Podcasts about aboriginality

Just a warning that today's episode includes (non-descriptive) mentions of the physical and sexual abuse of children as well as mentions of historically used racist language.This week, we're looking at a campaign for the return of stolen Whadjuk Noongar land, in the colonial city of perth, western australia.One of the most brutal genocidal strategies carried out by colonial governments resulted in the stolen generations. From the mid 1800s, a series of policies throughout the states and territories allowed for Aboriginal children to be removed from their families and put into state care or adopted to white families. Aside from being separated permanently from family and community, these children were frequently forced into hard labour, abused and even murdered. The policy of child removal was not officially ended until the 1970's, and continued into the 1980's in the colonial state of queensland. The forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families continues today through policing and carceral racism.Under a 1905 act in colonial western australia, A.O Neville, the so-called ‘chief protector of aborigines' was made the legal guardian of all Aboriginal children and embarked on a campaign to abduct children with lighter skin and raise them under European servitude, with the aim to breed out Aboriginality.In 1933, during Neville's eugenics program, an anglican nun known as Sister Kate set up a home for ‘light skinned' Aboriginal children in the outskirts of colonial perth. Contact with family was forbidden and the children were encouraged to believe they were white.In 1953 Sister Kate's home was taken over by the Uniting Church and conditions rapidly deteriorated for the children, who suffered horrific psychological, physical and sexual abuse, forced labour and neglect for decades.Following a national inquiry into the stolen generations in 1997, known as the ‘Bringing Them Home' report, the Uniting Church committed to help repair the damage that they had caused to the children and their families. Recommendation 41 of the Bringing Them Home Report states that churches should ‘review their land holdings to identify land acquired or granted for the purpose of accommodating Indigenous children forcibly removed from their families and in consultation with Indigenous people and their land councils, return that land'In 2007 an agreement between the Uniting Church Australia and the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress led to the establishment of the Beananging Kwuurt Institute, a social space to provide support for Aboriginal people on the former site of Sister Kate's.In December last year the Uniting Church shut down the centre and are attempting to take the land away from Noongar people again. Barkandji woman Bev Burns believes the church will sell the site to developers in order to pay the redress bill for past abuse.Bev was asked by the Noongar elders to speak for this interview, as some of them have faced threats and wish to remain anonymous.If you want to learn more about the Occupy Sister Kate's campaign: You can follow Land Back for Stolen Generations on Instagram. You can also go to actionnetwork.org/petitions/uniting-church-must-return-land-back-for-stolen-generations to sign the petitionYou can donate at BSB 062 948 and Account number 39179787.This episode was made on Wurundjeri land, this land was invaded, stolen and remains under occupation. Colonial violence continues, as does Indigenous resistance.The Sunday Paper and Podcast remain independent, not for profit and reader and listener supported.Our theme music was made by DOBBY.Matt Chun is our executive producer.The podcast is compiled, mixed and edited by Mell Chun. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thesundaypaperpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Conversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years. Uncle Jack was forcibly removed from his mother as a baby and denied his Aboriginality. A one-off trip to Fitzroy connected him with a family he didn't know about, and promptly landed him in jail.Jack passed away in 2022. Help and support is always availableYou can call Lifeline 24 hours a day on 13 11 14In a career spanning more than half a century, Uncle Jack Charles used the stage to share painful and personal truths about being a Stolen Generations survivor.Uncle Jack was born in Melbourne in 1943. He was taken from his mother as a baby and ended up in Box Hill Boys' Home where he was abused and told he was an orphan.It was only towards the end of his life that Uncle Jack found out who his father was, finally knowing himself as a Wiradjuri man, as well as Boon Wurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Woiwurrung and Yorta Yorta.Uncle Jack's early life had been defined by addiction, theft and twenty-two stints in jail.But he forged a legacy as a giant of the arts, a tireless advocate for youth in detention and a trailblazing advocate for a fairer Australia.This episode of Conversations contains discussions about Aboriginal identity, Indigenous history, stolen generation, orphanages, boys homes, youth offending, foster families, birth mothers, family relationships, Lilydale High School, Victoria, Melbourne, Fitzroy, youth detention, home invasion, robbery, acting, performing, theatre, film, Sydney Opera House, Box Hill Boys' Home, orphans, sisters, brothers, siblings, addiction, heroin, jail, racism, advocacy, David Gulpilil, initiation, Bennalong.

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Misha Saul, the host of the Kvetch Substack. Saul is a first-generation Jewish Australian, born in Georgia (former Soviet republic), who grew up in Adelaide and now lives in Sydney. He graduated from the University of Adelaide with degrees in commerce and law. His day job is in finance, but the Kvetch highlights his interests in history and Jewish culture. Razib and Saul discuss extensively the differences and similarities between the US and Australia, and how each relates to other Anglophone nations like Canada, New Zealand and of course the UK. Saul asserts though Australia leans into its frontier reputation, in reality it is much more of a bureaucratic-ruled nation than the US, albeit with more of a Scots-Irish flavor than comparatively middle-class New Zealand. He also contrasts the relatively generous welfare-state of Australia and America's inequality, which he describes by analogy to the film 2013 Elysium, with its contrast between an earth dominated by favelas and a well-manicured low-earth orbit utopia for the super rich. They also discuss the geographical and cultural coherency of a vast nation like Australia, which has a desert at its center. Saul mentions it is often actually cheaper to fly to and vacation in Bali or another Asian locale than going to Perth from Sydney. Despite the reality that Australia has exotic fauna, it is notably an overwhelmingly urban society, where few have any interaction with the “bush.” Though Australians appreciate archetypes like “Crocodile Dundee,” Saul paints a picture of a much more urbane reality. Razib asks about the phenomenon of “white-presenting” Aboriginals, and Saul argues all societies look somewhat crazy from the outside because of their shibboleths, and the debates around Aboriginality are Australia's. As an immigrant and first-generation Australian, Saul also discusses Australia's immigration system, which strictly controls and regulates migration. Saul argues that because of the high educational and skill qualifications most Australian immigrants assimilate well, and he contends that there is a broad consensus to maintain strict limits on inflows. He argues that the Anglo-Australian identity is strong enough that the assimilative process continues to work even with the large number of Asians from China and India, who have triggered nativist worries and political activism.

Monday morning live with Natasa Denman featuring one of her amazing authors, Davina Woods. Davina Woods was born and raised in Brisbane. Although she always knew she was Aboriginal, it wasn't until the early 2000s that she discovered her Kuku-Djungan ancestry. She attended local schools and achieved a Diploma of Teaching in 1979 from the North Brisbane College of Advanced Education. In 1984, Davina became one of the first five First Nations teachers to join the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Unit of the Queensland Education Department (QED). As a writer, Davina's first article, "Why Aboriginal Studies," was published in QED's professional journal, QUEST. In 2000, she contributed her first chapter to the book Aboriginal Women by Degrees: Their Stories of the Journey Towards Academic Achievement, edited by Professor Mary Ann Bin-Sallik. This was the first of several book chapters Davina has written and published. In 2006, her poem "Urban Songlines" won the Victorian Indigenous Art Cultural Heritage Award. Over the years, Davina has completed a Bachelor of Education, a Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies, and a Master of Arts, all while working and raising her children. She left QED in 1990 to become the Federal Aboriginal Education Officer of the Australian Education Union, which required moving to Melbourne. In the late 1990s, she worked at a Melbourne university, completed a Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education, and earned a PhD. The prestigious literary journal Meanjin published her essay “Being Educated,” which recounts her early experiences of racism and the moment she realized her duty to educate non-Indigenous people about the First Peoples of Australia. Following her realization and receiving the Most Outstanding Research Student award for her PhD, she knew she had to fulfill her promise to her family to document their mutual grandfather's story and their legacy of Aboriginality. She has since published a book with the assistance of Ultimate 48 Hour Books, telling the story of her maternal grandfather who, as a child, survived a massacre in 1881. He was then taken in by an Irish couple, for whom he worked until the man died in 1908. Learn more about Davina and her book through here: www.davinabwoodsphd.com Find us at http://www.writeabook.com.au Join our Facebook Community: Author Your Way to Riches: https://www.facebook.com/groups/authoryourwaytoriches Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/NatasaDenmanYouTube

Former AFL star Gilbert McAdam recalls an incendiary game of footy that was a turning point in the code's history. After the final whistle Gilbert's St Kilda teammate, Nicky Winmar, took a defiant stance — raising his guernsey to proclaim pride in his Aboriginality. The moment was captured in two photographs. Widely published, the images brought the issue of racial abuse in the AFL to the fore. Gilbert reveals his personal story leading up to the incident, and what happened in its aftermath.If you need someone to talk to, call:13Yarn on 13 92 76Lifeline on 13 11 14Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36Headspace on 1800 650 890QLife on 1800 184 527Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800Stream the TV show on ABC iview.

Bungandidj Man and Former Police Officer Nick Buenen unpacks his life as a brother who has walked and worked in two worlds.We discuss what it's like to have parents and grandparents from the “mission” and to move from that environment at a young age.Nick shares about not identifying as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person when joining the police force. He eventually was found out by an aunty who spotted him playing in the local Indigenous football team.We finish discussing some crazy police stories, one involving Nick calling in a brother for some bush tracking, and Nick's time working abroad.The pod concludes as we discuss current enterprise opportunities for Indigenous Australians, and some exploits people have been using to leverage this, and what can be done to stop this.

 A bill to introduce a digital ID is making its way through the Australian Parliament to better protect government-based identities and stem the flow of consumer data from insecure vaults. Bank-based digital identity verifications systems are already operating and international companies are, with government blessings, setting up shop in the country.  But the true question will be can anyone convince sceptical Australians that this isn't the much-feared "national ID"? And will ideas like singling out First Nations people to link their Aboriginality to this ID just allow the same conservatives who tried to torch digital health records do the same with this?  We interview Endava consultant and payments expert David Marsh and ConnectID managing director Andrew Black about the future design of an Australian digital identity system, why interoperability is needed for this not to be a failure, and what is required to convince Australians that this is not the Orwellian dystopia they fear.  Produced by Rachel Williamson and Charis Palmer, with sound engineering by Kevin Hirshorn. Music credits to Raz Burg and BalloonPlanet. 

Armstrong talks to contemporary artists Tony Albert and Keemon Williams, whose works both look to reframe First Nations histories in different ways by appropriating found materials, language, and symbols of their culture. Williams is the youngest artist in the Wurrdha Marra exhibition, while Albert is a senior figure in the art world, known for using what he calls ‘Aboriginalia' in his work. Both artists explore the intersection of queerness with Aboriginality, with a particular fondness for the aesthetics of camp.

Artist and curator Tony Albert collects Aboriginalia, colonial kitsch still found in Australia's second-hand and souvenir shops, to reconstruct historic racial stereotypes and reclaim contemporary Indigenous experiences. From ‘Picanniny Floor Polish' to ‘Bally Boomerang Pinball Machines', Sydney-based artist and collector Tony Albert has long been fascinated by Australiana, tourist objects which attempt to define, and commodify, Aboriginal and Torres Strati Islander peoples. Transforming them into grand sculptural installations, his works are political interventions with these vintage objects, and reappropriations of their use and meaning - which refuse to shy away from the shameful status they now hold. One such installation lends its name to Story, Place, a group exhibition in London, which brings together contemporary Indigenous artists from Australia and the diaspora. Tony talks about the plurality of Indigenous identities and lands across Australia, comparing the country's diversity to that of the European continent, and using ‘dreamtimes' to dispel the creation myth of Captain James Cook's Botany Bay landing in 1770. From his working-class upbringing in North Queensland, to working in cities like Brisbane with the likes of Richard Bell and Vernon Ah Kee, he unpacks the importance of collaboration and collective practice. As a member of the Kuku Yalanji peoples, Tony shares his perspectives working within museums and institutions ‘made by white people, for white people' - and why these particular works must travel to Europe and America, to highlight shared colonial histories, and what Aboriginality means today. Sullivan+Strumpf: Story, Place runs at Frieze No.9 Cork Street in London until 21 October, as part of Frieze London 2023. Join the Gallery this Saturday (12 October), for special exhibition tours and artist talks. For more about terra nullius, listen to EMPIRE LINES Australia Season, marking the 30 year anniversary of the Mabo vs. Queensland Case (1992) and Tate Modern's A Year in Art: Australia 1992, with Jeremy Eccles on Judy Watson (https://pod.link/1533637675/episode/e02b445e9c355b30b90c77df1f39264d) and Dr. Desmond Manderson on Gordon Bennett (https://pod.link/1533637675/episode/8ab2ce0a86704edc573cb86a69e845e1 For more on Cigar Store Indians, listen to Anna Ghadar on Mining the Museum at the Maryland Historical Society, Fred Wilson (1992-1993): https://pod.link/1533637675/episode/e02b445e9c355b30b90c77df1f39264d WITH: Tony Albert, multidisciplinary artist and curator. He is the first Indigenous artist on the board of trustees for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, a First Nations Curatorial Fellow, and a founder member of the Brisbane-based collective, proppaNOW, with artists Richard Bell and Vernon Ah Kee. He is the co-curator of Story, Place, with Jenn Ellis. ART: ‘Story, Place, Tony Albert (2023)'. IMAGE: Installation View. PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic. Follow EMPIRE LINES on Twitter: twitter.com/jelsofron/status/1306563558063271936 And Instagram: instagram.com/empirelinespodcast Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: patreon.com/empirelines

For this special episode of Missioning, our Exectutive Director Scott Pilgrim has the privilege of interviewing Rev Canon Glenn Loughrey. Glenn is a Wiradjuri man, an Anglican priest, an artist and an author. In his conversation with Scott, Glenn shares about growing up, his journey of faith, the discovery of his Aboriginality and why he supports an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Watch the full interview here: https://vimeo.com/845815665Find out more about the Voice and Baptist Mission Australia's response to it here:  www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/Voice We recognise that not everyone will support our endorsement of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. We respect that and appreciate you engaging with this interview. We invite you to join us in prayer as we head towards this pivotal time in our nation's history. Now is a time for listening, prayer, humility and seeking to embody the way of Jesus - through word and loving action. Explore more of Glenn's work: www.glennloughrey.com/Support the Show.

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William Davo Hickey is a proud Wiradjuri / Gamilaroi man and professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the NBL - National Basketball League.We dive into the grind to get to that level, professional environment of basketball, up keep and development, Next Star Program, Aussies on the rise, Aboriginality and culture in the league.Want to become a Keep Rolling Patron and help further support the channel, hit the Patreon link below and Roll with the Squad!https://www.patreon.com/street_rolling_cheetahAdd, Follow or Contact Davo: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiggitydave_/Add, Follow or Contact me: Email: streetrollingcheetah@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/street_rolling_cheetah/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/st_rollcheetahFace book: https://www.facebook.com/StreetRollingCheetah/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-briggs-77b867100/

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this third conversation of Series Thirteen, we talk with Lucy Amon - Indigenous Programs Coordinator, MLC Kew Campus. Lucy is an educator, First Nations person and mother. As a proud Noonuccal woman from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), she has dedicated her 10 years in the secondary education setting to creating culturally empowered schools. Over the past 5 years as the Indigenous Programs Co-Ordinator at MLC, she has driven curriculum change with alignment to ACARA's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Cross Curriculum Priority, developed a school environment that focuses on cultural celebration as well as safety, and advocates for the young Aboriginal students enrolled at the College. Since having a daughter of her own, Lucy's aspiration is to create a classroom that her daughter's Aboriginality is seen, embraced, and one where she can thrive. The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at learn@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let's go!

Hey BlurtstarsWe have a bit of a heavy show today. In Green There Done That, we discuss the environmental impact of the Chalumbin Wind Farm project in Far North Queensland and the increase in renewable energy use in Alberta, Canada.Then on Blurt On Blighty we talk Conservatives "Stopping the boats" and the Beeb cancelling Sir David Attenborough.And to round out the show, we talk about the Voice to Parliament. We give both the Yes and No groups a say.Now its time to get on with the show with Wence and Keighley.Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thenewblurt.substack.com.BanterOscars 2023 →Official Oscars winners listMichelle Yeoh makes history as Everything Everywhere All at Once sweeps Oscars — as it happenedBest Documentary Feature Film →Navalny - Official TrailerWhat is the origin of the word Moomba?Linguists and historians say Moomba is a joining of the Aboriginal words "moom", meaning bottom, and "ba" , which alternatively means "up" or indicates a joke — in this case, a joke played on the burghers of Melbourne in 1955 when they searched for a name for their celebration of civic pride.Green There Done ThatWhen is a renewable energy source a bad idea? When it threatens native habitats of endangered Australian species →Queensland windfarm backed by Apple and Andrew Forrest sparks warning over impact on threatened speciesCanadian province doubles renewable usage in a decade →Once powered primarily by coal, Alberta, Canada, now gets more electricity from renewablesA building in Sydney is designed with sustainability in mind →ABC Gardening Australia - Green GainsSouth Australia close to having 100% renewables to power the state.Blurt on BlightyCopy cats. The UK Tories literally replicates the Australian LNP Stop The Boats mantra. How sad that refugees are still treated as criminals →YouTube - The Project, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Launches New 'Stop The Boats' PolicyThe BBC afraid of broadcasting one of Sir David Attenborough's latest episodes due to right-wing concerns about rewilding →BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of ‘rightwing backlash'Indelible IndigenousAt The New Blurt we fully support the Yes campaign for the Voice to Parliament. Why Yes?Take a short course to learn about the Voice to Parliament →From The Heart - Course to learn about the Voice to Parliament.South Australia legislates Voice to Parliament. Complements a national Constitutional change →ABC News - South Australia set to become first jurisdiction with Indigenous Voice to ParliamentABC News - Fact checking that there already exists a Voice to Parliament.LNP Coalition demands clarification of wording →SBS News - Coalition demands Labor clarify definition of Aboriginality ahead of Voice to Parliament referendumFollow us on our socials:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI6sah68y5GKhtD-uE4W-FAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/blurtstar/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blurtstar/Twitter - @BlurtNew This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewblurt.substack.com

Michael Cullen is a soon to be qualified psychologist, who was inspired to pursue a career in the field after spending months in a mental health facility at a time when he didn't see any future for himself. Michael was faced with intense racial abuse from a very young age, something that continued into adulthood; causing him to hide his Aboriginality... He never met his father and had no examples of healthy relationships growing up, leaving him with no idea how to develop his own. It's hard to fathom the pain Michael's been through and harder still to believe that despite it all, he's become the man he is today - but here he is. --------------------- Looking for a simple way to take care of your gut? Athletic Greens can help! Check out the special offer for podcast listeners at athleticgreens.com/youngblood --------------------- You can find all Young Blood - Men's Mental Health podcasts here: https://linktr.ee/youngbloodmmh Join our movement on socials! IG: @youngbloodmensmentalhealth TikTok: @youngbloodmentalhealth FB: Young Blood - Men's Mental Health

Uncle Jack was forcibly removed from his mother as a baby and denied his Aboriginality. A one-off trip to Fitzroy connected him with a family he didn't know about, and promptly landed him in jail (R) (CW: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners please be aware — this interview contains the voice of someone who has died)

Uncle Jack was forcibly removed from his mother as a baby and denied his Aboriginality. A one-off trip to Fitzroy connected him with a family he didn't know about, and promptly landed him in jail (R) (CW: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners please be aware — this interview contains the voice of someone who has died)

Wednesday 14th of September 2022 7:15am Cam Smith and Andy Flemming from 3CR's 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' talk with Dr Terri Givens about her book The Roots of Racism: The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe. (Original broadcast 08/09/22) 7:35am Claudia speaks with Susanna Bevilacqua, founder of Moral Fairground, a social enterprise providing opportunities for capacity building, knowledge sharing, and collaborations in the ethical business sector. The organisation is running an Early Ethical Enterprise Pitch Competition to encourage start-up businesses which have the potential to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions of a community.http://www.moralfairground.com.au 7:55am We pay tribute to Uncle Jack Charles who unfortunately passed away yesterday and is always remembered as a great man, who fought for the First Nations people and a legendary actor. Here we reminisce on an interview Marisa from Doin Time did with Uncle, speaking about systemic issues with insidious questions of Proof of Aboriginality, which led to the Australia Council for the Arts amending their policy. (Originally broadcast 01/08/22) 8:15am We hear from Kirsty Bishop Fox, director of the Zero Waste Festival on in Melbourne this Saturday. The festival showcases ideas and inspiration of how to rethink your waste with a variety of events including a clothes swap, panel discussions, a film screening and much much more. MusicTwo Countries of Mind- Sincerely, GrizzlyAgboju Logun- Shina Williams & His African Percussionists  

In this week's episode, Caroline is joined by proud Ngiyampaa man, Pirritu (Brett Lee). Pirritu, is a singer and songwriter, whose music is a reflective anecdote to his connection with land and culture. After being adopted out at birth, he was always raised to be proud of his Aboriginality. At 14, he began his journey to connect back to his family roots of land, culture and language.Pirritu describes music as always being fundamentally a part of who he is. While training as an athlete growing up, he remembers training with a tune in mind or breathing  to a rhythm. Deciding to take time away from sport to heal a knee injury, he dived in hard, buying a ukulele and gravitated towards creating his own music. 17 years later, Pirritu is creating music that is eclectic, gentle and from the heart. Caroline and Pirritu yarn about his incredible music career and how he started. They yarn about his newest album, Pirritu Part 1, and the inspiration behind the sun-filled collection of gorgeous and strikingly honest acoustic folk songs. After an amazing heart felt yarn, Pirritu  fills us in on what's to come and his exciting projects on the horizon. To keep up to date with Pirritu, be sure to follow on Instagram here. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and don't forget to follow the show! Follow Caroline on Instagram @blak_wattle_coaching and learn more about working with Caroline here! We would like to acknowledge Aboriginal people as Australia's First Peoples' who have never ceded their sovereignty. We acknowledge the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation where the podcast was taped. We pay our deepest respects to Traditional Owners across Australia and Elders past, present and emerging.This podcast was brought to you by On Track Studio.www.ontrackstudio.com.au@on.track.studioFor advertising opportunities please email hello@ontrackstudio.com.au

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and discussion of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died Marisa starts off the program by paying tribute to the late Uncle Archie Roach to whom this show is dedicated, and whose music is played throughout the hour. The first interview today is with Nerita Waight, proud Yorta Yorta woman and CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service. She comes on the show to discuss how Victoria's dysfunctional bail laws are worsening since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody over 30 years ago, with ever stricter conditions disproportionately affecting Aboriginal people for whom the remand prison population has increased to a horrific 50%. She also explains how there are more women in remand (many of which are incarcerated for crimes relating to poverty and survival), and how the same bail conditions apply for children, with devastating effects for those in state care. Read and sign the VALS petition to fix Victoria's broken bail laws here. VALS also released a new policy paper last week, entitled Reforming Police Oversight in Victoria  - we encourage listeners to read their abridged policy brief (link to the comprehensive policy paper here). Later on the program, Marisa invites Uncle Jack Charles for an extended conversation to remember late Uncle Archie Roach, where he discusses working and singing together on the Bloodstream tour, and connecting after Uncle Jack spoke out about systemic issues with insidious questions of Proof of Aboriginality, which led to the Australia Council for the Arts amending their policy.

Meena Singh is Yorta Yorta and Indian and is the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People in Victoria. She lives on the lands of the Kulin people. We chat about: The history of Indian indentured labour in Fiji Her dad came to Australia to be a provider for his family Her mum always grew up with family and culture Asserting her Aboriginality more because of her very Indian name. A key mistranslation - Buppa FBIs - Fijian Born Indians The many ways parents show love - giving you packets of biscuits, cutting up your fruit, and making your bed Names that reinforce identity - my Blackest angels ‘Mother' tongue Colourism in India v being proud of being Blak Getting a lifelong love of learning from her mum The alienating experience of studying law Bringing your lived experience into work as a lawyer The recipe that is the colonial project Child protection involvement in Aboriginal communities and the fact that removal of children needs to be the last resort Pre-colonisation community structures Mixed Media: The Cummeragunja Walk-Off https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2022/02/03/what-was-cummeragunja-walk More Meena on SBS Hindi https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/combat-stereotypes-with-stories-melbourne-lawyer-giving-voice-to-aboriginal-communities Educating Rita, play by Willy Russell Margaret Thornton https://law.anu.edu.au/people/margaret-thornton Mari J. Matsuda, ‘When the first Quail calls: multiple consciousness as jurisprudential method' https://www.northeastern.edu/lawstudentaffairs/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/When-the-First-Quail-Calls.pdf Our Youth, Our Way https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/inquiries/systemic-inquiries/our-youth-our-way/ Koori Youth Council Ngaga-dji project: https://www.ngaga-djiproject.org.au/ Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Meena Singh Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Molly Kelly had a white father and an Aboriginal mother and was just a young girl when she was taken from her home. She was stolen from her family and taken to a settlement where white people hoped to stamp out her Aboriginality. But Molly escaped and walked one thousand miles home to her family, using a rabbit-proof fence as her guide. Written and narrated by twelve-year-old Ruby Macheda. If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we want to let you know that this episode contains the name of people who have died.

Molly Kelly had a white father and an Aboriginal mother and was just a young girl when she was taken from her home. She was stolen from her family and taken to a settlement where white people hoped to stamp out her Aboriginality. But Molly escaped and walked one thousand miles home to her family, using a rabbit-proof fence as her guide. Written and narrated by twelve-year-old Ruby Macheda. If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we want to let you know that this episode contains the name of people who have died.

On episode #85 I have the absolute pleasure of yarning with Professor Chelsea Watego. Chelsea is a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman with over 20 years of experience working within Indigenous health as a health worker and researcher. Chelsea's work has drawn attention to the role of race in the production of health inequalities.Chelsea is a prolific writer and public intellectual, having written for @indigenousx NITV, The Guardian, and The Conversation. She is a founding board member of Inala Wangarra, an Indigenous community development association within her community, a Director of the Institute for Collaborative Race Research, and was one half of the Wild Black Women radio/podcast show, but most importantly, she is also a proud mum to five beautiful children. In 2022, Chelsea's groundbreaking work, Another Day in the Colony was longlisted for the Stella Prize. We yarn about her academic and career achievements, life as a mother to 5 children and we share stories of the battles we face of justifying our Aboriginality to non Indigenous people. A very long over due yarn that's just the first of many to come.Recommendations throughout this episode: https://icrr.com.auhttps://au.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-watego-5349aba9https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/chelsea.bondWebsite: www.blackmagicwoman.com.auFollow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcastThe Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focuses more on who people are rather than on what they do.If you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow' on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you'd like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.auSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-magic-woman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gina Williams has always felt an urge to assert her Aboriginality and has used her music as both a healing process and a vehicle to tell her story. “All I ever wanted was to belong to a family. I'm firmly committed to rewriting the script. This language is not just an Australian history, it's an Indigenous history; but there's enough space for everybody. Developing connections to land and each other is powerful.”

Nathan Maynard's latest play At What Cost? explores the themes of identity and Aboriginality.

On Episode #79 of the podcast I have a deadly yarn with Megan Cope. Megan is a Quandamooka (North Stradbroke Island in South East Queensland) artist. Her site-specific sculptural installations, video work and paintings investigate issues relating to identity, the environment and mapping practices.Megan's work often resists prescribed notions of Aboriginality, and examines psychogeographies that challenge the grand narrative of ‘Australia' and our sense of time and ownership in a settler colonial state. These explorations result in various material outcomes. Megan's work has been exhibited in Australia and internationally including at the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art; Art Gallery of New South Wales; Para Site Contemporary Art Space, Hong Kong; Careof Art Space, Milan; the Australian Embassy, just to name a few.In 2020, Cope presented newly-commissioned work at the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres. She has also featured work in the NGV Triennial 2020, the 2021 TarraWarra Museum of Art Biennial: Slow Moving Waters and in the 2021 exhibition, OCCURRENT AFFAIR: ProppaNOW at the University of Queensland Art Museum. Recent solo exhibitions include Fractures and Frequencies presented at UNSW Galleries as part of Sydney Festival 2020/21, and Unbroken Connections at Canberra Glassworks, following an artist residency. Join our yarn as we dive deep into Megan's story. It's fascinating! We learn all about her journey as an artist, travelling the world and some of the exciting projects she currently has in the works. Don't miss this one!Recommendations throughout this episode: https://www.megancope.com.au/aboutWebsite: www.blackmagicwoman.com.auFollow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcastThe Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do.If you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow' on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you'd like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.auSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-magic-woman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation.  Sovereignty was never ceded.   Interviews with Alastair Lawrie, Ricki Spencer and Todd Fernando.   Alastair Lawrie discusses the Australian Government's broken promise to legislate to protect LGBTIQ students in religious schools, religious privilege and the Religious Discrimination Bill and One Nation's Education [Parental Rights] Bill in New South Wales.  Ricki Spencer discusses the multitude of project work, advocacy and activism they are undertaking to achieve systemic and inclusive social change for gender diverse people and people living with disabilities.  Commissioner Todd Fernando gives a broad ranging interview about the Fab Jab campaign to get queer folks vaccinated, their work as Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQ Communities and intersections with queerness and Aboriginality.   

Ok Ok .. Straight up this episode Is absolutely hilarious even for my standards. I had the pleasure recently of making a new friend with an awesome story . Meet Proud Indigenous Australian and Christian Thomas Graham . Like myself he is a Newcastle based legend ! . He's a man of many talents and today he walks us through his amazing story addressing his proud heritage and his strong faith and some of the hardships that can come with walking two paths . I connected with him through Alan Stevens (Episode 24 ) and we hit it off straight away.. Thomas and I have an amazing on air chemistry that has been the funniest episode to date I think you'll enjoy . Also he is a massive car nerd check out the campfire project and Newy super cars Facebook page links below . Thank You Mitch :) https://www.facebook.com/NewySuperCars https://www.facebook.com/CampfireProjectCommunity

Thomas Mayor is a Torres Strait Islander, a wharfie and National Indigenous Officer for the Maritime Union of Australia. He has tirelessly advocated for the proposals in the Uluru Statement, and is the author of two best-selling books. The first book, ‘Finding the Heart of the Nation – the journey of the Uluru Statement towards Voice, Treaty and Truth', tells his story, the story of the Uluru Statement and the remarkable people that he met on his campaigning journey. A children's version of the book, ‘Finding our Heart', was published in June 2020. His latest book has just been released - Dear Son – letters and reflections from First Nations fathers ands sons. This beautifully designed anthology comes at a time when First Nations peoples are starting to break free of derogatory stereotypes and find solace in their communities and cultures. Yet, each contributor - which includes Troy Cassar-Daley, Stan Grant, and Charlie King - also has one thing in common: they all have a relative who has been terribly wronged – enslaved, raped and dispossessed – because of their Aboriginality.  A story-teller at heart, a campaigning communicator. This is your invitation to listen to these stories and many many more with the guiding light that is Thomas Mayor.

Benny Clark is a proud Gunai/Kurnai and Djabwurrung man. The drummer for Baker Boy and an endorsed Pearl artist. A solid yarn about his musical journey in the Victorian music scene then with previous bands Electrik Dynamite, Superheist, his session work and what led to meeting Danzal Baker. Aboriginality, mental health, solo work and the upcoming album release of Gela. SUBSCRIBE AND SEE IT THRIVE!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCth8nDElTYQcYedzFpS6ZWAApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/keep-rolling-with-jake-briggs/id1472328896Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H5Owd1nU1k5N0hKGu5mvj?si=pjinUACYTreRVt3ZaJaqCQStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/keep-rolling-with-jake-briggsGoogle:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9rZWVwcm9sbGluZy5wb2RvbWF0aWMuY29tL3JzczIueG1sAnd on all other audio podcast platforms! Want to become a Keep Rolling Patron and help further support the Podcast, hit the Patreon link below and Roll with the Squad!https://www.patreon.com/street_rolling_cheetah?fan_landing=trueBenny Clarks Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bc_drumwarrior Add, Follow or Contact me: Email: streetrollingcheetah@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/street_rolling_cheetahTwitter: https://twitter.com/st_rollcheetahFace book: https://www.facebook.com/StreetRollingCheetah

Bindi Cole Chocka became 'The Cancelled Artist' after coming out as Christian in the art world. Initially a wildly successful artist on the back of her edgy work around race and Aboriginality, especially her black face work 'Not Really Aboriginal'. Despite being lauded nationally as a left-wing hero in Australia, Bindi was 'cancelled' after her political and religious conversion. She also publicly apologised to columnist Andrew Bolt, whom she successfully sued using s18C of the Racial Discrimination Act - a high profile case. Watch this interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/cVgAR5bqoMw BINDI COLE CHOCKA Artist, Curator, Writer & Speaker http://www.bindicolechocka.com https://twitter.com/bindicolechocka https://www.instagram.com/bindicolechocka DISCERNABLE The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable https://www.discernable.io/ --------------------- 1:25 Bindi's art work that started the Andrew Bolt controversy 2:17 Bindi's Aboriginal heritage 4:48 The political correctness of race 6:58 Andrew Bolt and his infamous articles 8:49 Taking Andrew Bolt to court 11:42 Bindi's conversion to Christianity 17:18 Andrew Bolt GUILTY 19:35 Would Bindi do it again? 21:00 Bindi is cancelled 25:18 Critical Theory and progressive movements 34:11 Lifechanging forgiveness 35:34 Bindi finds Jesus in Jail 40:16 What is the core of Christianity? 41:25 Leaving behind victimhood 43:30 The left wing doesn't own compassion 46:35 How to reach those with on the left with grievances 49:22 Reconciling with Andrew Bolt? 59:23 Christianity has ceded the arts 1:01:54 How should conservatives approach progressives? 1:08:24 Bindi's political transformation 1:17:06 Removing Christian ethics from government 1:22:28 Christianity's impact on the world 1:23:29 Is Christianity like a virus? 1:24:17 The persecution of the Church

The firestorm of 2019 has left a lingering shadow over this town.  Local radio DJ Don Ashby shows us the other side of Mallacoota – the abalone divers, the museum in a war bunker and the traditional owners who had to hide their Aboriginality to survive.

This episode features Australian Women's Cricket star Ash Gardner and it's another we've done in conjunction with News Corp and The Daily Telegraph to celebrate the companies first ever Indigenous sports month.As a proud Kamilaroi man I've been very lucky to be involved in this initiative through my work at Fox Sports and I'm very proud to share it with our Refuse to Lose listeners as well.Indigenous sports month profiles the most prominent Indigenous athletes in Australia not only to celebrate their on field brilliance but also to speak about some of the issues they are passionate about.My chat today with Ash centre's around her passion for cricket and the evolution of the women's game in the past 10 years. We also speak about being just one of three Indigenous Australian's to ever play a test match for Australia in both men's and women's cricket and how we need to do more to increase those numbers. We also speak about her charity “The Ash Gardner Foundation” and how they are trying to improve education outcomes for Indigenous youth so that kids can have better employment prospects when they finish school.Ash also speaks about her own cultural identity and how it's something she is still learning due to the fact that her mother was adopted at a very young age and didn't get to properly embrace her Aboriginality. We also have a bit of fun and reflect on that unforgettable moment where our Aussie women got to share the stage with Katy Perry after winning the T20 World Cup in front of a packed MCG on International Women's Day back in 2020.I hope you enjoy my chat with Ash Gardner.

​​Sasha Kutabah Sarago is a proud Wadjanbarra Yidinji, Jirrbal and African-American woman. Sasha’s traditional Country spans from Atherton Tablelands, Daintree to Tully, known as the Bama (Rainforest People) of Far North Queensland. A former model, Sasha grew frustrated by the invisibility of women of colour in fashion and media. Tired of importing overseas publications to see reflections of herself, Sasha had an epiphany. In 2011, Sasha founded Ascension, Australia’s first Indigenous and ethnic women’s lifestyle magazine. https://ascensionmag.com/ Last year, Sasha graced the stage for TEDxSydney 2020, where she shared her story on how she re-claimed her femininity and Aboriginality by redefining beauty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDMxAlTitgc&ab_channel=TEDxTalks This podcast, hosted by Fenella Kernebone explores the concept of beauty through the eyes of a first nations woman. An inspiring conversation with Sasha Kutabah Sarago.

In this episode, Claire speaks with Arabella Douglas, a Yugambeh/Bundjalung woman with traditional ties to far North NSW and South East QLD. Aboriginality wasn't something Arabella found within her growing up — it was a process of relating and reflecting to the world around her. At school, she always excelled, but it wasn't until she moved to Sydney in year eight that teachers took the time to encourage her intellectual ability. Today Arabella's specialty is providing diversity and indigenous insights into social and economic value. She has degrees in Business, Law, Economics and Aboriginal Studies, and is currently adding a PhD in Economics to her commendable CV. Serving on boards for more than 10 years, Arabella never commits to more than two positions a year so she can completely devote herself to the organisations she chooses. Currently, she serves as the Crown Lands Manager Director for Reflection Holiday Parks and is a Member of the NSW Housing Appeal Committee. She also advises that anyone serious about learning and growing in their careers engage the support of an executive coach. Arabella's coach changed the trajectory of her career, helping her to look at her profession objectively and then to groom it as if she wasn't a part of it. It's not always about taking the next step up the ladder — sometimes a sideways stride is the best possible move. Following a nudge by her mother, Arabella, along with her very large extended family of 3000 people, created an innovative business model based on a cousin consortium called Currie Country — Arabella's “heart work”. It's a collection of small and medium-sized businesses that congregate on a platform because they are connected to biological ancestry and traditional routes on the Tweed-Byron Coast. Hear why Arabella thinks it's important to steer away from your C Suite strengths when stepping into the boardroom and why connection to land is not an Aboriginal monopoly.   Further Information about Women on Boards (WOB) For further information about WOB membership, events & services, please visit our website. To receive our weekly newsletter, subscribe to WOB as a Basic Member (free). Join as a Full Member for full access to our Board Vacancies, WOBShare (our online member platform) and more.

As a mixed fair-skinned Bundjalung native born in Australia, Ella Noah Bancroft always felt like she was challenged about just how pure she was as an indigenous person. With growing up to words and notions like that, Ella knew she needed to pay homage to her lineage and respect to the stolen generation by continuing their culture and bringing it to the modern era. Ella is now the founder and pioneer of The Decolonisation Movement, and had dedicated her life to the rise of female energy as the way for us to reconnect and release ourselves from the bounds of personal, social, and ecological constraints. In this episode we talk about the impact of colonisation and how we can respect the fine line between cultural appropriation and appreciation. I definitely recommend that you hear her out on the impact we have on our earth and shared future!   In This Episode, We Discuss: Claiming your aboriginality Ella’s mission to pay homage to her lineage The stigma around being mixed-race and the Stolen Generation Colonisation and its impact on natives The fine line between cultural appropriation and appreciation Navigating sustainability these days How we can contribute to change these days The connection between indigenous cultures and environmentalism Ella’s work with young women and storytelling Ella’s last words for us to reconnect with the earth   Follow Ella Noah Bancroft here: Ella Noah Bancroft | Website @ellanoahbancroft_ | Instagram @ellanoahbancroft_ | Linktree   --- Did you enjoy today’s episode? Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified immediately when a new episode comes out! If you enjoyed the Mercast, please click here to leave a review and share this episode with a friend! I hope you spend some time in nature today! I'll catch you next time. Subscribe to The Mercast ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Castbox

A member of the Stolen Generation, taken from his mother at birth, Dr Robert Isaccs has never seen his Aboriginality being at odds with his Catholicism.

A member of the Stolen Generation, taken from his mother at birth, Dr Robert Isaccs has never seen his Aboriginality being at odds with his Catholicism.

This year, International Women's Day is all about #ChooseToChallengeIf you're Australia, you know the terrible history of our country, but for Aboriginal women, it was even worse because once upon a time.... they were already equal and this has since been stripped.Listen to Kalli talk about her growth and rediscovery of her culture as a proud First Nations woman!Head to my Instagram to see her beautiful pictures @suzanne.was.here

Dr Christian Thompson AO, a Bidjara man of the Kunja Nation and winner of the 2020 Bowness Photography Prize joins Richard to discuss his piece ‘Rule of Three’. This compelling four panel print explores the environment and Aboriginality through a contemporary lens, and is on display at the Monash Gallery of Art.As the Women’s Circus approach their 30th anniversary, Creative Director Devon Taylor talks about their 2021 New Crew and Circus Mixtape programs, welcoming not only women, but gender diverse performers at all levels of experience. Collaborating with Arts Centre Melbourne and the Metro Tunnel Creative Project, they will also work on a commission championing artists with disabilities, premiering later this year in the city’s arts precinct. Finally, Melbourne based filmmaker Hossein Valamanesh discusses his moving image work ‘What Goes Around’, commissioned as part of Light Source at the Buxton Contemporary. Light Source is the gallery’s program of six digital artworks developed during the 2020 lockdown.

For this episode of Triple Bi-Pass, we’ll be chatting to the gorgeous Hayden Moon, Queer Wiradjuri Brotherboy, academic and stunning Irish Dancer. They’ll be walking us through what NAIDOC week means to them, and chatting […] http://media.blubrry.com/triple_bi_pass/p/joy.org.au/triplebipass/wp-content/uploads/sites/338/2020/11/021120-NAIDOC-With-Hayden-Moon.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:45 — 28.5MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | RSS The post NAIDOC, Queerness and Aboriginality With Hayden Moon appeared first on Triple Bi-Pass.

In this episode we speak with Marlee Silva, the creator of the 'Tiddas 4 Tiddas' and 'Always Was, Always Will Be our Stories' Podcast, and the author of 'My Tidda, My Sister'. Marlee is a proud Gamilaroi and Dunghutti woman who combines her passion for storytelling and pride in her Aboriginality in her work by sharing stories of strength, resilience and inspiration. She is dedicated to uplifting others and demonstrating the diversity of what success can look like. We were excited to talk to her and learn more! In this episode, Marlee shares her childhood experiences of growing up in a predominantly white beachside town and how she often felt isolated. She shares how she developed a huge Instagram following, sharing Aboriginal Women's stories and achievements on her page 'Tiddas 4 tiddas'. Marlee also shares the dark side of life online and the cyberbullying that she has experienced. Links My Tidda, My Sister Book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/my-tidda-my-sister-marlee-silva/book/9781741177114.html Tiddas for Tiddas Podcast: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/tiddas-4-tiddas/tiddas-4-tiddas/ Always Was, Always Will be Our stories: https://anchor.fm/marlee-silva War Collective: https://www.instagram.com/warrevolt/ Trading Blak: https://www.instagram.com/tradingblak/ Coming Out Blak: https://www.instagram.com/comingoutblak/ First Nations Fashion Design: https://www.instagram.com/first.nations.fashion.design/ Thrive Northside: https://thrivenorthside.com/ This episode is sponsored by Yoga Australia: https://www.yogaaustralia.org.au/ https://www.instagram.com/yogaaustralia/ The opinions expressed in this podcast do not reflect the view and opinions of the sponsor.

Last month I had Guyala Bayles (@guyala_lala) takeover my Instagram for a day as part of Share the Mic Now Australia and to finish up the day we did an Instagram live. I wanted to share the audio from that here because it was such an incredible conversation. We talked about youth suicide, being able to admit when we're not ok, the importance of culture, connection and community in mental health. Guyala is a 21yr old Birri Gubba and Wonnarua model, actor and poet, signed to Chic management. She is a passionate multidisciplinary artist who speaks openly about her experiences to break the stereotypes around Aboriginality. She uses her experiences, that have impacted her and continue to shape her into the woman she is today to powerfully express herself through spoken word and use her public platform and voice to shed light on issues affecting First Nations people and the injustices of this world. The #ShareTheMicNow social media campaign was created a few months back in the US to magnify Black women and the important work that they're doing in order to catalyse the change that will only come when we truly hear each other's voices. Here in Australia, it is time to hear from Indigenous people - which is where #sharethemicnowaustralia comes in. In the words of @sharethemicnowaustralia "inspired by the #sharethemicnow movement in the US, we brought it here as a tool for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to speak directly to the Nation about real justice issues, about our fight, our culture, our history and importantly our future. All us mob have different things we want to say, but one thing is certain, we need a Mic in order for you to hear our Voice." TW: This audio contains discussion of suicide and self harm.

Alyawarre singer-songwriter Leah Flanagan takes Take It Blak host Jack Latimore through her deeply personal new album that explores and celebrates her Aboriginality, as well as her Italian and Irish heritage; how to write a good song; and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Australian music industry.

Uncle Jack was forcibly removed from his mother as a baby and denied his Aboriginality. A one-off trip to Fitzroy connected him with a family he didn’t know about, and promptly landed him in jail (R)

Uncle Jack was forcibly removed from his mother as a baby and denied his Aboriginality. A one-off trip to Fitzroy connected him with a family he didn’t know about, and promptly landed him in jail (R)

In this episode Matika and Courtney discuss their cultural identity and instances in which they have been questioned about their Aboriginality.

In which Brodie-Ann and Fio talk with Sal Lavallee about her Aboriginality, Witchcraft, and Art.

Diversity and inclusion employment practices are often focused on recruitment, but not on retention. Promoting cultural competency in the creative sector is a step towards creating safe spaces that foster and encourage equity. In his keynote at the Fair Play symposium, Rob Hyatt from the Koorie Heritage Trust talks about the importance of identity in workplaces, and specifically addresses the arts sector in his keynote about cultural safety and inclusion.Rob Hyatt is an Aboriginal man with ties to the Lake Tyers community and the Wotjobaluk in Western Victoria. He is the education manager of the Koorie Heritage Trust and works to foster an understanding of contemporary Aboriginal communities through an awareness of the past.Rob explains the importance of identity and connection to Aboriginality through heart and mind. And one of the activities he uses in this training, which he also does as part of this talk is to ask the people to write where they are from on a piece of paper .. but I won't give this away. You'll have to listen to hear what happens when people return their piece of paper to him.

In this wide-ranging talk one of the country's most senior arts administrators explores identity and the construction of Aboriginality.

New research suggests that to meet the needs of Indigenous youth, Australia's health and education systems must adopt practices that provide cultural safety and positive meanings about Aboriginality.In this episode, David is joined by Professor Rhonda Oliver, Head of Curtin's School of Education, and Dr Michael Wright, a mental health researcher and Yuat Nyungar man, to discuss what needs to be done to ensure the wellbeing of Australia's young Indigenous people is improving.How the NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) is disadvantaging Australia's Indigenous youth (02:02)What needs to be done to ensure mental health services for Indigenous youth become more effective (08:37)Defining why translanguaging is important to Indigenous communities (10:59)How cultural safety of Indigenous people is being affected by Western worldviews (15:47)Why Australia's Indigenous youth experience more unfair treatment in education settings than elsewhere (22:42).LinksCurtin University: New mental health research draws wisdom from Aboriginal EldersNational Indigenous Australians Agency: EducationNAPLANGot any questions, or suggestions for future topics?Email thefutureof@curtin.edu.au.Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle PodcastsRSSCurtin University supports academic freedom of speech. The views expressed in The Future Of podcast may not reflect those of the university.Music: OKAY by 13ounce Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Music promoted by Audio LibraryYou can read the full transcript for the episode here.

Uncle Jack was forcibly removed from his mother as a baby and denied his Aboriginality. A one-off trip to Fitzroy connected him with a family he didn’t know about, and promptly landed him in jail

I sit down with Jamie, a proud Gamilaroi woman and one of my greatest teachers and friends, to discuss true matriarchy - as it were (and still is) a part of Aboriginal Culture. We discuss spirituality, respect for women, women's business, community, circles and business grounds, animal totems, connection to the Earth and her cycles, the differences between Matriarchy and our Patriarchal Mainstream Australia today, Motherhood, Birth, the significance of the 'Because of Her We Can' NAIDOC theme and what Jamie has taught me through observing the forgiving, peaceful, respectful way she walks this land. Jamie and I have had many a chat around these topics, but I feel so grateful that she shared her story and ancient feminine wisdom with all of us in this episode.

Molly Kelly had a white father and an Aboriginal Mother and was just a young girl when she was taken from her home. She was stolen from her family and taken to a settlement where white people hoped to stamp out her Aboriginality. But Molly escaped and walked one thousand miles home to her family, using a rabbit-proof fence as her guide. Written and narrated by twelve-year-old Ruby Macheda. If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we want to let you know that this episode contains the name of people who have died.

Molly Kelly had a white father and an Aboriginal Mother and was just a young girl when she was taken from her home. She was stolen from her family and taken to a settlement where white people hoped to stamp out her Aboriginality. But Molly escaped and walked one thousand miles home to her family, using a rabbit-proof fence as her guide. Written and narrated by twelve-year-old Ruby Macheda. If you’re an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we want to let you know that this episode contains the name of people who have died.

Molly Kelly had a white father and an Aboriginal Mother and was just a young girl when she was taken from her home. She was stolen from her family and taken to a settlement where white people hoped to stamp out her Aboriginality. But Molly escaped and walked one thousand miles home to her family, using a rabbit-proof fence as her guide. Written and narrated by twelve-year-old Ruby Macheda. If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we want to let you know that this episode contains the name of people who have died.

For our final episode of Agenda we looked back on the past two years of the show and our previous segments, guests and highlights. We were joined by FBi Radio's Music Director Amelia Jenner to chat about what goes into bringing so much diversity into the FBi Radio sound, her thoughts on festival lineups and her work with NECTAR, a booking, touring and events agency she founded along with Andy Garvey, Tia Newling and Jemma Cole. We also heard Larissa Shearman’s Behind The Lens series, which tells the stories of female filmmakers. For episode 2 we met Pauline, a Yaegl woman and a filmmaker with many years in the industry. In this episode, Pauline discussed how her Aboriginality intersects with her filmmaking.

“We don't look back enough to go forward, I don't think. We need to look in the rear view mirror everyday.” Professor Mick Dodson AM, a Yawuru Aboriginal man, Australian barrister, academic and recently retired Director of the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at ANU, talks to our own Julia Brown about some of the ongoing struggles for Indigenous Australians. They discuss education and language, calling out everyday racism and unacceptable behaviours toward women, the role of anthropology in Indigenous Australian affairs, the Northern Territory Intervention, the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and self determination. The Native Title Act (or Settlement) is also mentioned, along with the Stolen Generations and the 2008 Apology. Their conversation concludes with a reflection on Indigenous meanings of health and well-being. QUOTES “These are probably the oldest languages in the world. There's something wrong with your values if you don't think that that heritage is of any worth.” “The thing that troubles me about anthropologists is that there's a level of preciousness that seems to afflict the discipline.” “I think the great thing that's happened in research of any sort but particularly anthropology is the ethical clearances processes... how are you going to be impartial, independent - that's where preciousness gets in the way.” “Maybe we should select people to study anthropology with greater scrutiny.” “‘Going native' ought to be frowned upon. You know, you can understand it but don't try and become it.” “In its essence self determination is having control of your destiny, as a group. It's a right of peoples... coupled with social justice it means that you as a group are in control of the decisions that affect not just your daily lives but what happens to you as a group, into the future.” “With the Uluru Statement, it's been framed in a negative way ... The response is really mean-spirited, and unfair, unjust, and a perpetuation of the colonial project really - ‘we'll decide what's best for you black fellas, cause we have the power and whatever you dish up we can say yes or no to.'" "The black armband is going to be worn until there's reason to take it off. And we haven't given, as a nation, any reason to take it off. And it's not about blaming the present generation. But we can blame them if they refuse to accept this history." "Subsection 26 of section 51 [of the Australian constitution] allows the parliament to pass laws that can be racially discriminatory. And they have. Since 1967, they have, at least five times, used that power to discriminate against Australia's Indigenous people and only Australia's Indigenous people." “There is a connection between culture and identity confusion... connecting the young with the broader family, clan, nation, universe, has broken down, through colonisation and dispossession.” “Yawuru people have a notion of Liyan, which is a feeling of well-being... health is not just a physical condition, it's also a spiritual and intellectual and cultural condition." CITATIONS Dodson, M. 1994. ‘The End in the Beginning: Re(de)finding Aboriginality' Wentworth Lecture. On the Northern Territory Intervention: https://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/our-research-areas/indigenous-research/the-northern-territory-intervention/the-northern-territory-intervention-an-evaluation/what-is-the-northern-territory-intervention The Uluru Statement from the Heart: https://www.referendumcouncil.org.au/sites/default/files/2017-05/Uluru_Statement_From_The_Heart_0.PDF This anthropology podcast is supported by the Australian Anthropological Society, the ANU's College of Asia and the Pacific and College of Arts and Social Sciences, and the Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, and is produced in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association. Music by Pete Dabro: dabro1.bandcamp.com Show notes by Julia Brown

Illustrations for picture books are an integral part of the story, creating an atmosphere to spirit young readers away. Lisa Kennedy's illustrations for Welcome to Country by Senior Elder Aunty Joy Murphy, take us into the land of the Wurundjeri people, filled with river gums and Bunjil the eagle soaring high. Lisa opens up about the importance of using her work to preserve and celebrate culture.

IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 4 May 2018 at QUTIn today’s media landscape, there is much discussion of closing the gap for Indigenous Australians, but a decade on, only three of the seven targets set by the Council of Australian Governments are on track. The four targets not yet achieved directly affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth: reading and writing, school attendance, life expectancy and employment.With more than half the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population being 25 years or younger, and with no simple solutions in sight, it is time to prompt intergenerational change beginning with Indigenous youth.In his address, Wayne Denning explores such solutions as: positive self-identification, in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth need to see themselves as successful, strong, happy, confident human beings who are comfortable within their culture; the promotion of their Aboriginality; and the amplification of programs that encourage youth self-empowerment and lead to a ‘youth movement’.

IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 4 May 2018 at QUT In today's media landscape, there is much discussion of closing the gap for Indigenous Australians, but a decade on, only three of the seven targets set by the Council of Australian Governments are on track. The four targets not yet achieved directly affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth: reading and writing, school attendance, life expectancy and employment. With more than half the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population being 25 years or younger, and with no simple solutions in sight, it is time to prompt intergenerational change beginning with Indigenous youth. In his address, Wayne Denning explores such solutions as: positive self-identification, in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth need to see themselves as successful, strong, happy, confident human beings who are comfortable within their culture; the promotion of their Aboriginality; and the amplification of programs that encourage youth self-empowerment and lead to a ‘youth movement'.

In 1977, a young woman named Robyn Davidson set out to pursue what she called a "lunatic idea" -- to lead a group of camels 1,700 miles across western Australia, from the center of the continent to the Indian Ocean. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow Davidson's remarkable journey alone through the Outback and learn what it taught her. We'll also dive into the La Brea Tar Pits and puzzle over some striking workers. Intro: O.E. Young of Petersburg, Va., assembled a two-story house from the marble headstones of 2,000 Union soldiers. In 1946 Stan Bult began recording the faces of London clowns on eggshells. Sources for our feature on Robyn Davidson: Robyn Davidson, Tracks, 1980. Paul Smethurst, Travel Writing and the Natural World, 1768-1840, 2012. Robert Clarke, Travel Writing From Black Australia: Utopia, Melancholia, and Aboriginality, 2016. Amanda Hooton, "Travels of the Heart," Sydney Morning Herald, Feb. 8, 2014. 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Wikipedia, "Grapheme-Color Synesthesia" (accessed April 19, 2018). Maggie Koerth-Baker, "Magnetic Letters Taught Us More Than How to Spell," National Geographic, March 9, 2016. "Synesthesia," Psychology Today (accessed April 19, 2018). Nathan Witthoft, Jonathan Winawer, and David M. Eagleman, "Prevalence of Learned Grapheme-Color Pairings in a Large Online Sample of Synesthetes," PLOS One 10:3 (March 4, 2015), e0118996. A.N. Rich, J.L. Bradshaw, and J.B. Mattingley, "A Systematic, Large-Scale Study of Synaesthesia: Implications for the Role of Early Experience in Lexical-Colour Associations," Cognition 98:1 (November 2005), 53-84. Wikipedia, "Synesthesia" (accessed April 19, 2018). Patricia Lynne Duffy, Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds, 2011. This week's lateral thinking puzzle is from Paul Sloane and Des MacHale's 2014 book Remarkable Lateral Thinking Puzzles. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

In this feature, you’ll be hearing a personal exploration of the complex matter of Aboriginal identity, or what is also termed Aboriginality. This feature was produced by Robert Salt. For further reading on this radio documentary, visit https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/aboriginality-dcfm-dubbo Aboriginality comes to you as part of The National Features and Documentary Series in 2016, encouraging storytelling from new and emerging producers around Australia. For further information, visit nfds.org.au

Maree Clarke is a Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, Boonwurrung woman from northwest Victoria. Her working life as an artist has seen her develop as a pivotal figure in the reclamation of southeast Australian Aboriginal art practices, as well as a leader in nurturing and promoting the diversity of contemporary southeast Aboriginal artists. Maree's work highlights her belief in the power of art to heal and inspire people to positively identify with their Aboriginality.Public lecture held on Wednesday 31 October 2012.

Raymond Boisjoly is an aboriginal artist of Haida and Québécois descent based in Vancouver, BC. His practice engages the representation of Aboriginality through vernacular materials, photography and especially text-based work combining contemporary craft, pop references and street art with various cultural signifiers of traditional Northwest Coast imagery. His talk will consider the varied intersections of history, technology, and cultural practice as the central concern of his current work at the beginning of his residency at the Burrard Marina Fieldhouse and in conjunction with the presentation of two new commissions at the Contemporary Art Gallery.