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 AACTA winning actor Maminydjama Magnolia Maymuru, who goes by Magnolia professionally, is back on Yolŋu country for Garma.

The Nightingale and Drover's Wife actor also made sure to pass on her wisdom to the next generation of aspiring Indigenous models or actresses.

"You are your own anchor, your own sail so you got to believe in yourself," she said.

"Don't forget to represent your mob, your people.

"Because the world's watching so we got to make our old people and our ancestors proud."

More from the forum with Pacific representatives on climate change,

Tuvalu's Minister for Climate Change, Maina Talia, told the crowd of the devastation caused to his island nation by rising seas and natural disasters.

As people move to higher ground and lose social cohesion, traditional practices and the livelihoods of Tuvaluans are being impacted, he says.

Talia acknowledges the important new agreement between Australia and Tuvalu to address the issue of climate change migration.

However, it is the time spent at Garma that gives special meaning to the relationship with Australia, he says.

"The most important thing that I'm going to take that home is that despite all the difficulties, the problem that you're facing, you are able to dance and dancing in the face of despair is literally telling us that we have hope in the future. And that that's the message I'm going to take and tomorrow we'll also continue to dance our fidelity, our traditional dance, despite climate change," he said.

The spirit of unity was also shared by Reverend Cliff Bird, representing Solomon Islands Intercultural Ministry and Climate Action Team.

After the referendum vote last year, Reverend Bird was told: "We are mourning." He replied: "I'm with you."

As the panel chat wrapped up, the Pacific delegates were told that there would be dancing again at today's bunngul. They were invited to join the dance with Yolŋu, as one people.

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Climate change has been a major topic in this morning's conversations at Garma.

From across the seas, leaders of Pacific nations have attended the festival's first ever international forum.

Yolŋgu elders warmly welcomed representatives from Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji.

A spirit of togetherness and was felt as gifts of bark paintings, small wooden canoes, fans and shell money were exchanged. Reflecting deep traditions of respect and recognition that are shared by their cultures.

Gary Juffa, Governor of Papua New Guinea's Oro Province, a place of extraordinary biodiversity, spoke passionately, calling for a better relationship between the economically powerful nations and developing countries, for mutual benefit.

Juffa reflected on the gaping disparity between PNG which is resource rich but cash poor compared to the world's strongest economies.

"We must take stock now in the face of global boiling", Juffa said in reference to comments by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

"We're already at the precipice".

This Bungul was unlike any other we've seen so far at the Garma Festival.

Members of the Yolngu community performed 'Sea Country' song and dance, which tells of stories about the importance of preserving and sharing water. 

Nuwandjali Marawili, a Yolngu man from the Madarrpa clan who designed the 'Blue Mud Bay Sea' flag, spoke to the audience about its meaning while it was raised on a pole behind him. 

White representing the clouds above and the ancestors watching within them. 

Yellow for the sun, that holds the energy of Mother Earth.

Blue depicts the sea and the connection to water.

The black representing the people of East Arnhem Land. 

The red meaning blood, which connects them all.

ABC Indigenous's Tom Forrest, who is at Garma, says after two days of serious, thought-provoking discussions, the festival is shifting its focus to cultural activities, arts and key forums.

"This morning there was women's ceremony, a women's healing. There was also quite an important key forum, where people from the South Pacific came in to share knowledge and speak about the ties between the Yolngu people and their culture, and [there were] some really emotional and touching conversations happening there," Forrest says.

"King Stingray will also be coming back tonight, performing in their home town that attracted such a massive crowd last year to see King Stingray, who have travelled internationally.

"I think most of the community will come out to Garma to watch that performance. I think everyone is really looking forward to that now."

For NT independent MP Yiŋiya Mark Guyula, that must include a treaty where First Nations people have equal authority to determine an agreement with parliament.

The representative for Mulka, which covers the territory's north-east, echoed the words of the late Gumatj leader and singer of Yothu Yindi, Dr Yunupiŋu, calling for "treaty now" in a keynote address.

"The problems that we see in Alice Springs and Darwin and in urban areas are here because governments have not listened.

"It’s time for you to stop and listen to us now.

"It’s time for a federal truth, treaty and peace commission — a Makarrata Commission.

"It’s time for recognition of our leadership, that sovereignty was never ceded.

A treaty is a diplomatic gesture that brings our leaders as equals to the table with government to say:
• What are the wrongs of the past?
• How do we fix this?
• What do we want our future to look like?

"It is through genuine treaty-making that the government can work in partnership and share power.

"But, while this government continues to stall the process of treaty, our leaders and people continue to die.

So I stand here today in this Garma space, and I call on the prime minister and the new minister for Indigenous Australians to listen to us and work together to create an independent treaty commission that begins now."

When visitors first walked past the bungul ground on arriving earlier this week, there was a massive blank board to one side.

Since then, it's been transformed into a mural by Balanggarra and Yolngu artist Molly Hunt.

"It's embodied the Garma theme: Fire, strength, renewal," she says.

"The female embodies strength, or what I think of as strength, and staunchness and just power.

"I've been brought up by six different women. I'm from a very matriarchal family so female, Black female is the embodiment of strength for me." 

The artwork is meant to be finished by today, so we'll try to get some more pictures to you soon.