A long-awaited feast
The Northern Territory's smallest indigenous community celebrates their sacred land after a three-year drought


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(Image credit: (Pat Kane)The region is rich in resources and the Kakisa Dene land, called Ka-agee Tu, or "Between the willows," has been sought after by mining companies for decades. The Kakisa Dene are wor)

(Image credit: (Pat Kane)The harvest is also an opportunity for the elders to pass the community's traditions onto the next generation. "In that sense," Kane said, "this harvest is about cultural preservati)

(Image credit: (Pat Kane))

(Image credit: (Pat Kane))

(Image credit: (Pat Kane))

(Image credit: (Pat Kane))

(Image credit: (Pat Kane))

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(Image credit: (Pat Kane))

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Jackie Friedman is the assistant photo editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the photojournalism program at Kent State University and now lives in New York.
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