Indigenous Culture

Health & Medicine

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Research

Culturally relevant messaging matters for First Nations peoples

A flowing river for arteries, a bare boab tree for depression. A project in the Kimberley shows how listening before we speak can improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people

Politics & Society

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Research

The colonial outpost resort at the heart of Indigenous Australia

Aṉangu culture is a critical aspect of the World Heritage values at Uluru. Traditional owners must be in charge of what work and tourism looks like in the region

Politics & Society

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Opinion

The confronting and exhilarating ‘65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art’

This isn't just another art exhibition; it’s a must-see that challenges everything you think you know about Australian history – and it’s in its final weeks

Politics & Society

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Opinion

‘The fundamental and inherent rights of First Peoples to water’

The need for major water reform in Victoria and Australia is clear – and Traditional Owners should be at its heart

Politics & Society

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Analysis

Victoria’s made history with exclusive native title – but it doesn’t tackle water justice

Aboriginal Traditional Owners now have more control over parts of their ancestral lands – but a colonial-era quirk in water law means they can’t freely use the water that flows through it

Politics & Society

65,000 Years: A short history of Australian art

A new exhibition celebrating the brilliance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, while confronting the dark heart of Australia’s colonial history, has opened at the University of Melbourne’s Potter Museum of Art

Arts & Culture

What the Paiwanese nose flute tells us about ‘intangible culture’

In Taiwan, Intangible Cultural Heritage – like the sound of a double-barrel nose flute – is being preserved not through recordings, but through practitioners

Environment

Australia’s media isn’t accurately reporting all sides of the Murray-Darling Basin debate

A lack of balance in media reporting may have harmed public perception of environmental water allocations in the Murray-Darling – and Indigenous custodians barely get a look in

Business & Economics

How a First Nations’ approach in marketing is helping to decolonise healthcare

Marketing, traditionally associated with branding and sales, now holds immense potential as a catalyst for social change

Arts & Culture

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Research

Indigenous ceremonial performance opening up intercultural dialogue

Songs, dances and other ceremonial traditions offer a rare insight into Australian history from an Indigenous perspective