Tribal Fires - Dumbartung

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Tribal Fires is a podcast that will tell the stories of the Dumbartung Aboriginal corporations' 35-year history of working in the Bibbulmun Nyoongah community in the South West of Australia. These stories will tell of the cultural initiatives, interviews, and the political struggles that has challenged the survival of the organisation by attempted Government strategies to adversely attempt to cease the truth-telling and cultural empowerment of this crucial Aboriginal organisation.

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Apprehended

Apr 15 2024 55 mins

This episode of Tribal Fires called Apprehended, reflects youth detention and juvenile social justice issues facing many Aboriginal peoples.This story is based on the lived experience of Robert Eggington, the creator of Tribal Fires and his fight to clear his son (Bobbo Eggington R.I.P.) from false police charges in Western Australia.This story also features Bobbo’s son Robert Jo

Ostracised

Mar 07 2024 96 mins

This episode of Tribal Fires titled ‘Ostracised’ is a reflection of Dumbartung’s history on the old Clontarf orphanage site in Manning, Western Australia.It is a tribute to the orphans, some of which I had the honour of meeting and hearing their personal stories of struggle to survive.The episode also tells of the political ostricisation of Dumbartung by successive government

Shining

Jan 31 2024 72 mins

This episode of Tribal Fires is a respected tribute story to three close advocates for the Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation.John Pilger; Journalist, author & film maker.Irene Cunningham; Environmental historian, authorJohn Pell; Community servant, Elder Since the beginning of Dumbartung these three amazing human beings have given their time, passion & commitment to help ta

Powder

Dec 20 2023 37 mins

This Podcast 'Powder', is a cry-out to our young people to be consciously aware of the scourge and devastation that powdered drugs such as Methamphetamine and Heroin has on our culture, families and communities.This story is told through the lens of a lived experience, working in our communities over a 44 year period and seeing first hand the suffering and pain that addic

Ricochet : The story of colonial Australia

Nov 16 2023 64 mins

Ricochet is a story about a recent "Voice" referendum and the colonial history of racism perpetrated against the Aboriginal people.You can follow Dumbartung on: Facebook Website Youtube Please subcribe and share.

Pearl Shell

Oct 16 2023 44 mins

This Podcast ‘Pearl Shell’ is a tribute to the Bardi Elders of the One Arm Point Community in the North West Kimberley region of Western Australia.It tells of the times that I shared and the knowledge gained from many years of travelling and exchanging ancient stories and customs.The connection and the knowledge gleaned is still a guiding light today for Dumbartung’s ongoing

Wall of Shame - Nations go to war

Sep 04 2023 56 mins

This video podcast titled Wall of Shame - Nations go to war, tells the story of the plundering and pillaging of cultural objects during the colonisation period of Indigenous lands.We also discuss Dumbartungs wall of shame which has examples of cultural exploitation in varying forms. We also cover issues of racism that challenges our young generations on a daily basis.You can follow

Vengeance

Jul 17 2023 65 mins

This story titled ‘Vengeance’ looks back over 3 important decades of change and advancement for Aboriginal people. The 1970s, 80s and 90s reflects a time when self-determination and funding resources were extremely restrictive and Aboriginal people faced harsh government laws and policies. These policies kept Aboriginal people oppressed and excluded them from mainstream advance

A Cultural Crime Against Kyana (Part 2)

Jun 12 2023 55 mins

This episode ' The Acquisitions' concludes our story regarding the contoversy surrounding the LotteryWest funding of the Kyana Gallery.You can follow Dumbartung on: Facebook Website Youtube Please subcribe and share.

A Cultural crime against Kyana

May 15 2023 64 mins

During the last 2 decades Dumbartung has been approached by the state Lotterywest commission to offer their support to fund a Cultural truth telling centre. During these meetings Dumbartung has been encouraged to believe that the funding was an obligation of trust by the Western Australian government. After being awarded a significant assessment award funded by Dept. of Prime Minis