Colleen Strangways: Wathlu Anthunda

Arabana, Mudbura, Gurindji and Warlpiri photographer Colleen Strangways has collected her life’s work (so far) into a remarkable series of vivid imagery on display at the Adelaide Town Hall – accompanied by a striking photography exhibit (UV Songlines: Illuminating Ancestral Roots in the nearby Paul Kelly Lane. One of Colleen’s … Read More

Kumarangk: Hindmarsh Island bridge dispute

The Hindmarsh Island bridge dispute told by the Ngarrindjeri women who lived it. Indigenous storytelling begins and ends with land, and this story is from the Ruwe (Country) of the Ramindjeri Larkinjeri (clan) of the Ngarrindjeri Nation. Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) is a landmark new intergenerational First Nations arts project from … Read More

Kankawa Nagarra

Walmajarri Elder and acclaimed singer-songwriter Auntie Olive Knight (Kankawa Nagarra) will bring a lifetime of storytelling, cultural knowledge and environmental advocacy to WOMADelaide this March, performing on Kaurna Country as part of the festival’s diverse 2026 program. Kankawa Nagarra’s music blends blues, gospel, country and Walmajarri language into songs shaped … Read More

First Nations Sea Country groups & Commonwealth Marine Parks

First Nations groups from sea country areas across SA recently came together to discuss Aboriginal engagement in Commonwealth marine parks. The forum, led by Parks Australia with support from SA Native Title Services, marked the first time all coastal First Nations groups in the state came together to discuss management … Read More

Nauo Fest in Coffin Bay

Nauo Fest – a celebration of Nauo community, culture and native title – was held at Coffin Bay on Saturday, 15 November 2025. Nauo people and the wider community danced the night away during incredible performances from Electric Fields, the Warren Milera Band and Tony Minnecon, with Elaine Crombie MC. Proudly presented … Read More

Wirangu and Nauo cultural burn

Wirangu and Nauo Aboriginal Corporation (WNAC) and Firesticks Alliance conducted a week-long series of burns at a former farming station at Talia on the Eyre Peninsula. The project site is the locale of Talia Station, a 2,000 hectare property on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, a site left … Read More

First Nations of South East and Ngarrindjeri receive native title recognition

On October 24, 2025 First Nations of the South East (FNSE) and Ngarrindjeri peoples came together at 42 Mile Crossing in Coorong National Park – where the Federal Court of Australia formally recognised both groups as native title holders over a shared area in South Australia’s south-east. This important determination … Read More

Kaurna Healing through Reburials

The Kaurna community has laid to rest more Ancestors during an emotional ceremony at Wangayarta. The fittingly grey skies opened and rain mingled with tears at the fourth and final repatriation ceremony on 21 October for Kaurna remains repatriated from the South Australian Museum, University of Adelaide, Aboriginal Affairs and … Read More

Chair of Kaurna Yerta speaks out over planned golf course redevelopment

“Sick to my stomach. There have been far too many situations where this has happened and our feelings, our connections and our thoughts have never been considered.” In the latest episode of Aboriginal Way, Chair of the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation, Mitzi Nam, speaks out over the planned redevelopment of … Read More