Wednesday, 2nd September is Indigenous Literacy Day, a celebration of Indigenous culture, stories, language and literacy, but also a reminder of how far we have to go to ensure equal literacy rates in Australia. We spoke with Gregg Dreise, ambassador of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, an author and illustrator himself … Read More
24 August 2020
Juanella McKenzie sold her first painting to a Dutch tourist at the Old Ghan Restaurant in Hawker when she was just 12 years old. Since then, the Adnyamathanha / Luritja artist has continued developing her art to the point where she exhibited 8 times in 2019 alone and has just … Read More
13 March 2020
Recently Kaurna community members respectfully reburied the remains of ancestors disturbed during the construction of the Northern Connector and other infrastructure projects in the region.Kaurna Ngarrindjeri Yankunytjatjara man Alan Sumner was a part of that moving ceremony.On this program he speaks to us about the ceremony, as well as upcoming … Read More
28 February 2020
Tessa Rose is an actor who regularly appears on stage and screen across Australia, she’s had roles in ‘Top End Wedding’ , ‘Redfern Now’ and with Bangarra Dance Theatre.In the play The Daly River Girl, Tessa shares her own story about growing up with foster families, away from her mother, … Read More
24 February 2020
Today we join the community in marking the twelfth anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generation. The 13th of February is the anniversary of the National Apology. On that day in 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd offered an apology in Federal Parliament to all those Indigenous people who … Read More
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