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NAIDOC Week: Using Aboriginal words in our daily speech key to preserving languages - ABC Online


ABC Online

NAIDOC Week: Using Aboriginal words in our daily speech key to preserving languages
ABC Online
Incorporating Indigenous greetings in our everyday speech, like the above Dharug equivalent of "hello, how are you", would help to emphasise and retain Australian cultural identity, language teachers say. While many words in Australian English already ...
Spotify Launches 'Black Australia' Playlist For NAIDOC WeekB&T
Qantas asked Aboriginal artist to work for free during NAIDOC weekSBS
Spurs' Patty Mills named 'Person of the Year' for promoting Aboriginal culturemySanAntonio.com

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NAIDOC Week: Using Aboriginal words in our daily speech key to preserving languages - ABC Online


ABC Online

NAIDOC Week: Using Aboriginal words in our daily speech key to preserving languages
ABC Online
Incorporating Indigenous greetings in our everyday speech, like the above Dharug equivalent of "hello, how are you", would help to emphasise and retain Australian cultural identity, language teachers say. While many words in Australian English already ...
Spotify Launches 'Black Australia' Playlist For NAIDOC WeekB&T
Qantas asked Aboriginal artist to work for free during NAIDOC weekSBS
Spurs' Patty Mills named 'Person of the Year' for promoting Aboriginal culturemySanAntonio.com

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Spotify Launches 'Black Australia' Playlist For NAIDOC Week - B&T


B&T

Spotify Launches 'Black Australia' Playlist For NAIDOC Week
B&T
The playlist comprises of 50 songs, and aims to be an immersion into the diverse sounds of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music. Artists featured include Electric Fields, Ziggy Ramo, A.B Original, Dan Sultan, Yothu Yindi, Jessica ...

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Spotify Launches 'Black Australia' Playlist For NAIDOC Week - B&T


B&T

Spotify Launches 'Black Australia' Playlist For NAIDOC Week
B&T
The playlist comprises of 50 songs, and aims to be an immersion into the diverse sounds of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music. Artists featured include Electric Fields, Ziggy Ramo, A.B Original, Dan Sultan, Yothu Yindi, Jessica ...

and more »

20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names - Central Telegraph


Central Telegraph

20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names
Central Telegraph
ALTHOUGH there were over 700 Aboriginal dialects when the Europeans arrived in Australia in the 18th century, there are now less than 150 and most of those are endangered. To honour these beautiful languages, I've put together a list of my favourite ...

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20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names - Central Telegraph


Central Telegraph

20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names
Central Telegraph
ALTHOUGH there were over 700 Aboriginal dialects when the Europeans arrived in Australia in the 18th century, there are now less than 150 and most of those are endangered. To honour these beautiful languages, I've put together a list of my favourite ...

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20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names - Toowoomba Chronicle


Toowoomba Chronicle

20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names
Toowoomba Chronicle
ALTHOUGH there were over 700 Aboriginal dialects when the Europeans arrived in Australia in the 18th century, there are now less than 150 and most of those are endangered. To honour these beautiful languages, I've put together a list of my favourite ...

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20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names - Chinchilla News


Chinchilla News

20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names
Chinchilla News
ALTHOUGH there were over 700 Aboriginal dialects when the Europeans arrived in Australia in the 18th century, there are now less than 150 and most of those are endangered. To honour these beautiful languages, I've put together a list of my favourite ...

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NAIDOC Week 2017 - Protecting language may delay inevitable - The Irrigator


The Irrigator

NAIDOC Week 2017 - Protecting language may delay inevitable
The Irrigator
NAIDOC Week organisers and ambassadors talk of an Australia where its native people are dual-lingual and regularly practicing traditional aspects of their culture, while also successfully contributing greatly to modern society as healthy and educated ...

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Mapping Aboriginal massacres makes it time to recognise the colonial wars, say leading historians - Camden Advertiser


Camden Advertiser

Mapping Aboriginal massacres makes it time to recognise the colonial wars, say leading historians
Camden Advertiser
The map shows massacres were widespread, with intense periods of warfare, and often included soldiers and police. Professor Ryan said the massacres of Indigenous Australians were conducted in secrecy and few perpetrators were brought to justice.

Mapping Aboriginal massacres makes it time to recognise the colonial wars, say leading historians - Esperance Express


Esperance Express

Mapping Aboriginal massacres makes it time to recognise the colonial wars, say leading historians
Esperance Express
The map shows massacres were widespread, with intense periods of warfare, and often included soldiers and police. Professor Ryan said the massacres of Indigenous Australians were conducted in secrecy and few perpetrators were brought to justice.
Map of Indigenous Australian massacres tells of the country's bloody pastMashable
New map records sites of Australia's colonial massacresReuters

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Ludlam, not Australia, in New York for nuclear weapons ban treaty talks - SBS


SBS

Ludlam, not Australia, in New York for nuclear weapons ban treaty talks
SBS
“New Zealand is here. The Netherlands, a NATO country, is here. Why isn't Australia here?” Indigenous Australians have also criticised the government for not joining the historic discussions, accusing Australia of overlooking its own history of nuclear ...

NAIDOC Week: Noongar choir breaking down barriers to Indigenous language and culture - ABC Online


ABC Online

NAIDOC Week: Noongar choir breaking down barriers to Indigenous language and culture
ABC Online
Now, she leads the Madjitil Moorna Choir — bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous singers together to learn the importance of one of Western Australia's first languages. Ms Rae Morrison is the music director and co-founder of Madjitil Moorna, a ...

NAIDOC Week: Noongar choir breaking down barriers to Indigenous language and culture - ABC Online


ABC Online

NAIDOC Week: Noongar choir breaking down barriers to Indigenous language and culture
ABC Online
Now, she leads the Madjitil Moorna Choir — bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous singers together to learn the importance of one of Western Australia's first languages. Ms Rae Morrison is the music director and co-founder of Madjitil Moorna, a ...

Indigenous university students say lack of cultural understanding affecting graduate numbers - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous university students say lack of cultural understanding affecting graduate numbers
ABC Online
Fewer than half of all Indigenous students complete their degrees, compared to about three quarters of non-Indigenous students, according to a 2016 Australian Centre for Educational Research report. In an attempt to address that gap, Warumungu man ...

Indigenous university students say lack of cultural understanding affecting graduate numbers - ABC Online


ABC Online

Indigenous university students say lack of cultural understanding affecting graduate numbers
ABC Online
Fewer than half of all Indigenous students complete their degrees, compared to about three quarters of non-Indigenous students, according to a 2016 Australian Centre for Educational Research report. In an attempt to address that gap, Warumungu man ...

The Australian palaeodiet: which native animals should we eat? - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

The Australian palaeodiet: which native animals should we eat?
The Conversation AU
If Australians are to eat healthy, unprocessed meats while making sustainable choices, native animals would an obvious choice. But which animals should we be considering? The diets of Indigenous Australians prior to 1770 is a useful starting point for ...

Family and Country connections inspire June to dream big - TheRecord.com.au


TheRecord.com.au

Family and Country connections inspire June to dream big
TheRecord.com.au
Generations of family stories have provided the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) PhD candidate June Oscar with the inspiration to play a key part in improving the lives of people living in Aboriginal communities. Ms Oscar, who also holds an ...

Adani coalmine boost as ban on indigenous land-use deals lifted - The Australian


Adani coalmine boost as ban on indigenous land-use deals lifted
The Australian
It had been imposed after the Federal Court's “McGlade'' decision in February, which overturned the rules for registering indigenous land use agreements and undermined the legal validity of more than 120 ILUAs across Australia. The moratorium froze the ...

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