Locals call it the "Last Frontier". Standing on the edge of Wyndham's small swampy mudflats near the port, in many ways, feels like you are standing on the edge of the earth.

The old camp half way between Shepparton and Mooroopna, called "The Flat", was bulldozed long ago and the Indigenous population of Shepparton is now scattered throughout the city and surrounding towns. Today, the one place people come together as a community is the Rumbalara Football Netball Club it is their "Corroboree Ground" a culturally safe and nurturing venue for all ages.

Raukkan is situated on the banks of Lake Alexandrina near the mouth of the Murray River and also Lake Albert, in South Australia. It is the birthplace of David Unaipon, the inventor and author whose image, along with the mission church of Raukkan, appears on the $50 note.

The Kardu Diminin people are the traditional owners of the land on which Wadeye is situated. Today, there are 22 clan groups divided into 3 ceremonial dance groups residing in Wadeye.

In a surprising twist to the legacy of the Stolen Generation, an Aboriginal Elder re buries his long deceased Uncle in 'country'.

They're proud, and if necessary, they can be loud; sending out their message far and wide, Mark Wenitong and his children, Joel and Naomi, are determined to make the world a better place whether it's through medicine or the healing power of music.

At just twenty four years of age Rebecca Richards has already carved her name into history becoming the first Australian Aboriginal person to be awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in her field of Anthropology.

Ernie was the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed a Cabinet Minister in any Parliament in Australia not only was Ernie a successful politician, he had great achievements in the country music scene. His musical talents sent him around the world, and earned him the title of "The Singing Politician".

Alison Page lives in the tourist town of Coffs Harbour but this Yuin/Waddi Waddi woman spent her formative years in La Perouse, Sydney.

An intimate portrait of Aboriginal actor, writer and director Wayne Blair following his childhood dreams of sports stardom in Rockhampton to his unplanned rise and success in the Australian arts scene. This ep will look at the making of the man and how he is achieving his ultimate goal of becoming a feature film director.

Wamud Namok: Indelible Link celebrates the life and legacy of distinguished Western Arnhem Land artist and senior ceremony man, the late Wamud Namok AO.

Redfern once synonymous with drugs, crime and dysfunction is now the epitome of Sydney's inner city urban chic. New development and infrastructure has made Redfern attractive real estate, but not for Indigenous community members from the infamous Block, stigmatised by the problems of the past.

Message Stick's intrepid I.T guru, Majhid Heath visits the beautiful Thursday Island for the 12th National Remote Indigenous Media Festival and the Torres Strait Island Media Associations 25th Anniversary, He learns just how important Media is to Aboriginal and Islander practitioners and their Communities.

Eight Alyawarr Ladies, Katie, Jeannie, Mary, Lena, Rosie, Patsy, Pansy and Mavis take us on a journey through their country hunting Echidna and gathering Bush Potato. The amount of effort, energy and skills needed to hunt, gather and prepare these bush tuckers is a revelation.

Wanja, Aunty Barb's blue healer dog was an integral part of the community, known to all for her ability to sniff out the police in uniform and undercover she was "the Block's guardian angel". Discover the spirit of "the block" through the eyes of Auntie Barb and the life of Wanja as the community on the Block's many and varied stories of Wanja reflect the issues affecting this Indigneous community in the heart of Sydney.

A collective of contemporary artists set up in Brisbane in 2004 to give urban based Aboriginal artists a voice. The proppaNOW collective is at the forefront of contemporary art in Australia and the seven individuals who make up the group have exhibited in museums and galleries around the world.

In the arid desert country of the central Northern Territory there is a surprising strip of green where an underground spring feeds a waterhole. This country is full of surprises not least the huge Murray cod that can be found swimming in these creeks.

Deadly yarns is a scheme to encourage and support indigenous participants in the development of production skills and storytelling producing unique yarns through the form of film. This is the 5th installment of the successful initiative Deadly Yarns, presenting a collection of entertaining and compelling shirt dramas and documentaries produced by new and emerging West Australian filmmakers.

They're proud, and if necessary, they can be loud sending out their message far and wide, Mark Wenitong and his children, Joel and Naomi, are determined to make the world a better place whether it's through medicine or the healing power of music.

At just twenty four years of age Rebecca Richards has already carved her name into history becoming the first Australian Aboriginal person to be awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in her field of Anthropology.

Ernie was the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed a Cabinet Minister in any Parliament in Australia not only was Ernie a successful politician, he had great achievements in the country music scene. His musical talents sent him around the world, and earned him the title of "The Singing Politician".

Alison Page lives in the tourist town of Coffs Harbour but this Yuin Waddi Waddi woman who spent her formative years in Laperouse Sydney. Alison is one of a handful of Indigenous Interior designers in this country who has designed Aboriginal culturally appropriate housing, a pink diamond jewellery collection worth over a quarter of a million dollars, plays host on the ABC's New Inventors show.

An intimate portrait of Aboriginal actor, writer and director Wayne Blair following his childhood dreams of sports stardom in Rockhampton to his unplanned rise and success in the Australian arts scene.

Deadly yarns is a scheme to encourage and support indigenous participants in the development of production skills and storytelling producing unique yarns through the form of film. This is the 5th installment of the successful initiative Deadly Yarns, presenting a collection of entertaining and compelling short dramas and documentaries produced by new and emerging West Australian filmmakers.

A collective of seven Aboriginal artists who in 2004 established the Brisbane based collective ProppaNOW. Giving urban artist a voice the collective is at the forefront of contemporary art in Australia.

In the arid desert country of the central Northern Territory there is a surprising strip of green where an underground spring feeds a waterhole. This country is full of surprises – not least the huge Murray cod that can be found swimming in these creeks.

Palm Island has a complicated history. The island has always been plagued with controversy.

Palm Island has a complicated history. The island has always been plagued with controversy.

Wamud Namok: Indelible Link celebrates the life and legacy of distinguished Western Arnhem Land artist and senior ceremony man, the late Wamud Namok AO. The importance of this man is not only his amazing body of art work and the traditional knowledge he passed on to future generations of his clan.

Redfern once synonymous with drugs, crime and dysfunction is now the epitome of Sydney's inner city urban chic. New development and infrastructure has made Redfern attractive real estate, but not for Indigenous community members from the infamous Block, stigmatised by the problems of the past.

Message Stick's intrepid I.T guru, Majhid Heath visits the beautiful Thursday Island for the 12th National Remote Indigenous Media Festival and the Torres Strait Island Media Associations 25th Anniversary. He learns just how important Media is to Aboriginal and Islander practitioners and their Communities.

Eight Alyawarr Ladies Katie, Jeannie, Mary, Lena, Rosie, Patsy, Pansy and Mavis take us on a journey through their country hunting Echidna and gathering Bush Potato. The amount of effort, energy and skills needed to hunt, gather and prepare these bush tuckers is a revelation.

Wanja, Aunty Barb's blue healer dog was an integral part of the community, known to all for her ability to sniff out the police in uniform and undercover, she was "the Block's guardian angel". Discover the spirit of "The Block" through the eyes of Auntie Barb and the life of Wanja as the community on the Block's many and varied stories of Wanja reflect the issues affecting this Indigneous community in the heart of Sydney.

Jeffrey Samuels is a renowned Indigenous artist. A scholar of the National School of Art in Sydney, his work and contribution to the Australian art world has been expansive and continuous since the late 1970's.

Red Dust Healing utilises traditional spiritual beliefs from LORE to heal people who are victims of LAW. Capturing the power of this simple yet effective technique through the observation and testimonials of those who have, before the program come against insurmountable adversities and then once completed workshop come out the other side alive, on the path to healing and equipped with the "tools" to build a future as leaders for their families and communities.

A group of Indigenous trainees are about to take part in one of the most impressive roadwork construction efforts in Australian history, but first they will have to overcome their personal struggles not only to complete their construction certificate but to achieve long term unemployment, a hurdle they have faced all their lives.

In August 1968, 1200 people crammed the Sydney Town Hall to celebrate the first national Aboriginal debutante ball where the guest of honour was the then, Australian Prime Minister, John Gorton. 25 girls came out that night, but it was 16 year old Pearl Anderson who became the first Aboriginal girl to dance with a Prime Minister.

A cinematic journey into the stories and landscape of the Daly River Region. The people are one with country and are also aware of the dangers that lurk.

Jazz Singer; Wilma Reading spent most of her career abroad with little fame or recognition in her own country.

We come to the final chapter of Message Stick’s three part series charting the development of Australia’s first Indigenous-written and performed opera – Pecan Summer.
Late last year, we brought you the first two parts of this astonishing story, introducing Artistic Director Deborah Cheetham and her growing cast of emerging Indigenous classically trained singers.

Pecan Summer Part 2 sees participants involved in the intensive training programs being held at the VCA in Melbourne. Creator Deborah Cheetham works with eight participants who receive tuition in performance skills ranging from vocal ensemble and movement to a Yorta Yorta language class as parts of Pecan Summer will be performed in the traditional tongue.

The story of "Pecan Summer" the opera takes us on a journey back in time seventy years ago, to the events of the 1939 Cummeragunja walk off. On the 3rd of February of that year, hundreds of Yorta Yorta chose to leave their homes with the few possessions they could carry in protest at harsh conditions and treatment by the mission's manager.

In the first week's episode, Message Stick introduced the successful boxing team from Palm Island which lies just off the Queensland Coast, north of Townsville.

Palm Island conjures images of anger and despair. Historically it was a prison island, a place where unruly blacks could be put, out of sight, out of mind.