Series 1: Photographs of Survival Day and Yabun, 26 January 1996-26 January 2012 / by Jamie James

series

26 January 1996-26 January 2012

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9607486

20 photographs - digital, TIFF, colour

The first Survival Day concert was held in Sydney in 1992. The concert was staged as a counter to Australia Day to emphasise Indigenous Australia’s cultural survival and resilience. Over the following years, many more concerts have been held at various locations including La Perouse, Bondi and Redfern. These free open-air concerts feature Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal entertainers, musicians and artists.

The annual Yabun Festival was started by Gadigal Information Service in 2003. Gadigal is a Sydney-based media company focused on Indigenous affairs and promoting Indigenous performers and musicians. It has continued the tradition of Aboriginal ‘Survival Day’ gatherings.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

Item 01: Member of the Yolngu band Yothu Yindi, Milkayngu Mununggurr, plays Didj., Survival Day Concert, La Perouse, Sydney, Friday, 26 January 1996
Item 02: Uncle Jimmy Little, Yorta Yorta man, sings Royal Telephone for the crowd, Survival Day Concert, Waverley Oval, Sydney, Wednesday, 26 January 2000
Item 03: Crowd with Rowena Welsh-Jarrett in red on left, and Stiff Gins' Nardi Simpson second from right, Survival Day Concert, Waverley Oval, Sydney, Wednesday, 26 January 2000
Item 04: Aaron Pedersen [and unidentified woman and man], Survival Day Concert, Waverley Oval, Sydney, Friday, 26 January 2001 / photograph by Jamie James
Item 05: Two women dance together in front of the crowd, Survival Day Concert, Waverley Oval, Sydney, Friday, 26 January 2001
Item 06: Elders and survivors of the Stolen Generations getting ready to go on stage, Survival Day Concert, Waverley Oval, Sydney, Saturday, 26 January 2002
Item 07: Elders and survivors of the Stolen Generations sing as a choir on stage with Bob Randall on guitar, Survival Day Concert, Waverley Oval, Sydney, Saturday, 26 January 2002
Item 08: Will Jarrett and Isaac Parsons, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Monday, 26 January 2009
Item 09: Opening ceremony, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Monday, 26 January 2009
Item 10: [Unidentified woman and boy], Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Monday, 26 January 2009
Item 11: Performer Nadeena Dixon on stage, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Monday, 26 January 2009
Item 12: Kids at the Vibe Alive stage with faces painted up, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Monday, 26 January 2009
Item 13: Uncle Max Eulo begins the day with a smoking ceremony in front of artist Brook Andrew’s "Travelling Colony" caravan, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Thursday, 26 January 2012
Item 14: Smoking ceremony with young dancers in traditional dress and Uncle Max Eulo, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Thursday, 26 January 2012
Item 15: Musicians Christine Anu, Archie Roach and Marlene Cummins, backstage, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Thursday, 26 January 2012
Item 16: Anthony "The Man" Mundine and children enjoy the day, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Thursday, 26 January 2012
Item 17: City of Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore, Steve Miller, Jessica Mauboy backstage, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Thursday, 26 January 2012
Item 18: Superhero in crowd, late afternoon, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Thursday, 26 January 2012
Item 19: Local Lads, Yabun, Victoria park, Sydney, Thursday, 26 January 2013
Item 20: NSW Police and crowd, Yabun, Victoria Park, Sydney, Thursday, 26 January 2012

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Jamie James
Research & study copies allowed:
Approval for publication required: From copyright holder
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Jamie James

Shot : 400 photographs, 200 photographers, 3 centuries - State Library of New South Wales (29 October 2023-20 October 2024). Applies to Item 13