A 'yarn tent' has discussed issues around national unity, the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and reconciliation at the annual Saltwater Freshwater festival, on the NSW Mid North Coast.
A crowd gathered to watch as a traditional smoking ceremony and Aboriginal dancers opened the festival, which was timed to coincide with Reconciliation Week.
The event aims to showcase the art, music and culture of the Worimi, Biripi, Dunghutti and Gumbaynggirr nations of the Mid North Coast region and was this year held at Port Macquarie.
