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Indigenous inspiration - inmycommunity

Wed, 2015/03/04 - 2:10am

inmycommunity

Indigenous inspiration
inmycommunity
As a member of the Rottnest Island Board and Cultural Heritage and Environmental Advisory committees, WA Indigenous Tourism Council (WAITOC) and the Tourism Australia Board, Mrs Jacobs has been able to champion the engagement of Aboriginal ...

Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition - Noosa News

Tue, 2015/03/03 - 10:58pm

Noosa News

Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
Noosa News
Many Indigenous cultures attribute meteoritic events to the power of sky beings. The Wardaman people of northern Australia tell of Utdjungon, a being who lives in the Coalsack nebula by the Southern Cross. He will cast a fiery star to the Earth if laws ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition - Central Queensland news

Tue, 2015/03/03 - 10:51pm

Central Queensland news

Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
Central Queensland news
Many Indigenous cultures attribute meteoritic events to the power of sky beings. The Wardaman people of northern Australia tell of Utdjungon, a being who lives in the Coalsack nebula by the Southern Cross. He will cast a fiery star to the Earth if laws ...

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Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition - Northern Rivers Echo

Tue, 2015/03/03 - 10:45pm

Northern Rivers Echo

Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
Northern Rivers Echo
On the morning of July 30th, 1908, Magankan sent Agdy, the god of thunder, to demonstrate his power. Many Indigenous cultures attribute meteoritic events to the power of sky beings. The Wardaman people of northern Australia tell of Utdjungon, a being ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition - Northern Star

Tue, 2015/03/03 - 10:42pm

Northern Star

Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
Northern Star
But given that Australia is home to the oldest continuing cultures on Earth, we are only just scratching the surface of the vast scientific knowledge contained in Indigenous oral traditions. We anticipate that our work with Aboriginal elders to learn ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

Tue, 2015/03/03 - 10:42pm

Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
But given that Australia is home to the oldest continuing cultures on Earth, we are only just scratching the surface of the vast scientific knowledge contained in Indigenous oral traditions. We anticipate that our work with Aboriginal elders to learn ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition - The Conversation AU

Tue, 2015/03/03 - 7:21pm

The Conversation AU

Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
The Conversation AU
Many Indigenous cultures attribute meteoritic events to the power of sky beings. The Wardaman people of northern Australia tell of Utdjungon, a being who lives in the Coalsack nebula by the Southern Cross. He will cast a fiery star to the Earth if laws ...
Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the starsPhys.Org

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Petition launched against funding cuts to the Aboriginal Legal Service - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/03/02 - 11:45pm

Petition launched against funding cuts to the Aboriginal Legal Service
ABC Online
He's concerned the number of children being placed in out of home care will rise if the cuts go ahead and Indigenous Australians won't have adequate access to legal representation. The group says Tony Abbott is failing in his commitment to be the Prime ...

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Public Release: 2-Mar-2015 Understanding lung disease in aboriginal Australians - EurekAlert (press release)

Mon, 2015/03/02 - 7:52pm

Public Release: 2-Mar-2015 Understanding lung disease in aboriginal Australians
EurekAlert (press release)
Uncovering the environmental and socioeconomic factors that might play a role could be useful for developing strategies to prevent chronic lung disease in Aboriginal Australians and similar populations that are subject to significant social and ...

Langton group loses bid for indigenous paper - The Australian (blog)

Sun, 2015/03/01 - 1:03pm

The Australian (blog)

Langton group loses bid for indigenous paper
The Australian (blog)
A PRO-BUSINESS syndicate led by prominent Melbourne academic Marcia Langton and West Australian Aboriginal leader Wayne Bergmann appears to have been outbid in the race to buy The National Indigenous Times, the country's most awarded ...

Austalk Australian accent research: National study aims to capture accented ... - ABC Online

Sat, 2015/02/28 - 9:20pm

ABC Online

Austalk Australian accent research: National study aims to capture accented ...
ABC Online
Larisa Lee, an Aboriginal woman and parliamentarian, said the number of Aboriginal languages spoken every day in the NT affects the sound of spoken English. "In different regions you have different dialects," she said. "Just with creole alone, there ...

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Ashington residents to swap cultures with Aboriginal communities in Australia - ChronicleLive

Sat, 2015/02/28 - 6:23pm

ChronicleLive

Ashington residents to swap cultures with Aboriginal communities in Australia
ChronicleLive
But now, residents of a former North pit village and an Aboriginal community in Australia are coming together in an unusual cultural exchange. Five residents of Ashington, Northumberland, will head to Queensland in March. And then, their Aboriginal ...

Indigenous treasures to be displayed at NMA - SBS

Fri, 2015/02/27 - 7:04am

SBS

Indigenous treasures to be displayed at NMA
SBS
Indigenous objects, some not seen in public for more than 200 years, will go on display at the National Museum of Australia later this year. The exhibition includes around 150 early Aboriginal art and objects from some of the first encounters between ...
Historic indigenous objects return to AustraliaThe Guardian Nigeria

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Aboriginal gargoyles of the Australian War Memorial evoke the essential spirit ... - The Age

Thu, 2015/02/26 - 11:49pm

The Age

Aboriginal gargoyles of the Australian War Memorial evoke the essential spirit ...
The Age
The Australian War Memorial holds a rich collection of material related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and servicewomen. The collection includes embarkation rolls, prisoner-of-war and Red Cross records, personal letters, service ...
Celebrating some success in Tackling Indigenous SmokingCrikey (blog)
Aboriginal residents across WA to be quizzed in national surveyABC Message Stick

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Aboriginal gargoyles of the Australian War Memorial evoke the essential spirit ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 2015/02/26 - 10:21pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Aboriginal gargoyles of the Australian War Memorial evoke the essential spirit ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian War Memorial holds a rich collection of material related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and servicewomen. The collection includes embarkation rolls, prisoner-of-war and Red Cross records, personal letters, service ...
Celebrating some success in Tackling Indigenous SmokingCrikey (blog)
Aboriginal residents across WA to be quizzed in national surveyABC Message Stick

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Aboriginal Australians Voices Unheard, Government Takes Formalist Approach - Sputnik International

Thu, 2015/02/26 - 6:55pm

Aboriginal Australians Voices Unheard, Government Takes Formalist Approach
Sputnik International
SALEKHARD Anastasia Levchenko — Australia's indigenous peoples are in an alarmingly poor state, as the government takes a formalist approach and leaves aboriginal voices unheard, a member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues told ...

Aboriginal gargoyles of the Australian War Memorial evoke the essential spirit ... - The Canberra Times

Thu, 2015/02/26 - 12:56pm

The Canberra Times

Aboriginal gargoyles of the Australian War Memorial evoke the essential spirit ...
The Canberra Times
The Australian War Memorial holds a rich collection of material related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and servicewomen. The collection includes embarkation rolls, prisoner-of-war and Red Cross records, personal letters, service ...
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey to gauge WA ...ABC Local
Celebrating some success in Tackling Indigenous SmokingCrikey (blog)

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Aboriginal gargoyles of the Australian War Memorial evoke the essential spirit ... - Brisbane Times

Thu, 2015/02/26 - 12:52pm

Brisbane Times

Aboriginal gargoyles of the Australian War Memorial evoke the essential spirit ...
Brisbane Times
The Australian War Memorial holds a rich collection of material related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and servicewomen. The collection includes embarkation rolls, prisoner-of-war and Red Cross records, personal letters, service ...
Celebrating some success in Tackling Indigenous SmokingCrikey (blog)

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Indigenous artefacts collected by Captain Cook set to return for exhibit in ... - ABC Message Stick

Thu, 2015/02/26 - 7:49am

ABC Message Stick

Indigenous artefacts collected by Captain Cook set to return for exhibit in ...
ABC Message Stick
The National Museum of Australia (NMA) in Canberra says a controversial exhibition will see Indigenous souvenirs collected by Captain James Cook return to Australia for the first time in 245 years. The British Museum in London will loan 150 Indigenous ...
Canberra's National Museum of Australia announces major partnership with ...The Canberra Times

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Indigenous artefacts collected by Captain Cook set to return for exhibition in ... - ABC Online

Thu, 2015/02/26 - 7:38am

ABC Online

Indigenous artefacts collected by Captain Cook set to return for exhibition in ...
ABC Online
The National Museum of Australia (NMA) in Canberra says a controversial exhibition will see Indigenous souvenirs collected by Captain James Cook return to Australia for the first time in 245 years. The British Museum in London will loan 150 Indigenous ...

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