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A partnership between South Australian arts organisations has created an opportunity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist to develop their work and have it showcased at the popular festival of contemporary Indigenous art – Tarnanthi. The Art Gallery of South Australia and Guildhouse, a professional development organisation for … Read More

The Gladys Elphick Committee hosts awards each year to honour the significant achievements of Aboriginal women and their contributions to the South Australian community. Sgt Danielle James-A’Hang is Chairperson of the committee and she explained the history of the Committee to Aboriginal Way. “The Gladys Elphick Committee arose from a group … Read More

South Australian Native Title Services (SANTS) notes that it has been announced in the 2018 State Budget that our State Government grant will be discontinued. The grant was provided in past years primarily to facilitate South Australian Aboriginal communities interactions with the government and its agencies in negotiating agreements but … Read More

Kaurna community members laid to rest the remains of two of their Old People repatriated from museums in Europe in an emotional ceremony at Tennyson Dunes near West Lakes today. For many years the ancestral remains of South Australian Aboriginal Nations were collected by museums and universities across Australia and … Read More

Traditional owners in the north of South Australia have welcomed news that two ballots about the proposed National Radioactive Waste Facility have been deferred until a decision is made about proper consultation with native title holders. The Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation applied for an injunction to halt the vote by … Read More

SA Native Title Services (SANTS) celebrated ten years of work as an independent organisation in July 2018. Native title representative body functions in South Australia were initially the responsibility of the Native Title Unit of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement. In July 2008, after a lengthy process, SANTS was recognised … Read More

Students from primary schools around Adelaide braved a wintery day in the Parklands recently to learn about Kaurna culture and caring for country at an interactive educational event. Hosted by the City of Adelaide, the Kids on Country Kaurna Activity Day focuses on Kaurna culture and encourages Aboriginal kids to … Read More

The Supreme Court in SA has adjourned the Barngarla Aboriginal Corporation v Kimba District Council nuclear ballot case while it is considered for possible conciliation in the Australian Human Rights Commission.  The Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation has complained that the conduct of the ballot proposed by the Kimba District Council seeking … Read More

The Supreme Court has issued an injunction restraining the Kimba Council from posting out ballot papers about a National Nuclear Waste site. The ballot was scheduled to start on Monday but Barngarla Native Title holders argued they should all have a vote in the ballot and their exclusion is contrary … Read More