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)

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(Image credit: (Pat Kane))

(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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