“This is an opportunity for people to learn more about Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and histories, through food, dance, song and more.” Aunty McRose Elu says the Coming of the ...

Jack and other Rockhampton Torres Strait Islanders joined in harmony, song and dance to celebrate the Coming of the Light festival. The festival celebrates the coming of Christianity to the Torres ...

That was July 1, 1871. Australia's most Christian community abides in the Torres Strait and the annual "The Coming of the Light" festival melds European religion with original culture. Outsiders ...

with the Coming of the Light holiday celebrated on 1 July each year among the most important days on the region’s festival calendar. The Torres Strait Islands’ conversion to Christianity ...

excitement building for the Coming of the Light Festival, which marks the 1871 arrival of English missionaries. Renowned Melbourne chef Nornie Bero is returning home to the Torres Strait for her ...

You go anywhere in the Torres Strait Islands and everyone ... His two musical worlds collide each year with the Coming of The Light festival, known as Keriba Lagaw Buiya in language.

“The ripple effect of The Coming of the Light levelled the inter-island animosities,” explains Uncle Willy Wigness, 61, a Torres Strait Islander-Kaurareg Aboriginal elder and activis ...

the first navigator credited with coming across the islands is the Spaniard Luis Vaez de Torres who sailed through the strait in 1606. The discovery of pearl shell in the 1860s led to an influx of ...

“One thing I love about here,” Drummond says of the Torres Strait Islands ... The easy conversations I have in the coming days with people who are intimately connected to their culture ...

As an example, let’s explore the astronomy of the Torres Strait Islanders ... s time to plant their gardens in anticipation of the coming Kuki season. The shark constellation, Baidam, is ...