{"id":4816,"date":"2018-07-19T13:59:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T20:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/scientologybeliefs\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2018-10-01T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T18:13:37","slug":"celebrating-indigenous-culture-of-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/scientologybeliefs\/2018\/07\/celebrating-indigenous-culture-of-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Indigenous Culture of Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Scientology Volunteer Ministers joined in the festivities at the National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Observance Celebration in Yarrabah, Queensland.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1797px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/FURL\/imagecache\/cropfit@w=3000@h=1200\/blob\/images\/articles\/e\/4\/e45a25f2-8a4f-11e8-aab4-42010a80013d\/kids.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoying National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Observance Celebration at the Volunteer Ministers tent \" width=\"1797\" height=\"1200\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Observance Celebration at the Volunteer Ministers tent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bright yellow tent of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerministers.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Volunteer Ministers<\/a>\u00a0was decorated in black, red and yellow balloons, the traditional colors of the Aboriginal people, in celebration of indigenous culture at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naidoc.org.au\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Observance Celebration (NAIDOC)<\/a>\u00a0in Yarrabah, Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>The Volunteer Ministers offered practical help in their bright yellow tent. Visitors could select from their 19 life skills booklets and courses. Among the most popular were the booklets on marriage and the cause of conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>For more than a decade, a Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour has been working with\u00a0Aboriginal communities throughout the country, providing practical help to hundreds of thousands to resolve social issues and tackle problems\u00a0such as drug abuse and illiteracy.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/press-releases\/celebrating-the-indigenous-culture-of-australia.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scientology Newsroom.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientology Volunteer Ministers joined in the festivities at the National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Observance Celebration in Yarrabah, Queensland. 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