This week,  Aboriginal Elders and community groups from all over Western Australia will gather to commemorate Australia’s largest single Death-in-Custody site, Wadjemup or Rottnest Island.

The event is called Wirin Bidi which means ‘spirit trail,’ a significant cultural ceremony to remember more than 4,000 Aboriginal men and boys who were incarcerated on Wadjemup between 1838 and 1931. 

The event will include truth-telling from Traditional Owners and Elders, to foster healing by acknowledging the island’s dark history.

Image: Image: State Library of Western Australia, 5993P.

Produced By: Micah Kickett

Featured In Story: Karen Jacobs- Whadjuk Elder

First aired on The Wire, Monday 4 November 2024