Wadjemup Wirin Bidi, commemorating Rottnest Island’s dark history
This week, Aboriginal Elders and community groups from all over Western Australia will gather to commemorate Australia’s largest single Death-in-Custody site, Wadjemup or Rottnest Island. The event is called Wirin Bidi which means ‘spirit trail,’ a significant cultural ceremony to remember more than 4,000 Aboriginal men and boys who were incarcerated on Wadjemup between 1838 …
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