Dance, art and Indigenous storytelling: Garma festival 2026 in pictures

The theme of the 26th Garma festival was Bukmak, meaning all of us, everyone together in Yolgnu language. The four-day gathering at the Gulkula ceremonial grounds in Arnhem Land is the largest First Nations cultural event in Australia Indigenous leaders look to the future at Garma: ‘People are feeling strong again’ Noel Pearson: ‘The inability to deliver the changes Indigenous Australians need is no longer just a moral failure but a civilisational one’