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January 24, 2023
Aboriginal

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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October 27, 2022
Aboriginal

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

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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June 2, 2022
Aboriginal

Shona Reid answers racist phone calls every week

The head of Reconciliation SA – a 20-year-old not-for-profit, local organisation advocating for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights – says picking up these calls can be a “tough gig” but she willingly accepts the challenge to change someone’s mind.

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April 1, 2022
Aboriginal

Colonisation’s worst nightmare

Patches, signet rings and tattoos brand the members of the political, Aboriginal-only biker group Black Death IPC. A drive for revolutionary change propels them forward.

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March 10, 2022
Aboriginal

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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