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In this episode, Aboriginal Way speaks with the South Australian Museum’s Aboriginal Heritage and Repatriation Manager, Anna Russo. Learn more about the museum’s updated repatriation process, the different communities that have been involved and the importance of repatriation in reconnecting Aboriginal people with their heritage. You can read the accompanying … Read More

Groups of young Aboriginal people are learning more about Country by heading out to remote nature reserves for 5-day camps through the Nature Foundation’s Kids on Country junior ranger program.  Traditional Owners mentor high school students as they engage in practical on-Country studies in conservation and land management through a … Read More

**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, please be advised that this post contains images and stories of someone who has passed away** During her childhood, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG was told that she would never amount to anything. She went on to be described as “the greatest Aboriginal … Read More

The preservation of the culturally significant Koonalda Cave in South Australia’s Far West Coast (FWC) region will be bolstered by the installation of new security cameras and the implementation of a comprehensive’ management plan. In 2022, the National Heritage listed cave was broken into and vandalised by unknown culprits, with … Read More

Bangarra Dance Theatre are bringing a new cross-cultural collaboration to audiences around the country with ‘The Light Inside’, a joint-choreographed piece with leading Māori choreographer Moss Te Ururangi Patterson. The project is a collaborative piece created by Patterson and Bangarra’s Deborah Brown, working together to honour their respective mother countries … Read More

State Records of South Australia was the country’s first service of its kind when it was established more than 100 years ago in 1919.   State Records SA has an Aboriginal Reference Group and specific Aboriginal access services, which include Aboriginal access officers.   These services can help you find your Aboriginal … Read More

Reconciliation SA have called for the date of the annual Australia Day celebration on January 26 to be moved, amidst efforts to strive for a more reflective approach to the national holiday. The date has remained a point of division amongst Australians, with regular debate arising in the lead up. … Read More

Gynburra Festival is the largest single Aboriginal Nation event held in Southern Australia. Last year, the family-friendly event celebrated its 10th year running, and this year, it’s back over two days—this Friday, the 24th, and Saturday, the 25th January, at Port Victoria on the Garunnda, the Narungga name for the … Read More

The Indigenous Desert Alliance (IDA) held a significant conference of Elders, rangers, community leaders at Uluru, with over 400 attendees making their way to the biannual event. The conference celebrated “A Decade of Connection” in reference to the IDA’s past ten years of coordinating these events, with the three-day event … Read More