#indigenousaustralians — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #indigenousaustralians, aggregated by home.social.
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Elder among last to remember Australia's forgotten 'parkland'
By Astrid VolzkeMenang elder Aunty Carol Petterson remembers when her family worked as shepherds, driving sheep through the bushland and along rivers towards the coast in southern Western Australia. Decades later, she recalls in vivid detail the natural abundance of the landscape.
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Indigenous dads challenging stereotypes this Father's Day
By Chris Murrkarany FitzpatrickIndigenous fathers say damaging stereotypes continue to shape how they are seen as parents, as advocates call for their strengths and contributions to families to be celebrated this Father's Day.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/celebrating-indigenous-dads-fathers-day/107116864
#Parenting #IndigenousAustralians #NTIntervention #ChrisMurrkaranyFitzpatrick
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Fred Hollows built something remarkable but its future is under threat
By Catherine James and Rachel KellySixty years after Fred Hollows ventured into the outback to save the sight of thousands, a devoted team of specialists fears the life-changing work he started might not survive if governments cannot see past a funding blind spot.
#Health #Eyes #Charities #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Volunteering #CatherineJames #RachelKelly
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NT government says no more ‘coddling criminals’ or ‘identity politics’ after experts walk out over ignored advice
By Douglas Smith Indigenous affairs reporterIndependent experts and organisations tasked with improving justice outcomes for First Nations people say Territorian government is not entering into ‘genuine partnership’
#IndigenousAustralians #NorthernTerritory #Australianews #Prisons #TheGuardian #DouglasSmithIndigenousaffairsreporter
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Canberra woman to receive $100k settlement over illegal strip search
By Jade ToomeyJulianne Williams sued the ACT government for damages after a court found the illegal strip search breached her human rights.
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Uneven distribution of class action payments causing havoc in Arnhem Land
By Oliver ChaselingAboriginal organisations in north-east Arnhem Land say they have been left to deal with the aftermath of a stolen wages class action that failed to include hundreds of potentially eligible claimants. One Yolŋu elder says he only found out about the class action after others received payments.
#Courts #WagesandBenefits #IndigenousAustralians #OliverChaseling
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'Grossly inadequate': NT traditional owners plan to mandate mine rehabilitation
By Jane BardonTraditional owners in the NT want to see more money put aside for the rehabilitation of closed mines and are considering making it a requirement of any agreement established between mine companies and traditional owners.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #IndigenousAustralians #LandRights #JaneBardon
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Report finds rock art damage more extensive than thought
By Alistair Bates and Kimberley PutlandThe Murujuga Rock Art monitoring program finds pollutants from previous industrial activity have damaged a larger area of ancient rock art on the Burrup Peninsula than previously thought.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/pilbara-murujuga-rock-monitoring-report/107075210
#EnvironmentalImpacts #IndigenousAustralians #AirPollution #IndigenousCulture #Industry #AlistairBates #KimberleyPutland
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Sediments reveal secrets from before the Great Barrier Reef was underwater
By Katrina BeavanTens of thousands of years ago, the Great Barrier Reef was above water. Whether it was grassland, rainforest, or mangrove swamp is something researchers and Indigenous rangers are trying to uncover.
#GreatBarrierReef #IndigenousAustralians #MarineParks #Conservation #KatrinaBeavan
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From Nhulunbuy to New York, the rare politician torn between two worlds
By Matt GarrickFrom Arnhem Land to Northern Territory parliament, independent MLA Yiŋiya Guyula resigned from politics this week after taking his people's fight to the world.
#GovernmentandPolitics #IndigenousAustralians #Independents #NTCLP #MattGarrick
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Wave Hill Walk-Off: Revisiting a 'pivotal moment' in land rights history
By Jane BardonTo Kalkarindji Gurindji traditional owner and elder Rob Roy, the Wave Hill Walk-Off is one of the most important turning points in Australian history, which ultimately returned his land, and more than half of the Northern Territory, to Aboriginal people.
#LandRights #IndigenousAustralians #History #LivestockFarming #Work #AgriculturalWorkers #JaneBardon
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Multiple child abuse reports not actioned before boy's death in skip bin
By Jodie Hamilton and Jenae MaddenAn inquest hears details about the family life of an Indigenous boy who died sleeping in a skip bin in SA. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died, used with the permission of their family.
#Courts #ChildAbuse #RegionalCommunities #IndigenousAustralians #JodieHamilton #JenaeMadden
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Ancestral lines united in Eastern Kuku Yalanji native title determination
By Brendan Mounter, Sharnie Kim, Chris Calcino, Jeremy Jones, and Conor ByrneFar North Queensland's Eastern Kuku Yalanji people are celebrating an historic native title determination recognising their rights over more than 200,000 hectares of Cape York Peninsula.
#LandRights #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #BrendanMounter #SharnieKim #ChrisCalcino #JeremyJones #ConorByrne
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Five decades in the making, a Garma announcement has an eye to the future
By Matt GarrickHalf a century after Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory were written into law, a Garma Festival announcement could usher in a next chapter. But what would it look like?
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A 13-year-old boy asked me a question no child should
By Dana MorseIn the tiny community of Baniyala in East Arnhem Land, I sat next to a 13-year-old boy who asked me a question no child should be asking.
#IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #IndigenousCulture #NativeTitle #History #LandRights #DanaMorse
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'Like an ambush': Gove Peninsula elder rejects new land council plan
By Matt GarrickA key clan elder on the Gove Peninsula has voiced his frustration, confusion and concern over a bold plan to create a new Aboriginal land council in his region.
#IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #IndigenousPolicy #LandRights #MattGarrick
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Hundreds gather in Alice Springs ahead of Pine Gap protest
By Emma MastersHundreds of activists and academics have gathered in Alice Springs to join Arrernte traditional owners ahead of a planned protest against the joint Australian-US military base at Pine Gap.
#Activism #IndigenousAustralians #DefenceForces #WorldPolitics #EmmaMasters
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#Australia - Native '#superfood' #grasses used to create flour, beer growing in popularity
By Fiona Broom, August 27, 2024
"Just three years ago, Chris Harris was using an old metal bed frame to shake out the tiny seeds that hide in native #KangarooGrass.
"The #AncientGrains can be roasted, brewed or ground into high-protein flour for baking.
" 'I spent a lot of time on my country — #Ngiyampaa country — with my pop, my dad, my mum and aunties and uncles,' Mr Harris said.
"Mr Harris has made flour out of #WattleSeed, as well as #MitchellGrass, #ButtonGrass and #KangarooGrass.
"He has sent native flours and seeds to kitchens across the country for the past two-and-a-half years but said he was looking at ways to expand his operations.
From builder to bush foods"Mr Harris is the farm manager at #BlackDuckFoods, an #Aboriginal social enterprise at #Mallacoota on Victoria's far eastern border with New South Wales.
"The farm, named #Yumburra — the Yuin word for the black duck native to the Mallacoota region — was set up by award-winning author Bruce Pascoe, whose book Dark Emu shone a spotlight on the lost history of #AboriginalFood systems.
"Mr Harris was a plasterer with an Aboriginal construction company when first visited the property about four years ago.
"But he said after discussing bush foods with Mr Pascoe, he realised his future would be as a farmer and native foods educator.
" 'I'd been talking a lot to him about the lilies, the murnong, and the grains and he'd seen a real interest that I had in the native food space,' Mr Harris said.
"In the past few years, the small team has grown its knowledge of the ancient grains at their former beef farm on the banks of the Wallagaraugh River.
"They have encouraged the return of the #NativeGrasses, wattles and #tubers that produce the nutritious ingredients that foodies across the country are learning to love."
#IndigenousFood #IndigenousAustralians #BushTucker #TraditionalFoods