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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

Narungga Nation have continued their efforts to restore traditional land management processes, holding inclusive workshops for Yorke Peninsula locals who are eager to explore the benefits of burning on Country. On September 30th and October 1st workshops were held at Ardrossan and Minlagawi Gum Flat, with Narungga fire practitioners demonstrating … Read More

Mayibarrdu or Goose Island, off the West Coast of the Yorke Peninsula in the Spencer Gulf of South Australia, will return to the hands of its Traditional Owners, the Narungga Nation. This is following the Federal Court’s March 2023 recognition of the Narungga people as Native Title holders of the … Read More

On August 29, water was released from the Beetaloo Reservoir in an effort to preserve ancient river red gums and assist Nukunu to care for and connect to Country. This follows water releases from the Baroota Reservoir a couple weeks prior and similar trial releases from the Beetaloo and Baroota … Read More

Yitpi Yartapuultiku or “soul of Port Adelaide” in Kaurna language, is a new Aboriginal cultural centre currently under construction on the shores of the Port River, right in the heart of Port Adelaide. You can see the centre really starting to take shape when driving past or going past on … Read More

National Reconciliation Week is in full swing with workplaces, schools, early learning services, community groups, reconciliation groups, and people across Australia hosting and participating in a wide-range of reconciliation-focused activities. The events run between May 27 – June 3rd, with the dates commemorating the passing of the 1967 referendum (May … Read More

A time of healing, for women and for Country. Imagine a gathering solely for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from all over Australia to come together in celebration of the unique role they share in caring for Country. The National Indigenous Women’s Fire Workshop, Ngangkirna Kardlatidli: Women with Fire, … Read More

The practice of managing Country with fire has returned to Wirraparinga (Brownhill Creek) on Kaurna Country. During April, a Firesticks team including Clem Newchurch, Paul Dixon Jr and Quahli Newchurch carried out a cultural burn in an area of Kangaroo Grass at Wirraparinga (Brownhill Creek) for the first time in … Read More

The 40th anniversary of the historic Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Land Rights Act has been acknowledged during the long-awaited Kulilaya Festival at Umuwa. The event took place on March 24, after facing delays due to the outbreak of COVID, and saw musicians, visual artists and performers present their history and … Read More