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Tagged: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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In the monsoon season, the Daly River region is lashed by savage storms which bring the landscape and river to life. Legend says it is the Sugar Glider travelling across the sky mischievously moving...
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Sydney suburb of Redfern became home to over 20,000 Aboriginal people. With the gradual revoking of the reserve system in New South Wales, Aboriginal people...
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In 1960, Agnes Coe (Nin) learned of the death of her brother Milton, an Aboriginal man, in a mine in South Australia, but the story has always been based on loose facts and unanswered questions.
It...
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What does a girl have to do to win a boy’s attention?
Minnie lives in a seaside fishing village. Junior lives there too. Little does he realise Minnie's unrequited love will soon save his life....
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Jandamarra's War begins by detailing Jandamarra's early years, starting with his birth in 1873.
When he was seven, Jandamarra and his mother Jinny were relocated for their safety to a cattle station...
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Eighteen-year-old Brianne Yarran is a talented dancer in her last year of high school. For her final year performance she decides to use her Nanna's story as the inspiration for her solo dance...
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Fair-skinned Noongar girl Meeka Rees struggles to fit into an Aboriginal world despite her grandmother being prominent Aboriginal artist, Sandra Hill.
She goes on a personal journey with her...
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Angela's Rule is the story of a rising Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter whose spectacular talent has been fuelled by her family of eight sisters and the tragic passing of their beloved father...
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Neil Coyne is Western Australia’s first Aboriginal wrestler.
At 43, 'NC Viper' has been in the ring for over seven years and is a huge favourite with fans and other wrestlers alike.
But the death...
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Ella Havelka was the first Aboriginal dancer to be invited into the Australian Ballet.
Ella’s introduction to dance began at the Dubbo Ballet Studio and, with the help of scholarships and hand-me-...