgil Gundidj clans of the Peek Whurrong people. Their entanglement with the land dates back tens of thousands of years, and without the honouring of that, Port Fairy Folk Festival wouldn’t be what it is.It’s also important to note the hostility, violence, and ongoing affect of colonisation continue to reek an injustice on the …
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