ABORIGINAL WAY NEWS

Aboriginal Language Interpreting Service
2 December 2021

A new service by the Department of Human Services (DHS) will connect Aboriginal people with limited English skills to interpreters who can translate important information from government departments. Executive Director of Community Support and Investment at DHS, Ruth Ambler, shares how the service works and why it will break down … Read More

Immersion: 360-degree storytelling experience
23 November 2021

Immersion is a 360-degree experience educating audiences about the significance of water to South Australia. Virtual reality technology allows you to step into locations from 50 million years ago, to see how Kaurna land has transitioned from rainforest to the Adelaide plains we know today. Immersion’s director Nathan Bazley, and … Read More

Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project
16 November 2021

Since 2006, Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project has helped high school leavers from remote communities start their tertiary education journey. IYMP Adelaide supports young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples between the ages of 16 to 24 by providing housing and support to students while they study away from home. … Read More

Turkindi Expo 2021
8 November 2021

Turkindi Expo 2021 Turkindi is a Kaurna word that means coming together and sharing information. For 21 years, the service has helped Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples find meaningful employment and training opportunities. On November 9, Turkindi is holding an expo featuring service providers, which will be available to … Read More

Aboriginal Children’s Commissioner reflects on first term
1 November 2021

Aboriginal Children’s Commissioner reflects on first term April Lawrie was appointed South Australia’s first Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People in late 2018. Until now, the Mirning and Kokatha woman was working in partnership with the Children’s Commissioner, but a change in legislation has given Ms Lawrie independent authority … Read More

We acknowledge that the land that our office is located on is the traditional land for Kaurna people. We also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the custodians of the Adelaide region and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people. We acknowledge the traditional owners of country across our state and their vital and continuing connection to land, culture and community. We pay our sincere respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this website contains images and voices of deceased persons.

Throughout the website the term Aboriginal is used to include people who identify as Aboriginal, people who identify as Torres Strait Islander and people who identify as both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

Throughout the website the term Aboriginal is used to include people who identify as Aboriginal, people who identify as Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people who identify as both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.