Mainstream Media (Keywords: Indigenous, Australia)

National Indigenous Times
[ August 10, 2016 ] EXCLUSIVE: Blood samples could unlock decades-old Stolen Generation mysteries NEWS
National Indigenous Times
Anthropology professor Emma Kowal, deputy director at the National Centre for Indigenous Genomics at the Australian National University, said the samples, which have been held in storage, could unlock decades-old mysteries surrounding the genetic lines ...

SBS
Indigenous meanings of Australian town names
SBS
Amongst the towns and cities named after European figures or reconstituted British geographical locations ( ... because the red rugged landscape of Exmouth in WA is so similar to England's seaside *cough*), many of Australia's places are taken from one ...

SBS
Indigenous meanings of Australian town names
SBS
Amongst the towns and cities named after European figures or reconstituted British geographical locations ( ... because the red rugged landscape of Exmouth in WA is so similar to England's seaside *cough*), many of Australia's places are taken from one ...

ABC Online
Ella Havelka's journey to become Australian Ballet's first Indigenous dancer
ABC Online
As a little girl growing up in Dubbo, all it took was a glimpse of a Swan Lake performance on an old VHS tape for Ella Havelka to know that she was going to be a ballerina. Before Ms Havelka joined in 2012, the Australian Ballet had never had an ...

The Conversation AU
With a vote delayed, where does this leave constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians?
The Conversation AU
On Tuesday, the Referendum Council announced it was extending its timetable for consultations on the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians into next year. It will need until mid-2017 to deliver its final report. Both Prime Minister ...
Cause to celebrate: Australia's Indigenous population is on the riseThe Guardian (blog)
Indigenous referendum delay welcomed as "wise" opportunity to get it rightThe Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous referendum on 1967 anniversary date dumpedThe Australian
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How did so many indigenous Australians end up in prison?
Crikey (registration)
When Frank Walker was in office in the early 1980s there was no heroin epidemic, no talkback radio law and order campaigns, and there were less than 4000 people in prison in NSW, writes Bob Debus.

Thomson Reuters Foundation
US, Australia, Canada indigenous land rights laws lag Africa, Latam - mapping study
Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON, Aug 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Wealthier countries including the United States and Australia score behind Latin America and African nations when it comes to laws protecting indigenous land rights, according to the first analysis of an ...

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U.S., Australia, Canada indigenous land rights laws lag Africa, Latam: mapping study
Yahoo News
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Wealthier countries including the United States and Australia score behind Latin America and African nations when it comes to laws protecting indigenous land rights, according to the first analysis of an online ...

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The Australian
Indigenous referendum on 1967 anniversary date dumped
The Australian
The symbolic date of May 27 next year for a referendum on constitutional recognition of indigenous Australia has been officially abandoned — although the 50th anniversary of full citizenship rights is likely still to feature in the process, albeit for ...
Cause to celebrate: Australia's Indigenous population is on the riseThe Guardian (blog)
[ August 9, 2016 ] Get behind Census and improve our mob, urges Parker NEWSNational Indigenous Times

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The Guardian
Indigenous recognition referendum likely to be delayed until 2018
The Guardian
The Referendum Council says the decision to delay the vote recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution will allow greater consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images.

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Huffington Post Australia
Indigenous Australia's Shared Legacy With Nagasaki's Atomic History
Huffington Post Australia
A legacy of nuclear bombs is one the South Australian Yatala Indigenous community share. In the 1950s British nuclear testing saw nine atomic bombs tested on Australian soil in the Maralinga and Emu fields of South Australia. This forced the migration ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous recognition referendum unlikely to go ahead in 2017 as consultation continues
The Sydney Morning Herald
Plans for a referendum on Indigenous recognition in the Australian constitution to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1967 vote on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights have been abandoned, as a consultation report is delayed ...
With a vote delayed, where does this leave constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians?The Conversation AU
Cause to celebrate: Australia's Indigenous population is on the riseThe Guardian (blog)
Indigenous referendum on 1967 anniversary date dumpedThe Australian
ABC Online
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The Guardian
Motorkite Dreaming: ultralight aircraft adventure leads to profound truths about Indigenous culture
The Guardian
“The English had one thing in mind: to get rid of all the evidence [of Indigenous cultures].” Hill-Smith says the film is not didactic or forceful in its approach, but is designed for middle Australia, for audience members who haven't had much contact ...

The Guardian (blog)
Cause to celebrate: Australia's Indigenous population is on the rise
The Guardian (blog)
'Long regarded as Australia's Indigenous capital, Sydney has been surpassed by Brisbane as host to the greatest number of Indigenous Australians.' The Redfern Aboriginal tent embassy is seen below the city skyline in Sydney, 2015. Photograph: Paul ...

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ABC Online
Elder invites all Australians to embrace tradition of deep listening
ABC Online
The tradition of Dadirri—deep listening to the land—is central to the spirituality of Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann and her people. As Rachael Kohn discovers, its teachings are also being adopted by non-Indigenous Australian Christians, who see the ...

Mashable
5 issues that Indigenous students face globally — and how you can help
Mashable
Professor Chris Sarra, chairperson of the Stronger Smarter Institute in Australia, says Indigenous people know how to resolve the issues they face in education. But they need support. "The formula for successful outcomes is very, very simple, but the ...
UN Calls for Improved Access to Education for Indigenous PeopleVoice of America
UN Calls For 'Culturally And Linguistically Appropriate' Education for Indigenous PeopleThinkProgress
Canada's Acceptance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Implications for the InuitThe Arctic Institute
Lankaweb
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Hyperallergic
Digital Colonialism and the Marginalization of Australia's Indigenous Peoples
Hyperallergic
This choreographed bloodletting seems to be a dramatization of the colonialist period and the irreparable violence inflicted on the indigenous peoples of Australia. Networking the Unseen — an exhibition of works by indigenous and non-indigenous ...

What a wicked game we play with indigenous social engineering
The Australian
The authors of the National Strategy for Food Security report found that eating food was important for the health of indigenous Australians, a conclusion with which it is hard to disagree. In the Northern Territory, however — unlike, say, Tasmania ...

BBC News
Indigenous dads respond to 'racist' cartoon in Australia
BBC News
Australian Aboriginal fathers have responded to a controversial cartoon by sharing family photos on social media. A caricature published by The Australian last week depicted an alcohol-swilling indigenous father who cannot remember his son's name.
Bill Leak cartoon in The Australian an attack on Aboriginal people, Indigenous leader saysABC Online
'Racist' cartoon stokes debate over treatment of Indigenous AustraliansThe Guardian
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion condemns 'racist' Bill Leak cartoonThe Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian -SBS
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ArtsHub (subscription)
War declared on fake Indigenous art
ArtsHub (subscription)
The Fake Art Harms Culture Campaign calls on Government to tackle the problem of fake 'Indigenous' arts and craft being sold in Australia, and harming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and incomes. CEO of Arts Law Centre of Australia ...

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