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“What I really like about largescale work is that it’s a way of reminding non-Aboriginal people that we’re still here and that our culture is still as important today as it has always been.” Scott Ratham is the contemporary Aboriginal artist behind the name Rusted Tin, and a cultural learning … Read More

“We were slowly trying to get something in the curriculum that involved Aboriginal culture, and our best way in was through a language class,” said Daniel Giles, Aboriginal Officer at Renmark High School, about the introduction of a Ngarrindjeri language and culture class in year eight at the Riverland school … Read More

Did you know that a lot of kids in schools across Australia are learning an Aboriginal language local to their area? We’ll speak with one school that’s having great success with its Aboriginal language program soon, but today we’re starting at the beginning by speaking with a South Australian university … Read More

A digital map will share sites in South Australia where colonial violence took place against Aboriginal people in the 1800s. University of Adelaide researcher, Dr Skye Krichauff, is working on the project called ‘Reconciling with the Frontier’ and shares more in this week’s episode. Aboriginal people with any information about … Read More

Unlike most states, the South Australia Government does not fund Aboriginal rangers directly. Country Needs People started a petition to change this, calling on political parties in the SA election to support Indigenous land and sea management by funding Aboriginal rangers. Patrick O’Leary, Executive Director at Country Needs People, and … Read More

Common Dissonance is the only all-Indigenous circus performance at this year’s Adelaide Fringe. Wakka Wakka person Harley Mann is the director of the show which highlights the co-existence of science and spirituality in Australia – a nation consisting of western and Indigenous ways of living and thinking. Common Dissonance is … Read More

February 13 is the anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations delivered by former prime minister Kevin Rudd in 2008. This year Reconciliation SA was forced to cancel their annual Reconciliation Breakfast, but they ‘pivoted’ and produced a commemorative film explains CEO Shona Reid. Watch the film at … Read More

RAWsa is a 100% Aboriginal-owned and managed company providing civil construction, traffic management, and cultural heritage services. The group was named the employer of the year 2021 by the Civil Contractors Federation SA for its sustainable and inclusive employment opportunities. We spoke to RAW Managing Director Allan Jones and CEO … Read More

Natasha Wanganeen spoke to us about organising the Survival Day march at Tarntanyangga, the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, and her take on the Australian government buying the copyright to the Aboriginal flag.