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The Vigil: Adam Goodes dances in the spirit of Indigenous warriors at Sydney festival’s 26 January reflection – The Guardian
The AFL great paid tribute to his mother, a member of the stolen generations, at the festival’s annual dusk-til-dawn meditation on Australia’s colonial history
Australian Rules footballer Adam Goodes once famously danced a war cry after kicking a goal. He was inspired by Indigenous children who play the sport, but the public backlash was swift. Now he has danced again, paying homage to his mother, a member of the stolen generations.
The dual Brownlow medallist and former Sydney Swans star was among more than 70 Indigenous men and boys taking part in Uralaku Thikina, the dance home, their faces, torsos and legs daubed in thick white ochre, to celebrate…
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