Koiki's Wish Fulfilled
On September the eighteenth 1995, Koiki's wish was fulfilled. In a moving ceremony at Las, his remains were interred in their final resting place, the site of Benny Mabo's former garden, where young Koiki had learnt to grow yams and sweet potatoes.
Among the Islanders who came to pay their last respects, was a strong sense that this was where Koiki really belonged.
The tombstone, with a new bronze bust, was resurrected and unveiled, finally releasing the Mabo family from mourning.
Mabo's Tombstone, Murray Island
Image
Sep, 10, 1995
Las, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo family, Mer, Murray Island, reburial, tombstone ceremony
Malo Dance from Mabo film
Video
1995
ancestors, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo dance, Malo's laws, reburial, sacred
Adoption
Topic
Jun, 29, 1936
adoption, gardening, inheritance, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, Mer, Mer, Meriam Mer, Murray Island, Sambo, Poipe, Sambo, Robert
Bakir Auski - Tombstone Opening 1995
Topic
Jun, 3, 1995
Bakir Auski, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, mourning, tombstone, tombstone unveiling, Townsville
Benny & Maiga's Son
Topic
Jan, 2, 1992
Brisbane, cancer, death, diaries, inheritance, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga
Las
Topic
Las, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, Piadaram, Zogo le
The Journey Home
Topic
Sep, 12, 1995
Bakir Auski, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island, tombstone ceremony
Mabo Returns to Native Cradle
Newspaper
Sep, 19, 1995
desecration, grave, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island
