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Blak arts event flips 'day of mourning' on its head

Barkaa was among the artists to perform at Blak Powerhouse in Sydney on Australia Day in 2023. (HANDOUT/NIKHIL NINAN)

Once marked by Aboriginal people as a day of mourning, Australia Day will be turned into a celebration of Indigenous cultural excellence at an iconic Sydney museum.

We Are Warriors - an advocacy group for Indigenous artists founded by the rapper Nooky - are reclaiming the controversial holiday, long associated with the nation's colonial history, in the Blak Powerhouse event.

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