The stage transformed into a Warraloo, the Noongar word for 'dragonfly', infront of hundreds of thousands of people at Glastonbury Festival.
First Nations culture has been celebrated on the world stage, with an appearance by a Noongar dance group at Glatsonbury Festival. Gya Ngoop Keeninyarr performed in front of over 200,000 attendees at the festival in England. The group shared the stage with iconic DJ Fatboy Slim, performing a Warraloo Welcome Ceremony. The stage transformed in to a Warraloo, the Noongar word for 'dragonfly'.
Mr McGuire said that it was a special moment to be able to share Noongar culture and storytelling with the world. "The beauty of standing on an international stage is the chance to share our connection to all living things," he told the National Indigenous Times. "If we as the human race look back to the First Stories - look back far enough into our culture - we'll see the connection to all peoples and the synergies of life.
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