11/09/2026
APOLOGY: Culture Creative sincerely apologises to Maatakitj (Professor Clint Bracknell) and the Nyoongar community for our use of his track Yornan (Dance Mix) at the 2026 Lightscape event in Perth without first engaging with him to understand the cultural context.
While the use of Yornan (Dance Mix) was covered under our OneMusic licence, we acknowledge that, as a matter of best practice, we should have separately engaged with Maatakitj before using the track at the event. That was not the appropriate way to engage with Indigenous cultural material, and we are deeply sorry.
We are committed to learning from this and ensuring our practices reflect the responsibilities that accompany Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.
Maatakitj is a Nyoongar song-maker whose music carries and revitalises Nyoongar language and embodies cultural knowledge, identity and connection beyond the music itself. We encourage anyone who encountered Yornan at Lightscape to seek out Maatakitj’s music and experience it in context.
Maatakitj and the Nyoongar community have no association with Culture Creative or the event's sponsors.
Maatakitj