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Indigenous feared targets of controversial new ACT bail law - The Canberra Times

Thu, 2017/07/06 - 2:46am

The Canberra Times

Indigenous feared targets of controversial new ACT bail law
The Canberra Times
Winnunga said anti-consorting laws introduced throughout Australia to stop bikie crime had been used against Aboriginal people more than organised crime gangs. It feared the Director of Public Prosecutions would continue applying the bail review power ...

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The Australian paleo diet: Which native animals should we be eating? - ABC Online

Thu, 2017/07/06 - 2:43am

ABC Online

The Australian paleo diet: Which native animals should we be eating?
ABC Online
The archaeological record suggests Aboriginal Australians had varied diets prior to colonisation, with specific prey and butchery patterns in different parts of the country. For example, in Ice Age south-west Tasmania (between approximately 40,000 and ...

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

Thu, 2017/07/06 - 2:27am

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

Thu, 2017/07/06 - 1:01am

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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20 of the most beautiful Aboriginal baby names - Central Telegraph

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 11:49pm

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

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 11:45pm

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

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 9:35pm

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

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 8:09pm

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 ...

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

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 4:57pm

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 ...

The Indigenous Aussies making waves in entertainment - The Weekly Review

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 8:16am

The Weekly Review

The Indigenous Aussies making waves in entertainment
The Weekly Review
From music to art, film, and fashion, the unique stories and culture of Indigenous Australians have shaped our nation, and continue to do so. This week marks NAIDOC Week, and it's all about celebrating the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Swan View SHS marks Naidoc Week with showcase of indigenous achievement in community - Community Newspaper Group

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 8:01am

Community Newspaper Group

Swan View SHS marks Naidoc Week with showcase of indigenous achievement in community
Community Newspaper Group
The assembly showcased the achievements of the school's Aboriginal students and the local Aboriginal community. The audience was given a moving performance from Balladong Noongar woman and 2017 Western Australian of the Year (Aboriginal ...

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Award winning Imbil artist showcased for NAIDOC - Gympie Times

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 6:51am

Gympie Times

Award winning Imbil artist showcased for NAIDOC
Gympie Times
She has been retailing Aboriginal arts and crafts for 17 years and is on the board of the North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health since 2007. Her art has been exhibited Australia wide, including for the Goodwill Games and has worked for ...

MITS helping kids find their feet in the city - EducationHQ Australia

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 5:20am

EducationHQ Australia

MITS helping kids find their feet in the city
EducationHQ Australia
Recognising the challenges that Aboriginal children face in moving from remote locations to the city, the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, set up in 2016, has been helping students acclimatise to an unfamiliar way of life that can often be quite ...

Specialist Aboriginal college overcoming - EducationHQ Australia

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 3:32am

EducationHQ Australia

Specialist Aboriginal college overcoming
EducationHQ Australia
Freeman acts on the belief that the Aboriginal strategy of 'twoway learning' is important as he has a joint project with Helena College in Glen Forrest, Western Australia, to write a children's book. It will be written in English and Noongar, providing ...

TJUNGUṈUTJA - from having come together - Aboriginal Art Directory News

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 3:19am

TJUNGUṈUTJA - from having come together
Aboriginal Art Directory News
“The efflorescence of imagery that struck in the hothouse conditions of the Men's Painting Room will never be repeated, for these works were created at the moment when the epic songlines that connect Aboriginal Australia were unveiled”. John Kean ...

NT launches new Aboriginal Justice Unit - The Australian

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 3:11am

Sky News Australia

NT launches new Aboriginal Justice Unit
The Australian
The new justice unit will set out how the government and Aboriginal people will work together within the justice system with a focus on practical solutions to reduce incarceration rates. To that end, the ... Chris Kenny, The Australian Opinion ...
NT indigenous life expectancy has risenSBS

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NAIDOC Week: 1967 referendum interrogated by Aboriginal artists from across Western Australia - ABC Online

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 1:53am

ABC Online

NAIDOC Week: 1967 referendum interrogated by Aboriginal artists from across Western Australia
ABC Online
For some Aboriginal people in remote parts of Western Australia, little changed in their daily lives after the referendum. "In other parts ... you can see there was huge change, particularly in the East Kimberley, where people were forced off stations ...

Cops embrace fresh NAIDOC Week look - The West Australian

Wed, 2017/07/05 - 12:41am

The West Australian

Cops embrace fresh NAIDOC Week look
The West Australian
An annual event, this year's celebrations run from July 2-9 and promote the histories, cultures and achievements of Australia's indigenous people. However, 2017 is the first year WA Police has been involved in wearing the specially-made uniforms.

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