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New Greens MP Lidia Thorpe’s long road from Nowa Nowa to Northcote

2017-12-01T04:00:56+11:00November 30th, 2017|

Lidia Thorpe speaking on the second day of a two-day National Gathering, held at the Aboriginal Embassy, Canberra, Australia on 4 and 5 November 2017 - Photo by Jane Morrison Activist Lidia Thorpe is the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the Victorian Parliament and the Greens [...]

Australian War Memorial artwork speaks to country and culture

2017-12-19T23:07:42+11:00November 30th, 2017|

Kulatangku angakanyini manta munu Tjukurpa [Country and Culture will be protected by spears] is a work by 19 artists from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands in South Australia. The huge painting is permanently on display at the Australian War Memorial. Read more about the opening ceremony on 16 November 2017 [...]

The Hottest 100 won’t be held on Australia Day next year, triple j says

2017-12-05T06:38:29+11:00November 27th, 2017|

In acknowledgement of the  ‘increasing debate’ about Australia Day (26 January) and its meaning for First Peoples, ABC radio station triple j announced on 27 November 2017 that the countdown for the best 100 songs will not be held on 26 January, but on 27 January 2018. Read ABC music [...]

Mungo Man returned to ancestral home where he died 40,000 years ago

2017-12-05T06:39:44+11:00November 16th, 2017|

Traditional custodians of Lake Mungo will host today, a major ceremony to celebrate the return of the 40,000 year-old remains of Mungo Man to his Country. In 1974, more than 40 years ago, scientists found the fossilised male skeleton in Mungo National Park, New South Wales. The ancient Aboriginal man's [...]

Black Day, Sun Rises, Blood Runs Exhibition

2017-12-05T06:42:24+11:00November 16th, 2017|

A new multimedia presentation, about Aboriginal massacres in Victoria, has opened as part of the First Peoples permanent exhibition at the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural  Centre, Melbourne Museum, Victoria, Australia. A review of the new installation, Black Day, Sun Rises, Blood Runs, a film and multimedia project, is in Arts Review, 16 November [...]

Plans progressing to establish a memorial to remember Waterloo Creek massacre

2017-12-05T06:51:34+11:00November 16th, 2017|

Plans are underway for a memorial to remember the massacre of Aboriginal people at Waterloo Creek (Slaughterhouse Creek), New South Wales, that took place on 26 January 1838. Read about these plans in Sophie Harris's story in the Moree Champion, 19 June 2017 at: https://www.moreechampion.com.au/story/4737723/taking-steps-to-remember-massacre/ Waterloo Creek: The Australia Day massacre of [...]

Scientific evidence supports oral testimony of Aboriginal massacres in Kimberley

2017-12-05T07:03:51+11:00November 15th, 2017|

‘The local Aboriginal people old stories and painted images of a massacre of their ancestors in the early 20th century, but there was no other evidence that the incident took place. Until now‘. Pam Smith and Keryn Walsh, InDaily, Monday 6 November 2017, Flinders University-sponsored story: https://indaily.com.au/news/national/2017/11/06/scientific-evidence-supports-oral-testimony-aboriginal-massacres-kimberley/

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