BACKGROUND
Owners and
Custodianship
Custodians of the Woodford
are the members of Jinibara Nation. The Jinibara people are the registered
Native Title Claimants for the Woodford area and are comprised of the
descendents of Fanny Mason known as Jowalmel who was born in the 1840’s at
Woodford and Johnny McKenzie known as Wangiramu born in 1826 near Kilcoy.
Our Custodians Uncle
Noel Blair and Uncle Kenny Murphy have been elected by the elders of the
Jinibara to act as their spokespeople and representatives.
The world of the Jinibara is rich in
Dreaming places and ceremonial grounds including Bora rings, stone
arrangements, camping places, food resource areas and story places. The
Jinibara Peoples have many stories that connect them with country and ancestors.
Today,
the land is managed by the Queensland Folk Federation (QFF), a
not-for-profit organisation which presents the Woodford Folk Festival,
The Dreaming Festival and The Planting on the site annually. The land is
dedicated to the arts and humanities and is underpinned by a strong commitment
to the environment. The QFF is also an Incorporated Association and a
recognised charity.
The Festival
The Woodford Folk Festival is international event which is
held annually over six days and six nights with more than 2000 performers.
The festival including dances, street theatre, writers’ panels, film festival, comedy sessions,
acoustic jams, social dialogue and debate, folk medicine, an entire children’s
festival, an environmental programme featuring talks, debates and films, art
and craft workshops, circus performances and workshops, late night cabarets, parades
and special events including a spectacular fire event.
many people said that the festival is a place where people can
escape from ‘reality’ and immerse yourself in cultures from near and far. It is
a place where artists inspire, community spirit engulfs and life memories are
made
The Dreaming
The dreaming festival is a 3 day and 4 night celebration of Indigenous art, culture and lifestyle. Featuring indigenous performers from Australia and around the world, The Dreaming Festival will open with a traditional ceremony to acknowledge and respect the Jinibara people, the traditional custodians of the Woodford region.
There
is some events and workshops taking place during the Dreaming Festival include
performances by the Inala Clowning and Skills Troupe, guided bushtucker walks,
African drumming workshops, coconut weaving workshop, a poetry slam and the
opportunity to add to the mural art collaboration which will celebrate Mother
Earth
In
this festival people can experience rich in culture and lore. Here is a chance
to immerse yourself in hat special feeling that only a large gathering of
indigenous tribal people can bring
The
Dreaming indigenous festival is not held this year, with the Queensland Folk
Federation saying funding sources had dried up since the global financial
crisis
The
Environment
The
environmental landscape of the Woodford Folk Festival is a consequential
element of the festival experience. The festival streetscape and surrounding
Glasshouse Mountains landscape has become the character of the event, its self
conception and functional operation.
To
protect the environmental beauty inherent in the festival landscape, the infrastructure
on the site has been built in accord with the ethos of the 500 Year Plan. This
concept is bound to the ideology that every decision should have a view toward
the future: new infrastructure should be ‘architecturally splendid’,
environmentally complementary and ecologically sound. Therefore, there are very
few permanent buildings on the festival site with intention only to add
essential structures; those that are permanent include the 43 amenities blocks
and the cider house. The mud or dust of the gravel-covered festival streetscape
– lined with tents, colourful flags and lanterns – create the makeshift charm
which defines the festival. The development of the site aim to make the
festival environmentally friendly. With respect to the original land
custodians, the festival maintains a strong environmental ethos to protect and
sustain the festival village site.
what do people think about Woodford and its identity?
what is woodford?
festival? nature?
what do people think about the festival?
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