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NITV welcomes the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network to Sydney

NITV is currently hosting WITBN, the World Indigenous TV Broadcast Network, Conference at the SBS studios in Sydney and our Channel Manager, Tanya Denning-Orman,...
NITV News

Sickly sweet statistics show sugar high on the menu for Aboriginal boys

New figures released reveal sugar is high on the menu for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, who on average, consumed 18 teaspoons of sugar every...
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Birthing on country

How can we better integrate cultural sensitivities into maternal care?
News

How Facebook 'check-ins' are used to protest Dakota gas pipeline

The Facebook check-in tool is being used en-masse to protest against the construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline through land deemed sacred by...
Baby Names

Top 20 names for Indigenous babies 2016

What are the most common names for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies?
NITV News

Worimi man awarded Young Conservationist of the Year

“It’s really inspiring to be recognised for the work I’m doing and the work I’ve been doing for a few years.” ...
MUSIC

Weekend Playlist- An Ode to Skinnyfish Music

For this week's playlist we want to highlight some of the amazing music that is made possible through NT's Skinnyfish Music who sadly this week were robbed of...

Top Stories From Across The Country

All the latest news and stories from NITV, including news, sport, programs and features.

The Point

First indigenous Canadian Justice Minister speaks to NITV ahead of Reconciliation Lecture

Jody Wilson-Raybould is the Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney General. She's also a First Nations woman, and the first aboriginal person to serve in those...
The Point

Blood and Pride: Meet the man behind the powerful story set to stun Sydney Festival

Narangga Kaurna man Jacob Boehme is no stranger to stigma: he's a gay, fair skinned, Aboriginal man with HIV. But now, he'll be sharing his story at next year's...
NITV News

'WITBN is family': Indigenous broadcast forum opens at NITV

Eight Indigenous broadcasting operators from around the globe are meeting in Sydney to discuss and celebrate Indigenous cultures around the world.
NITV News

Jury knocks back SA nuclear dump proposal

A citizens' jury examining the proposal to build a nuclear waste dump in South Australia has come out against the idea.
NITV News

Historic discovery places Adnyamathanha people in outback Australia 10,000 years earlier than thought

A team of archaeologists have uncovered a rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges with the earliest evidence of Aboriginal settlement in inland Australia.
The Point

Being stripped and beaten is ‘normal’ in NT prisons, former prisoner says

“'Blacks down the back', that’s the words they’d use to you,” David Japaljarri Dixon says as he reflects on his six years behind bars in the Northern Territory.
NITV NEWS

Queensland Government has "taken over" Aurukun school: Noel Pearson

The Cape York leader says the Education Department has "completely dismantled" the school's teaching method, undoing six years of progress.

Shadow Trackers

Join Hunter Page-Lochard and Zac James as they hunt the lands where traditional spirits and legends roam. NITV's new series, Shadow Trackers will have you laughing one minute and scared the next, as the duo investigate Aboriginal Australia's spiritual history. 

TV PREMIERE

Shadow Trackers - Episode Guide

Shadow Trackers go where no Blackfella has gone before… Spirit chasing!
COMMENT

Bruce Pascoe: Aboriginal story gets lost in translation

Literature is a colonising tool. Kipling colonised Indian fables, Dr Livingston and Graham Greene did it in Africa, James Fennimore Cooper in America and Ion...
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Catch up on the latest episodes

Shadow Trackers go where no Blackfella has gone before… spirit chasing!
Shadow Trackers

Hunting for the bunyip of Beaudesert

The first sighting of the Il-bogan bunyip was recorded in 1850 but for millennia the local Mununjali clan have told the story of a creature that moves through...
Shadow Trackers

Meet Hunter and Zac aka: The Shadow Trackers

Young, curious and hilarious, these two are confronted with the likes of the Aboriginal spirits and urban legends while journeying across Australia.

My Grandmother's Lingo

My Grandmother's Lingo

This voice-activated SBS interactive tells the story of one woman’s fight to save her endangered Indigenous language.

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Comment, Community & Achievement

Celebrating diversity and learning from inspiring groups and individuals across our nations

Comment

"Some kids couldn’t hear; some couldn’t even speak" - Ear health problems in urban cities

Comment | Hundreds of urban Aboriginal kids in NSW are getting a better chance to thrive at school and in their communities thanks to the hearing and speech and...
UN Forum

Young trawlwoolway woman selected to attend United Nations' Forum in Geneva

Madeline Wells, a young Indigenous activist, will be the only delegate from Australia at the upcoming UN youth forum in November this year.
Arts & culture

Sydney Festival Director: "Enrich your lives through culture"

Sydney Festival introduces Noonuccal Nuugi man Wesley Enoch’s inaugural program, which features a renewed focus on theatre and dance, with a strong commitment to...
National Indigenous Business Month

National Indigenous Business Month - Redfern business owner takes charge

Meet the man who took the plunge to drive his own future and build a family business.
NITV News

Worimi man awarded Young Conservationist of the Year

“It’s really inspiring to be recognised for the work I’m doing and the work I’ve been doing for a few years.” ...
ENVIRONMENT

Meet Ruby the Climate Kid - a Gamilaraay girl fiercely passionate about saving the planet

Six-year-old year old Ruby will never get to see her favourite animal, the Black Rhino, because it was made extinct by humans. Ruby wants to make sure no one else...
NITV News

Australia's newest sporting champions are an Indigenous figure skater and his Russian-born partner

The ice skating pair made history with their gold medal win.
For the Kids!

Jarjums is the NITV programming dedicated to children catering to all kids and kids at heart we have fun and educational Indigenous and First Nations content from Australia and around the world. 

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NITV News

First indigenous Canadian Justice Minister speaks to NITV ahead of Reconciliation Lecture

Jody Wilson-Raybould is the Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney General. She's also a First Nations woman, and the first aboriginal person to serve in those...
NITV News

Blood and Pride: Meet the man behind the powerful story set to stun Sydney Festival

Narangga Kaurna man Jacob Boehme is no stranger to stigma: he's a gay, fair skinned, Aboriginal man with HIV. But now, he'll be sharing his story at next year's...
AAP

Jury knocks back SA nuclear dump proposal

A citizens' jury examining the proposal to build a nuclear waste dump in South Australia has come out against the idea.
World Indigenous

NITV welcomes the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network to Sydney

NITV is currently hosting WITBN, the World Indigenous TV Broadcast Network, Conference at the SBS studios in Sydney and our Channel Manager, Tanya Denning-Orman,...
NITV News

'WITBN is family': Indigenous broadcast forum opens at NITV

Eight Indigenous broadcasting operators from around the globe are meeting in Sydney to discuss and celebrate Indigenous cultures around the world.
World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network

Who are the Indigenous Broadcasters around the world?

This week, NITV welcomes the delegates of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters to the International conference to Gadigal Land, Sydney. But who are they...
MUSIC

Weekend Playlist - Best New Music

NITV NEWS

Future management of Aurukun school in doubt as Education Queensland exerts greater control

Education Queensland says it's struggling to negotiate a new funding contract for Aurukun primary school that will ensure a "return on investment".
NITV news

"Save Our Bondi Indigenous Mural": the fight for visibility

On one of the busiest spots in Australia, Bondi’s iconic beach, there’s a wall with a colourful mural. The social justice mural on Bondi's Wayside Chapel portrays...
NITV News

Historic discovery places Adnyamathanha people in outback Australia 10,000 years earlier than thought

A team of archaeologists have uncovered a rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges with the earliest evidence of Aboriginal settlement in inland Australia.
NITV News

Being stripped and beaten is ‘normal’ in NT prisons, former prisoner says

“'Blacks down the back', that’s the words they’d use to you,” David Japaljarri Dixon says as he reflects on his six years behind bars in the Northern Territory.
Indigenous initiative

Deadly digital project #thismymob receives renowned grant

A national-scale Indigenous-led digital project will help to reconnect Indigenous communities, thanks to a $473,000 grant under the Australian Research Council...
NITV News

Queensland Government has "taken over" Aurukun school: Noel Pearson

The Cape York leader says the Education Department has "completely dismantled" the school's teaching method, undoing six years of progress.
NITV News

Sickly sweet statistics show sugar high on the menu for Aboriginal boys

New figures released reveal sugar is high on the menu for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, who on average, consumed 18 teaspoons of sugar every...
MUSIC

The Age Music Victoria Awards announce nominees for Best Aboriginal Act

One of the biggest publicly voted music awards nights are coming up as part of Melbourne Music Week. Let's have a look at the artists in the running at the 11th...
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