Aboriginal Way News

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

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

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

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

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

Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and  is marking the achievement with a big focus on the Fringe for 2020. Tandanya will host a “First Nations Hub’ in the upcoming festival. Lucy Kingston spoke to Tandanya CEO Dennis Stokes about the Hub and the Anniversary. … Read More

Since 2014 Reconciliation South Australia and ActNow Theatre have delivered a program called Generation of Change, designed to give school students and teachers the opportunity to explore the impacts of racism as well as how to prevent it.The day-long program includes a theatre element where students can express their ideas … Read More

The new CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) says the organisation will maintain its strong commitment to Aboriginal screen makers as the organisation’s current Aboriginal Screen Strategy expires.Kate Croser, who was a producer of the popular Australian film Top End Wedding and who started as CEO of SAFC in September, … Read More

On this program, join us at the launch of Tarnanthi 2019, the national festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, which has  just opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia. We had a chat with artists Robert Fielding, about why an old beat up car became his … Read More