Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors of this land, their spirits and their legacy. The foundations laid by these ancestors gives strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both First Nations and non-First Nations peoples, towards creating a better Queensland.

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As it Happened: Clancestry 2022

First Nations • 2m 21s

Clancestry 2022 is over but not forgotten! The jam-packed two-week program of events ran from 13 to 28 May 2022 and brought together First Nations voices, ideas and talent through performance and professional development opportunities.

QPAC transformed into a vibrant First Nations space thanks to the beautiful artwork of Quandamooka Nunukul artist Casey Coolwell-Fisher, who led the site design.

Festival highlights included the epic music concert BLAKTIVISM, which saw a cross-generational line-up including Bart Willoughby, Baarka and Tasman Keith lay bare issues such as First Nations sovereignty, police brutality and state oppression; and the world premiere of COOKED by Digi Youth Arts and The Good Room, which turned hundreds of years of colonial thinking on its head.

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