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10 May 2017

COMMENT: Aboriginality is more than skin deep

As a fair skin Wiradjuri man, Jake Gablonski knows what it's like to be teased and even called a 'liar' for identifying as Aboriginal, but that hasn't stopped him...
10 May 2017

Explainer: What was Australia's Freedom Ride?

Today is the 52nd anniversary of the momentous Freedom Ride that journeyed through western New South Wales in February 1965 to draw attention to injustice and...
10 May 2017

8 war heroes you didn't learn about in school

The Frontier Wars was the bloodiest conflict on Australian soil. We look at five of the warriors who fought for their people and their land against colonial forces.
10 May 2017

The Men’s Tjilirra Movement: a fight to save a dying culture

Western Desert culture has been alive in Central Australia for thousands of years. However it is at risk of fading away. Reconnecting elders with the younger...

Community and Achievements

Achievements by the Australian First Peoples.

News
28 Aug 2017 - 4:50pm

Connecting Indigenous businesses with the corporate world

Say you're a new indigenous business, and you want to get some corporate clients on the books. How do you get your foot in the door?
Greek
28 Aug 2017 - 3:58pm

A lock of hair reveals Indigenous Australia is about 70,000 years old

Hair strands an Aboriginal man gave an ethnologist travelling across the country in the 1920s indicates Indigenous Australia is older than we thought.
Greek
28 Aug 2017 - 3:46pm

Indigenous Astronomy: First Peoples stories in the sky:

The stars hold great significance for Australia's indigenous people. The sky is a textbook of morals and stories, retold from generations to generations. Through their Dreamtime legends, these stories...
Italian
16 Aug 2017 - 12:53pm

2017 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards 2017 winners has just been announced. Andrea Candiani, director of blackartprojects, tells us who won the $50,000 prize.
Your Language
11 Aug 2017 - 4:16pm

Indian-origin photographer’s exhibition celebrates Indigenous heroes

Photographer Sunny Brar decided to embark on the self-funded project to capture the face of Australia in a search for his own identity.
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Indigenous Film

Trisha Morton-Thomas dishes up a fresh look at Australia's colonial past

Growing up among the beautiful landscape of Alice Springs, Anmaterr woman, Trisha Morton-Thomas never imagined life on the big screen or on film sets.
NITV
NITV News

Farewell Tjamu Yami Lester, the man who spoke strong for Anangu

Yankunytjatjara Elder and activist, Kumanara Lester (the word used for people who have passed away) fought hard for Aboriginal rights until his peaceful passing in Alice Springs, aged 75.

Health and Wellbeing

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NITV News

Queensland health provides culturally-appropriate lifestyle advice for Indigenous people

Queensland healthcare workers will undergo training to help them better address the rate of smoking and disease among their Indigenous patients.
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NITV News

What role does an Elder have in Indigenous Communities?

Greater support is needed to strengthen the contemporary role of Elders in Indigenous communities.
NITV News
The Point

'I thought who's gonna look after these kids now?' camps bring hope after tragedy

When Gwenneth Yeatman lost her brother to suicide, she could've despaired, but instead, she decided to start something positive.
NITV
#NAIDOC2017

Deadly survivor scores Youth of the Year award

This role model for Aboriginal youth is leading the way for children all over the word with her inspiring NAIDOC award.
Insight
26 Apr 2017 - 3:30pm

Insight S2017 Ep10 - Breaking Free

From the high ranks of bikie gangs to serious drug felonies on the streets of Cabramatta, how do you turn your life around when violence and crime are the norm? How do you break free from a cycle of c...

Culture and Identity

News
31 Aug 2017 - 6:25pm

NT government pushes to rename racist place names after Queensland's move

The Northern Territory government will move to rename racist and offensive place names in the region.
Food
Festival, Forbes, NSW

Bringing First Peoples and community together with food

A one-of-a-kind food festival, Grazing Down the Lachlan, is taking place in Forbes along a drover's stock route and ancient Wiradjuri songline.
German
30 Aug 2017 - 8:25pm

How drones are helping to map Australia's mesmerizing Indigineous heritage

Drones come in all shapes and sizes. They can be used for the most unusual purposes. Such as the drones used by Aboriginal cultural heritage consultancy firm "Tocomwall" in New South Wales.
Italian
29 Aug 2017 - 10:07am

Australian history: a disputed territory

The recent graffiti on some statues in Sydney, one portraying Sir James Cook, have been condemned as vandalism. The act has rekindled the ongoing debate on the representation of Australian history....

Italian
DALL'AUSTRALIA

Sydney Mayor condemns statue vandalism but says it’s time for change

Sydney’s Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, has said it may be time to consider if inscriptions on a memorial to Captain James Cook in Hyde Park is appropriate.

January 26

What it means to be Australian in the 21st century.

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Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: What's in a name?

Survival Day? Australia Day? Invasion Day? Feeling confused yet? We explain the history and meaning behind these different nomenclatures for January 26.
Identity

January 26 - Australia Day, Survival Day or Invasion Day?

Australians hold many different views on what January 26 represents - and this is particularly the case among Indigenous communities.
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