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Aboriginal Australian

March 1, 2023
Aboriginal Australian

The voices behind the Voice

The ‘yes’ campaign for the national Voice to Parliament kicked off in Tandanya last week, mere hours after the South Australian Voice passed its first political hurdle. We spoke to attendees at the event about what they hope will come from the two levels of voice.

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January 24, 2023
Aboriginal Australian

Lore man

As South Australian Police’s first Aboriginal learning and development officer, Uncle Mickey Kumatpi Marrutya O’Brien is helping the large organisation address its failures when policing the state’s Aboriginal community.

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January 18, 2023
Aboriginal Australian

Harvesting a ‘cultural miracle’

On Monday, a group of environmental volunteers, Aboriginal community members and a market gardener unearthed 200 yam daisies at Brownhill Creek Recreational Park, with one Kaurna figurehead describing the project as an opportunity to “save some of nature”.

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October 27, 2022
Aboriginal Australian

Going full Circle

Government-run entrepreneurial hub The Circle is nestled in the heart of the city’s buzzing innovation neighbourhood, Lot Fourteen. It offers assistance free of charge to Aboriginal-owned businesses wanting to level-up.

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October 6, 2022
Aboriginal Australian

Bringing Dad home

Elder Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner has been involved in numerous high-profile repatriations of Aboriginal remains. He’s about to embark on his most personal and poignant one yet.

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March 10, 2022
Aboriginal Australian

Three rappers commanding Dreamtime in real time

First Nations hip-hop group Sonz of Serpent fuse boom-bap bars about the “urban Blackfella” with centuries-old cultural references. Ahead of the outfit’s hour-long WOMADelaide set this weekend, we spoke with one of the MCs about the northern suburbs, community and their debut album.

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