Aboriginal Way

Mar 27 2025 179 ep. 20 mins 11
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Sharing the voices of Traditional Owners & their enduring connection to Country

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Purrkanaitya Elders village

Mar 27 2025 12 mins  
On Tuesday March 28 a sod turning ceremony was held to launch construction of the long-awaited Purrkanaitya Elders Village at Warriparinga/Bedford Park.Purrkanaitya is a Kaurna word meaning "for all Elders", with the facility set to deliver 40 modern and culturally appropriate homes near the Sturt River.The project is slated to take around 14 months, with the facility off

How State Records SA can help you

Feb 10 2025 40 mins  
State Records of South Australia was the country's first service of its kind when it was established more than 100 years ago in 1919. State Records SA has an Aboriginal Reference Group and specific Aboriginal access services, which include Aboriginal access officers. These services can help you find your Aboriginal family history through culturally sensitive archival records. T

Bangarra bring light to WOMAD

Feb 04 2025 13 mins  
Bangarra Dance Theatre are bringing a new cross-cultural collaboration to audiences around the country with ‘The Light Inside’, a joint-choreographed piece with leading Māori choreographer Moss Te Ururangi Patterson. The project is a collaborative piece created by Patterson and Bangarra’s Deborah Brown, working together to honour their respective mother countries and the spi

Reconciliation SA calls for change of date

Jan 21 2025 17 mins  
Reconciliation SA have called for the date of the annual Australia Day celebration on January 26 to be moved, amidst efforts to strive for a more reflective approach to the national holiday. The date has remained a point of division amongst Australians, with regular debate arising in the lead up. Rec SA are asking the wider public to consider the viewpoint of many Aboriginal and To

Gynburra Festival 2025

Jan 20 2025 28 mins  
Gynburra Festival is the largest single Aboriginal Nation event held in Southern Australia. Last year the family friendly event celebrated its 10th year running, and this year it’s back over two days - this Friday, the 24th and Saturday, 25th January, at Port Victoria on the Garunnda, the Narungga name for the Yorke Peninsula. Today, we're speaking with Gynburra's founder

Indigenous Desert Alliance Conference 2024

Dec 15 2024 14 mins  
The Indigenous Desert Alliance (IDA) held a significant conference of Elders, rangers, community leaders at Uluru, with over 400 attendees making their way to the biannual event. The conference celebrated “A Decade of Connection” in reference to the IDA’s past ten years of coordinating these events, with the three-day event running between November 11-14 and containing full

First Nations Healing

Dec 09 2024 22 mins  
First Nations Healing (FNH), formerly Nunga Mi:Minar, is a family and domestic violence support service, which recently celebrated 50 years of operating in South Australia. The rebrand represents a shift in their service delivery, which now includes supporting not only victims but also perpetrators of family and domestic violence. In this episode, FNH CEO, Olive Bennell, and Strate

SA Voice addresses parliament

Nov 28 2024 13 mins  
On Wednesday Nov 27, the SA First Nations Voice to Parliament gave its inaugural address to the South Australian Parliament. The historic address was given in the Legislative Council Chamber at Parliament House, with Presiding Member Leeroy Bilney speaking on behalf of the collective members of the SA Voice. So far, the Voice has provided feedback on government legislation relating

Kangaroo Island's Cultural Tour

Nov 18 2024 29 mins  
One of the first-ever cultural tours on Kangaroo Island is now up and running.Ngarrindjeri Elder Mark Koolmatrie’s tourism company, Kool Tours has teamed up with SeaLink Kangaroo Island for the tour, which will respectfully share the unique culture and history of KI, or Nurrungaui as it is known to the Ngarrindjeri people.It’s proving to be a year of growth for Kool Tours. The

From the bush to Baku for COP 29

Nov 11 2024 23 mins  
Yankunytjatjara Anangu woman Karina Lester has just travelled from the APY Lands to Baku, Azerbaijan for the world’s biggest climate change summit – COP 29. Along with an Indigenous Australian delegation, the traditional owner will share her community’s concerns and ideas about tackling climate change. As a second-generation nuclear test survivor, Karina will be advocating