Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

The Guardian
White Australia stole Indigenous children. And then stole their victimhood too
The Guardian
The history of stealing Indigenous children by white Australia is the responsibility of the nation. Full recognition of this history is also the responsibility of the nation. The brave women and men who told their stories to the inquiry were forced to ...

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The Australian
Noel Pearson backs call for substance over symbols in indigenous referendum
The Australian
Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson has backed the idea of voting down a referendum that gives only symbolic constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians, in a blow to supporters of a so-called “minimalist'' change to the nation's founding document.

The Australian
Living history in NGA's landmark indigenous survey
The Australian
Hill's work — featured in the National Gallery of Australia's historic indigenous survey, Defying Empire, which opens today — critiques the assimilation policies that tore asunder four generations of her family. From Balingup in Western Australia ...

Herald Sun
Tony Armstrong: Without football, I don't think indigenous Australians would be looked upon in a fair light
Herald Sun
FOOTBALL'S Sir Doug Nicholls Round is a significant time for our indigenous population, a time when we celebrate the feats of the current crop of players and also consider how sport, in particular football, has been used as a vehicle to begin to ...
Indigenous stars to light up AFL againWide World of Sports
Past players show their supportFremantle Dockers

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SBS
Indigenous AFL hopeful in Melbourne for Dreamtime
SBS
The AFL Footy Means Business participants hail from regional towns all over Australia, to attend a one week camp in Melbourne and the opportunity to run out at the MCG in the curtain raiser for the weekend's Dreamtime round. For some, it's the ...

ABC Online
Former AFL great Nicky Winmar calls on Indigenous Australians to be heart smart
ABC Online
Nicky Winmar has opened up about suffering a heart attack five years ago to raise awareness about one of the leading killers of Indigenous Australians. "I thought the pain was just indigestion. I thought I'd just have some milk and it would go away ...

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Huffington Post Australia
Buddy Franklin Will Wear Number 67 For The AFL Indigenous Round
Huffington Post Australia
This weekend not only marks the AFL's annual Indigenous round but will also commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum which saw the Australian constitution amended to remove two discriminatory references to Indigenous Australians so ...

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The Australian
Uluru referendum summit delegates stage walk out
The Australian
More than 250 indigenous leaders from across the country have gathered in Central Australia this week to hammer out what amendments to the founding document might look like, in the largest meeting of its kind in at least a decade. But seven delegates ...
Caring comes naturally to Indigenous AustraliansThe Westender
Australian Indigenous Reject 'Symbolic Gestures' in Constitutional Recognition DebateteleSUR English
Pacific News Minute: Indigenous Australian Summit at UluruHawaiipublicradio
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Daily Liberal
Community to recognise milestones
Daily Liberal
As the nation prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum, which enabled Indigenous Australians to be counted in the census for the first time, and the 25th anniversary of the historic Mabo High Court decision, Dubbo region residents ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Defying Empire: National Gallery of Australia's Indigenous Triennial reflects vivid living history
The Sydney Morning Herald
Part of Defying Empire, the National Gallery of Australia's third National Indigenous Triennial, the Sydney artist's work is one of many that address difficult issues, part of a living history that remains painfully recent and relevant for many of the ...

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Collingwood
A history of our Indigenous Magpies
Collingwood
Featuring in four AFL Grand Finals, including 2010's drawn decider against St Kilda, Davis established himself among the upper echelons of the competition's elite, twice earning All-Australian recognition as well as winning the Goal of the Year award ...

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What did 1967 referendum achieve?
NEWS.com.au
That meant where an indigenous Australian lived determined whether they could own property, marry and move freely, drink alcohol and control their own children. The referendum arose from lengthy advocacy, Reconciliation Australia Co-chair Professor ...

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Pro Bono Australia
Indigenous People Worse Off 20 Years After the Bringing Them Home Report
Pro Bono Australia
It has been two decades since the landmark Bringing Them Home report shone a light on the stolen generation and paved the way for reconciliation, but Indigenous leaders, child welfare agencies and human right organisations say Indigenous Australians, ...

Hawaiipublicradio
Constitutional recognition 'must produce substantive reform'
The Australian
Indigenous Australia will only accept constitutional recognition that produces substantive, structural reform, has a mechanism for treaty-making and does not diminish Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sovereignty, a First Peoples convention has heard.
Pacific News Minute: Indigenous Australian Summit at UluruHawaiipublicradio
This year is important for indigenous peopleSunraysia Daily
Australia's stolen generations: a legacy of intergenerational pain and broken bondsThe Guardian
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The Conversation AU
Indigenous players didn't invent Australian rules but did make it their own
The Conversation AU
It would be wonderful if there was a connection between the Indigenous games of ball and football – like marngrook and pando – and the codified game now known as Australian rules. But, despite several attempts since the suggestion was first raised, no ...

The Guardian
Indigenous prison overrepresentation costs Australia $7.9bn a year, data shows
The Guardian
The overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system costs Australia $7.9bn a year and those costs are projected to increase to $19.8bn by 2040, according to economic modelling. Reducing the rate of Indigenous imprisonment to be on par ...

Caring comes naturally to Indigenous Australians
The Westender
During National Reconciliation Week, 28 May to 3 June, Mr Jim Toohey, President of Carers Queensland, is calling on the media to acknowledge the enormous contribution made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians who care for another ...

ArtsHub (subscription)
Indigenous Program Producer
ArtsHub (subscription)
The NGA is seeking a talented Producer with strong coordination and communication skills for the role of Indigenous Program Producer. This diverse and exciting role delivers the suite of programs under the Wesfarmers Arts and NGA key Indigenous Arts ...

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The Australian
1967 indigenous referendum: citizenship, one footy fan at a time
The Australian
Ms Travis said the vote was about the whole of Australia seeing indigenous people as human. “A lot of people thought it was for voting rights but it wasn't. It was to include us as human beings, as citizens, and my grandfather said that and his words ...

Fremantle Dockers
Aboriginal culture - Australia's collective treasure
Fremantle Dockers
Freo's number one ticket holder and respected Indigenous elder Richard Walley presented the 2017 Indigenous jumper to the playing group on Tuesday morning. Walley spoke to the players and coaches about what the jumper represented, but also touched ...