Aboriginal Way

During this week's program we spoke with Reconciliation SA CEO Jason Downs about the not-for-profits involvement with National Reconciliation Week. The listed events run between May 27 - June 3rd, with the dates commemorating the passing of the 1967 referendum (May 27) and the anniversary of the landmark Mabo decision (June 3). This year's theme is 'Now More Than Ever

A time of healing, for women and for Country. Imagine a gathering solely for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from all over Australia to come together in celebration of the unique role they share in caring for Country. The National Indigenous Women's Fire Workshop, Ngangkirna Kardlatidli: Women with Fire, was recently held on Kaurna land for Indigenous women to shar

The practice of managing Country with fire has returned to Wirraparinga (Brownhill Creek) on Kaurna Country. During April, a Firesticks team including Clem Newchurch, Paul Dixon Jr and Quahli Newchurch carried out a cultural burn in an area of Kangaroo Grass at Wirraparinga (Brownhill Creek) for the first time in hundreds of years. Among those who attended these significant burn

The 40th anniversary of the historic Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Land Rights Act has been acknowledged during the long-awaited Kulilaya Festival at Umuwa. The event took place on March 24, after facing delays due to the outbreak of COVID, and saw musicians, visual artists and performers present their history and stories through song and dance to commemorate the occa

During this program we will be playing a variety of interviews recorded at Wallaroo during an engagement meeting between Narunga Nation, the Department of Infrastructure and Transport and global freight company and grain exporter, T-Ports. We attended the group consultation in order to provide a picture of what it can look like when companies and departments engage with Traditiona

George Cooley is a senior man and community leader from Coober Pedy. He holds leadership positions across the Umoona and Coober Pedy communities and is a talented artist and opal miner. He paints the spectacular desert landscapes of the Kaṉku-Breakaways, an area in northern South Australia that figures prominently in the creation stories and sacred songlines of the Antakirinja M

On today's episode we speak with two First Nations artists featuring at WOMADelaide 2024. First up is Rob Edwards, a talented local artist who uses his gift for music to channel his unique voice and express multi-generational storytelling. Also featured is Cedric Varcoe, a renowned Narungga and Ngarrindjeri artist known for his iconic artwork that will feature on the WOMADe

On 27 February, Adelaide’s inaugural ‘Kaurna Day’ event is being hosted at the University of Adelaide. Kaurna Day is a free public event that aims to recognise and celebrate the traditional owners of the Adelaide Plains – the Kaurna nation – through keynote talks, forums, culture, food and music. 109 of 123 spoken Indigenous languages in Australia are endangered - one o

With the South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament pushing forward, eligible candidates are being asked to put their hand up and nominate themselves ahead of the March 16 election. The SA Voice aims to platform people to speak on behalf of their communities on a range of matters and issues related to First Nations peoples. AW spoke with SA’s Commissioner for First Natio

In 1840, a large group of shipwreck survivors were killed by Aboriginal people on the Coorong, with a monument installed in 1966 marking this massacre. The monument omits detail of the controversial subsequent hanging of two Aboriginal men who were never granted a proper trial. A collaborative project between the First Nations of the South East and the Kingston South East branch