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American awarded Order of Australia for promoting Indigenous art and culture ...
ABC Online
She said Americans were not too familiar with Indigenous art. "People here are very interested, but I have to say that for first time museum-goers, unless they've been to Australia, they're not particularly knowledgeable about Indigenous Australians ...
Dr Margo Smith awarded Order of Australia for promoting Aboriginal art and ...Radio Australia

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The Guardian
Indigenous recognition: Tony Abbott plans July summit to decide strategy
The Guardian
“The meeting will help to inform the process for deciding on a referendum proposal that will have the best chance of success,” Abbott said. “Recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution will complete our constitution, rather than simply ...

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knowmore has been established by the National Association of Community Legal Centres, with funding from the Australian Government represented by the Attorney-General's Department. knowmore provides legal advice and practical assistance, information, ...
Australia developing first ever school curriculum for Indigenous languagesThe Guardian
Why Aboriginal people need autonomy over their food supplyThe Conversation AU
Holding referendum in May 2017 would be ideal, Indigenous Affairs Minister ...ABC Online
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Celebrating exceptional Indigenous artists
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This year the Red Ochre, Australia's most esteemed peer-assessed award for an Indigenous artist, will be presented to prominent artist, activist, intellectual and educator Dr Gary Foley. Awarded since 1993, the $50,000 prize acknowledges an artists' ...

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Celebrating exceptional Indigenous artists
ArtsHub (subscription)
This week, Australia Council celebrates the work and contributions of four exceptional Indigenous artists in its eighth National Indigenous Arts Awards. Presented at a ceremony at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday night, the prestigious national ...
Bungaree wins top museums and galleries awardAboriginal Art Directory News

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Courier Mail
Indigenous soldiers who fought for Australia while having few rights deserve ...
Courier Mail
Cooper's son Daniel had died in the Great War, and Cooper argued that indigenous Australians should not fight for White Australia because the sacrifices they had made had not improved their lives one jot. They still had no vote, had little chance for ...
Australia developing first ever school curriculum for Indigenous languagesThe Guardian
Why Aboriginal people need autonomy over their food supplyThe Conversation AU
BHP: Yes to first peoples voteThe Australian
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Courier Mail
Indigenous soldiers who fought for Australia while having few rights deserve ...
Courier Mail
Len Waters, history's only Aboriginal fighter pilot, returned from 95 sorties against the Japanese over New Guinea in World War II to discover there were no flying jobs for a black man in Australia. If he could stomach it there was a place for him on ...
Australia developing first ever school curriculum for Indigenous languagesThe Guardian
Why Aboriginal people need autonomy over their food supplyThe Conversation AU
BHP: Yes to first peoples voteThe Australian
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The Australian
Recognise joint campaign director Tanya Hosch with BHP Billiton chief ...
The Australian
Mr Abbott said he and the Opposition Leader maintained a bipartisan commitment to recognising indigenous Australians, which would “complete our constitution, rather than simply change it … This should be a unifying moment for our nation and this ...

euronews
'Assimilation' to 'genocide': Australia acknowledges stolen generations
euronews
He, notably, refused to issue a formal apology, instead expressing “deep and sincere regret that indigenous Australians suffered injustices under the practices of past generations.” His excuse: the then government of Australia “was not responsible for ...
Comment: Sorry Day is about empathy and reconciliationSBS
Sorry Day protesters voice anger at 'continuing stolen generations'The Guardian
This Is Why Australia Has 'National Sorry Day'TIME
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International Business Times AU
Closure Of Aboriginal Settlements In Australia To Spark More Protests
International Business Times AU
Australia is moving to close its remote Aboriginal communities since the government believes they are no longer sustainable. A new wave of protests is being planned for next week across the country. Western Australia had previously said it can no ...
Australia's closing of Aboriginal communities sparks protestsUSA TODAY

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International Business Times AU
Closure Of Aboriginal Settlements In Australia To Spark More Protests
International Business Times AU
Australia is moving to close its remote Aboriginal communities since the government believes they are no longer sustainable. A new wave of protests is being planned for next week across the country. Western Australia had previously said it can no ...
Australia's closing of Aboriginal communities sparks protestsUSA TODAY
WA community closures a 'wake-up call' for better representationSBS
Attacks on homelands highlight Aboriginal homelessnessRed Flag

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The Guardian
Aboriginal language Wikipedia faces cultural hurdles, say researchers
The Guardian
Nyungar man Clint Bracknell is one of a group of academics from the Western Australia and Curtin universities tackling how to create a Wikipedia version in the language of his people. If successful, it will become the first Wikipedia in an Indigenous ...

The Guardian
Aboriginal language Wikipedia faces cultural hurdles, say researchers
The Guardian
Researchers looking at setting up an Aboriginal language Wikipedia say the site will have to change if it is to accommodate cultural differences. Nyungar man Clint Bracknell is one of a group of academics from the Western Australia and Curtin ...

Daily Mail
Miranda Tapsell and Casey Donovan pay tribute to fellow Indigenous ...
Daily Mail
Acknowledging the forced removal of children and mistreatment of Indigenous Australians in the past, an array of famous people in the Aboriginal community did their bit to remind fans of National Sorry Day on Tuesday. Love Child star Miranda Tapsell, ...
This Is Why Australia Has 'National Sorry Day'TIME
Comment: National Day of Healing: 'sorry', empathy and the road to reconciliationSBS
May 26, 1998: Australia acknowledges 'Stolen Generation' on first National ...BT.com

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TIME
Comment: Sorry Day is about empathy and reconciliation
SBS
The 1967 Referendum showed the world that the great population of Australia could empathise with Aboriginal people when an overwhelming majority voted 'Yes' to recognising Aboriginal Australians in the Constitution. This was an act of solidarity shown ...
This Is Why Australia Has 'National Sorry Day'TIME
'Assimilation' to 'genocide': Australia acknowledges stolen generationseuronews
Sorry Day protesters voice anger at 'continuing stolen generations'The Guardian
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ABC Local
Central Australian Indigenous choir takes Lutheran hymns back to Germany in ...
ABC Local
An Indigenous choir from Hermannsburg in Central Australia has blended its ancient singing traditions with 14th Century German hymns, in a tribute to its mission history. The choir, made up of women and two men from the Lutheran-established mission, ...

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Babel Island muttonbird hunt affirms ancient food culture
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"What they say is that the states like Australia and America and New Zealand must go out of their way to encourage Aboriginals and Maoris and Indians to continue to practice our culture. "Now you get some narrow minded people in Australia who think 'Oh ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal women's choir performs baroque hymns in Arrarnta language
Sydney Morning Herald
Today, the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir spans five Aboriginal communities and they sing in six languages, including traditional Aboriginal languages, English, German and Zulu. Two honorary male members will accompany the 29 women on ...

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The Guardian
Indigenous people fear being left out of recognition debate, academic says
The Guardian
In a keynote speech to the biennial National Rural Health Conference in Darwin on Monday, she said Indigenous people are concerned that a referendum, to be held in 2017, will result only in symbolic recognition without any real constitutional power.

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The Guardian
Australia developing first ever school curriculum for Indigenous languages
The Guardian
Jakelin Troy, director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research at the University of Sydney and a key writer of the curriculum, currently in draft stage, said it will mark the first time in the country's history that an Australian language ...
Mackay Regional Council to celebrate Reconciliation WeekMackay Daily Mercury

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