A sacred spiritual Moon dance was submitted as key evidence in the High Court’s decision to grant sea rights to communities of the Torres Strait. Select the correct statement(s) (more than one answer may be correct):

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A sacred spiritual Moon dance was submitted as key evidence in the High Court’s decision to grant sea rights to communities of the Torres Strait. Select the correct statement(s) (more than one answer may be correct):

Accepted Answer

The bilingual nature of the lyrics, combining phrases of Meriam Mir and Mabuyag, was deemed to demonstrate the longstanding connection between the two communities and the 200km wide waters that lay in between.

Accepted Answer

The lyrics of the Moon dance are “Gedge Togia, Milpanuka”, meaning ‘Moon rising over home” in the languages of the Meriam Mir and Mabuyag communities.

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The lyrics of the Moon dance are “Gedge Togia, Milpanuka”, meaning ‘the Moon connects all’ in the languages of the Meriam Mir and Mabuyag communities.

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