'Walk and Talk’, along Monkittee Creek at Bi-centennial Park, with Uncle Max Harrison and Dr Caroline Josephs. Meet at festival office Saturday 10am.

 ‘Walking and Talking', Uncle Max will share stories of what is present, here, now, always; deepening understanding of nature and place through signs in the landscape that are rich with information to those who are open to seeing.

Caroline Josephs is a longtime storyteller, educator, artist, writer. In easy gentle ways, Caroline will walk with Elder, Uncle Max, and draw simple creative responses to experience of country and stories from participants, (everyone can do this.)

WHAT MAKES AN ELDER ? A forum with Trish Ellis, Mary Duroux, Geoff Hoad and Noel Butler.  11.30-1.00pm on Sunday at the CWA rooms.

This topic of discussion has been proposed by well-known South Coast NSW woman, Trisha Ellis. To explore the concept of "Elder" in both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community, four quite local speakers, including Ellis, will educate and challenge us. Geoff Hoad, Braidwood's Anglican Minister is a confirmed participant.

Aimed at being a "grassroots" event, there will be time and encouragement for discussion from the floor afterwards.

INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL CWA rooms Saturday 1.30-5.00pm  Sunday 1.00-4.30PM

Crocodile Dreaming: (29 minutes) Crocodile Dreaming is a film which tells a traditional Aboriginal story. A stone holding the stories and songs of the ancestors has been stolen from its proper location and subsequently causes the death of two children. It must be found and brought back to restore the 'right order'. Two brothers are involved, separated from birth. This riveting drama marks the remarkable debut fiction film of writer-director Darlene Johnson, after a distinguished carer in documentaries, such as Stolen Generations and Gulpili.

Sacred Ground: (58 minutes) In a remote coastal region of South Australia, Quenten Agius and his nephew Chris discover human skeletal remains in the middle of a multi-million dollar housing development. Five years in the making, this observational documentary captures the story of Quenten Agius and his family fighting to save what is left of their ancient heritage and culture. ‘When good people do nothing, bad things happen'. Quenten and his family have the guts to stand up, to speakout and to stand clear for what they believe in -- Sacred Ground is their story.

Liyarn Ngarn: (65 minutes) In the Yawuru language of the West Kimberley region around Broome in Australia's far north-west, means "Coming Together of the spirit". It epitomises a thirty year long mission of Indigenous leader and Yawura man, Patrick Dodson, to bring about a lasting and true reconciliation between the original owners and the immigrants. Liyarn Ngarn is a documentary film, aiming to change peoples' perception and attitude to Indigenous people and to assist with the process of true and lasting reconciliation. It also offers some kind of meaningful epitaph to the Indigenous lives lost through sheer inhumanity.

The Intervention: (56 minutes) Award-winning filmmaker Julie Nimmo spent a year making this latest film.
the Intervention examines the process of the Federal intervention taking place in Indigenous communities in the Katherine region in Northern Territory in the name of neglected and abused children. Nimmo has said "i just came away with such admiration for the people who live in the Northern Territory". She is passionate about the need for Australia to understand that Indigenous people are as diverse as any other group. The Intervention was supported by the Film finance corporation (FFC) and ABC TV.

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