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Jul 6
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NAIDOC 2026: Victor the fire man on burn...

ABC Australia
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Tagalaka man, Victor Steffensen on the ‘walking encyclopedias’ — dear old men he met who entrusted him with their decades of cultural knowledge and taught him to apply the right traditional burn for the right environment, so Country can thrive.    Victor advocates for small, cool fires that emit white smoke. This is something Indigenous people have done fo ... Show More
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