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Victorian prisons provide limited access to adequate health care, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Coronial inquests into deaths in custody show something must be done.
Warlpiri Elder Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu interprets the Southern Cross, not as a contested symbol of identity, but as a summons to unite First Nations and non-Indigenous people.
Australia’s stunning galleries of rock art are vast repositories of knowledge that can teach us much.
Formal hearings of the Yoorrook Justice Commission have begun in Melbourne. This is the first Indigenous-led justice commission of this kind in the world.
The government has decided it’s time for Australia to open up and get “back to normal.” This has made life more dangerous for vulnerable groups such as First Nations people.
Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 is set to become law. But the new legislation states one elected official will decide whether heritage sites are destroyed for development.
The Northern Territory has the highest rates of domestic, family, and sexual violence in Australia. The Tangentyere women’s group shows how prevention projects can address gender inequality.
How can we improve the management of Queensland’s heritage sites? Can farming and the conservation of Aboriginal heritage co-exist?
For First Nations peoples living with Dementia, loss of speech can bring loss of connection to family and culture. A new initiative has found a culturally friendly way to assist with communication.
First Nations young people make up around 20% of missing children in Australia. However, these cases rarely make national, let alone international headlines.
Climate change is a key risk for remote Indigenous communities in Australia. How can housing in remote and regional areas be improved to withstand extreme weather conditions for these communities?
The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission is a royal commission seeking truth-telling on the historical and contemporary injustices experienced by First Nations peoples in Victoria.
More than 100 nations have pledged to end deforestation by 2030. But there’s no mention of the need for Indigenous people to give their prior informed consent.
The A Way Forward report addresses the issues of cultural heritage protection in Australia after Rio Tinto destroyed Juukan Gorge. However, achieving change will be far from straightforward.
Most of our knowledge on songlines comes from central and northern Australia. Now, a songline from north Victoria, reaching up the NSW coast is being reawakened.
In the wake of the Juukan Gorge blast, more land authority is shifting back to First Nations people.
When addressing domestic and partner violence, First Nations communities need to be involved in how men’s behaviour change programs are developed and delivered.
Many Aboriginal community controlled health services are already running urgent vaccination campaigns within their existing resources, but more needs to be done.
The changing dynamic between Borneo’s pigs and Indigenous people is a powerful reminder of the fragility of the human-nature connection.
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Senior Erre Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge
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Acting CEO, North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance, Indigenous Knowledge
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Podcaster and cultural knowledge facilitator, Indigenous Knowledge
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Co-cooridinator of the Tangentyere Youth Safety Group, and Northern Territory Aboriginal domestic, family, and sexual violence advisory group, Indigenous Knowledge
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Mualgal man, Moa Island, Torres Strait, Indigenous Knowledge
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Wiradjuri Traditional Custodian, and Aboriginal Communities Officer at Central Tablelands Local Land Services, Indigenous Knowledge
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Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi Traditional Custodian, Indigenous Knowledge
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Director of Her Story, project coordinator at The Equality Institute, lead on U Right Sis? project, Indigenous Knowledge
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Director, Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge
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Secretariat at the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on World Heritage, Indigenous Knowledge
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CEO, Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Land Council, Indigenous Knowledge
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Gudjala and Girramay leader, Indigenous Knowledge
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Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge
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Co-coordinator of Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group, Indigenous Knowledge
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Murramarang and Walbunga Elder, Indigenous Knowledge
