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A group of Noonkanbah girls go looking for bush tucker but one of them eats a poisoned fruit even though the others warn her. Soon, she turns into Animal Girl -- an al-foil crazed white haired girl with bulging eyes, razor sharp teeth and super-long fingernails! The others must hit her over the head and knock the spirit out of her!

Our first official music video, first of all we would like to thank Ardyaloon Community, Brenton Meynell and The Way Studios for recording the audio, Telly Pearson for playing the girl, Meranda Lands for filming her, Alieka Dixon for editing, Raymond Angus, PAKAM and the talented Rohanna Angus you mob are too deadly.

1998 NAIDOC launch and flag raising ceremony at Goolarri Media Broome.
Speeches from Mark Bin Bakar, David Francis, Pat Dodson, Peter Yu and others, musical performances by Kerrianne Cox and Leah Purcell and Yawuru and Torres Strait Islandert raditional Dance performances.
Digitised from SP Betacam tape and remastered in 2020.

A cultural film about the tradition of grinding seeds for food.

The BONNET SERIES is a Collaborative Art Project initiated by Arrernte families at SNAKE WELL (50kms north of Alice Springs) with visiting artists and supporters. Bonnet Series 1 (September 2019) involved 25 participants from 4 communities north of Alice Springs CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. This project constructed a snake dreaming from 76 car bonnnets.

Saturday 4th August, 2018

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund.

The mountain Balgan, otherwise known as Pigeon House Mountain, is a sacred place from which many stories come from. This dreamtime story is from the Budawang people, one of the thirteen kinship groups in the Yuin area that speak the Dhurga language.

Tjulpu and Walpa is the story of two young Anangu girls - one who has a difficult path growing up, while the other has a happy upbringing. Originally developed in the format of a book, the story of Tjulpu and Walpa has now been adapted to an animated film.

We come along for the ride as the Njanjma Rangers teach us about the traditional ground oven and how to gather the resources needed to make one.

A PY Media clip from the archives, originally made for Nganampa Health. This is a short music video about petrol sniffing, sung by Infari Maru.

A Kuarna Language short-short course from Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund.

Little Wave Rock is a gathering place that harbours the history and secrets of Gamilaraay ancestors. Gamilaraay woman Loren Ryan discusses her connection to Country and the importance of paying respects at this sacred place.

Many families and friends are strong at Ntaria.

Episode 22: Posters and Director's message.

Students from Mona Kantawara's class at Ntaria school created pictures and text about life at Ntaria. These were then developed as posters for the community by graphic artist Julie Taylor. Ivan Christian thanks members of Ntaria community for their role in making the films a reality.

Hear from Jabaan King of Yarrabah - Vincent Schrieber, Traditional Owner – Nathan Schrieber, Yarrabah Mayor – Ross Andrews and cultural advisor - Alfred Gray about cultural education, language and community in Yarrabah.

First Languages Australia short with Michael Jarrett speaking Gumbaynggirr.

This video is a part of the First Languages Australia Gambay language map project. Available to view here: https://gambay.com.au

'Take Me Home' was created as part of the 2012 'Song Nation' Project - a partnership between Desert Pea Media and The Smugglers Of Light Foundation. Part of an ongoing Desert Pea Media project at the school (this is the third song from The Gowrie Boys).

The 'tagai' is a term from the Torres Strait and north Australian coast that describes particular star constellation, which helps local people navigate their way home.

Every island or area has their own 'tagai'. This song follows the tagai as a metaphor for destiny, for 'your path'.

ICTV's Community Bulletin Board changes each week to advertise community events.

Pho Beef Noddles for lunch ?
This is pretty deadly for off the shelf broth, I’m aware Pho broth from scratch is a long process like 2 days or something but this pre-made broth is quite nice!
(I am keen to make Pho broth from scratch though!)
Recipe I used ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Ingredients:
- Pho Broth (Coles)
- Pho Noodles (Coles)
- Vietnamese Chilli Oil (Coles)
- Steak
- Eggs
- Coriander
- Spring onion
- Brown onion
- Mushroom soy (Asian/Indian grocery shop)
- Fried Onion/Garlic (Asian/Indian grocery shop)
- sesame oil
- pink salt & pepper
- fresh lime
Method:
1. Marinate the steak slices in pepper & mushroom soy, longer the better. Boil your eggs, boil the noodles, brown the beef, heat the broth.
2. Noodles in a bowl, add the broth then layer your other ingredients on top whoever you like.
3. You can use other ingredients, I’ve learnt there’s various ways to enjoy Pho so up to you what you want in yours.
Enjoy!

Bush Bands Bash is an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds and ages, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia’s cultural heritage. 2024 celebrated 20 years of the amazing program presented by MusicNT.

James Range Band
Officially formed in 2022, this 8-piece played their first big gig at the Ghost Gum Festival in Mparntwe in 2023. It’s exciting times for James Range Band, having since supported Paul Kelly and Floodlights, played the 2024 Wide Open Spaces festival, and taken home a Northern Territory Music Award – Rock Song of the Year for their self-titled single.

2021 TIO CAFL Under 18 Jnr Men’s Grand Final: Ltyentye Apurte vs Plenty Highway live from TIO Traeger Park on Sunday 5 August. #territoryfooty (C) 2021 AFLNT Ltd. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced by any means without the express permission of the rights holder.

Produced by Indigenous Community Television Limited (ICTV)

© AFL Northern Territory Limited 2021


Commentary Stan Coombe & Joe Clarke

Executive Producer: Rita Cattoni
Producer: Ashley Renehan
Line Producer: Andre Sawenko
Production Manager: Joshua Davis
Camera: Lorena Walker
Camera: Jason Mathews
Camera: William Thomson
Camera: James Balfour

Technical Directors: Ben Pridmore
Technical Directors: Ben McIntyre
Replay Operator: Daniel Wood
Runner: Jono Daw
Graphics: Elizabeth Marie Smith
Music: Thomas Big Bear Saylor


MAJOR SPONSOR:
Power and Water Corporation

ALSO SUPPORTED BY:
Indigenous Eye Health Unit
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
First Nations Foundation

THANK YOU TO:
AFLNT
CAFL
TIO
Alice Springs Town Council


© AFL Northern Territory Limited 2021

2021 TIO CAFL Community Senior Men's Div 2 Elimination Final: Areyonga vs Laramba live from TIO Traeger Park on Sunday 22 August. #territoryfooty (C) 2021 AFLNT Ltd. All rights reserved.

Produced by Indigenous Community Television Limited (ICTV)

© AFL Northern Territory Limited 2021


Commentary Stan Coombe & Joe Clarke

Executive Producer: Rita Cattoni
Producer: Ashley Renehan
Line Producer: Andre Sawenko
Production Manager: Joshua Davis
Camera: Lorena Walker
Camera: Jason Mathews
Camera: William Thomson
Camera: James Balfour

Technical Directors: Ben Pridmore
Technical Directors: Ben McIntyre
Replay Operator: Daneil Wood
Runner: Jono Daw
Graphics: Elizabeth Marie Smith
Music: Thomas Big Bear Saylor


MAJOR SPONSOR:
Power and Water Corporation

ALSO SUPPORTED BY:
Indigenous Eye Health Unit
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
First Nations Foundation

THANK YOU TO:
AFLNT
CAFL
TIO
Alice Springs Town Council


© AFL Northern Territory Limited 2021

The lyrics for this revised anthem were written by Judith Durham, Kutcha Edwards, Lou Bennett, Camilla Chance and Bill Hauritz. In this video clip it is performed by Kutcha Edwards during the KAGE Team of Life theatre production. For more information about this revised anthem, see: www.dulwichcentre.com.au/anthem

Episode 03 sees the return of the infamous Couch Segment from previous footy shows! Sit down with Host Dylan McKinley, and panelists Scrubby and Device as they review the season so far and discuss candidates for the coaching position at the Richmond Tigers!

'Feel the Fire' is the third Music Video in the 'Identity Matters' series produced with Indigenous students from Catholic Education across Queensland. The song was written in collaboration with students from Emmaus College and The Cathedral College in Rockhampton.The students expressed their desire for me and other non-indigenous people to share in their history, embrace their culture and feel what they feel....and I certainly felt it. I was deeply moved by the pride and connection that the students felt for their culture. Its a privalige to have worked with all the amazing young indigenous people in Toowoomba, Cairns, Rockhampton, Ipswich and Brisbane. Thanks for sharing your lives, opening your hearts and most importantly making me feel a part of the mob!!

More videos from Small Town Culture here: www.youtube.com/user/SmallTownCulture/videos

Two videos about a travelling ceremony known in the APY Lands as Kulkalanya. Featuring interviews with Pantjiti MacKenzie.

What next for the people of Ali Curung and their fight against the Singleton Station water licence? (English)

Traditional Dance Performances held in Broome as part of Stompem Ground 1998.
Yawuru, Karajarri, Torres Strait Islander, Bardi, Kija, Mirriwoong and other dance groups.
Digitised from SP Betacam tape and remastered in 2020.

This is the first part to a comprehensive account of the experiences of a community of Aboriginal People from pre-colonial times to the 1990s.

We have a special guest Brooke who does story time and singing.
Chevon & Samantha talks about the five sense with some activities.

This video shows Violet Wadrill Nanaku telling a Kurraj (Rainbow Serpent) story.

It was produced by Felicity Meakins (University of Queensland).

For more information, contact Felicity Meakins (f.meakins@uq.edu.au) or Karungkarni Art (karungkarniart@gmail.com).

Alright people, Pork & Beef Lasagne w/handmade pasta sheets, absolutely awesome!! Bruh this is a wholesome soul nourishing Lasagne.

This is a recipe I saw Jamie Oliver do on YouTube minus a few ingredients (think lentils & leek is all).

I’m not a pro at making fresh pasta, every time I make it is practicing the craft. I love making it and it’s a therapeutic way to enjoy cooking too!

Ingredients
- Pork mince
- Beef mince
- carrots
- celery
- garlic
- red onion
- rosemary
- nutmeg
- parmesan
- shredded cheese
- flour
- milk
- eggs

Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy!

Hilda Nambula from Wilora makes music sticks/clapsticks and talks about the tools she uses.

This video was made as part of Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi's Culture Program.

Visit waltja.org.au to learn more

You can buy slapsticks like the ones in the video from Waltja's Arts Social Enterprise www.waltja.org.au/shop

Kaurna kids and friends teach us the Heads, Shoulders , Knees & Toes song.This video was created by Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

First Languages Australia short with Corey Theatre speaking Gunditjmara.

This video is from a series of videos produced by First Languages Australia that originally appeared on the Gambay Languages map. The map can be viewed at https://gambay.com.au/

Bush Bands Bash 2018:

Bush Bands Bash is a foot stomping musical celebration under the starry desert sky. Played to an audience of thousands the concert is the biggest annual showcase of Aboriginal desert music in Australia. Presented by MusicNT, the Bush Bands Bash concert is the culmination of an intensive music and industry skills camp for remote musicians from the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. Working with inspiring national mentors and industry heavyweights; bands hone their craft and polish their skills ready to perform at the concert.

More info: https://www.musicnt.com.au

Minh puuy is the Wik-Mungkan name for the giant Cape York mud crab found here in Aurukun.

Join locals Rufus, Rosie and young Jonny as they take us deep into the mangroves for some serious bush tucker...

and keep your ears open for a lesson in their Wik-Mungkan Language..the LAST Aboriginal Language spoken in Queensland as a mother tongue.

Taylor (Tipu) Power teaches us the Kaurna names of some Australian native animals.This video was created by Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp

Sugar Bag - Rltwamp.

Sweet bushtucker with the Anmatjere mob from Laramba in Anmatjere language with English subtitles.

Many thanks to the elders and young people of Laramba Community:

Beryl Gorey, Eileen Gorey, Daisy Petyarr, Tasheena Nelson, Caroline Brown.

This video shows Violet Wadrill Nanaku collecting and preparing kumpulyu (white currant) for treating illnesses.

For more information, contact Karungkarni Art (karungkarniart@gmail.com) or Felicity Meakins (f.meakins@uq.edu.au)

This video was produced by The Thamarrurr Youth Indigenous Corporation which aims to improve the lives of the indigenous people of the Thamarrur region in the Northern Territory. These video were made as part of the Bright Education Program which aims to deliver new cultural experiences/challenges to school-aged kids from Wadeye.

To address the concern for baby animals being removed from the wild, Roper Gulf Regional Council’s Animal Management Program has created an animation called ‘Baby Animals Belong in the Bush’ which is available in both English and Kriol.

Baby Animals Belong in the Bush is a fun, kid friendly video that has been created to reinforce the important message about leaving baby animals with their mother to stop serious health risks and problems for both animals and people.

The animation was funded by the Northern Territory Animal Welfare Grant Program and will be shown to local schools as part of the Animal Management Program.

The Why Warriors team discuss COVID-19. Yol?u hear COVID-19 is coming to their communities but they’re not sure what it’s about. These videos share information as it’s updated about coronavirus, including its spread and control.

Yol?u Matha is the language spoken by the Indigenous peoples of North East Arnhem Land, Australia.

The traditional worldview of Yol?u means they want in-depth, science-based information in order to understand any new topic. What Yol?u call the “dhu?i-dhäwu” – the deep true story. This full series of videos attempts to answer some of their questions from a Yol?u worldview using their linguistic construction of knowledge.

The Why Warriors team discuss COVID-19. Yol?u hear COVID-19 is coming to their communities but they’re not sure what it’s about. These videos share information as it’s updated about coronavirus, including its spread and control.

Yol?u Matha is the language spoken by the Indigenous peoples of North East Arnhem Land, Australia.

The traditional worldview of Yol?u means they want in-depth, science-based information in order to understand any new topic. What Yol?u call the “dhu?i-dhäwu” – the deep true story. This full series of videos attempts to answer some of their questions from a Yol?u worldview using their linguistic construction of knowledge.

Reading the Country is a series created by Warlpiri knowledge holders from the Northern and Southern Tanami Indigenous Protected Ares with the Central Land Council.

A free concert held on the banks of the Todd River at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station to launch Jacinta Price's debut album Dry River.

Young Aboriginal people perform a dance associated with the brolga, a large water bird that has great significance in the culture of Arnhem Land, during the Barunga Festival in 1995. A Song Man with clap sticks and a didjeridu accompanies the dance, characterised by high leaps and the sound the brolga makes.

Gathering and preparing bush medicine near Laramba and Coniston NT

Bush medicine with the Anmatjere mob from Laramba in Anmatjere language with English subtitles.

Many thanks to the elders and young people of Laramba Community:

Beryl Gorey, Eileen Gorey, Bessie Dixon, Launce Campbell

Senior traditional owners and community members of the Thamarrurr region were engaged before the beginning of the Kakadu plum season to express their thoughts and opinions on what the plum business means to them and the importance of sustainability.

A handful of what we’ve been up to these last few months.

Music video of "Saltwater Cowboy' by the Pigram Brothers. (Taken from longer file: PK0A113)

This documentary features Peter Sebastian, a 16 year old Broome boy who descends from a strong ancestry of Yawuru people. Frank Sebastian is Peter's grandfather and is a very respected Yawuru elder. On location Peter talks of going Barney (Goanna) hunting out on Roebuck Plains with his family and how he was taught by his grandfather. Visuals of the process are shown with the Burdekin participants.

This video shows Connie Ngarmeiye Nangala demonstrating how to make treat babies using tamara (antbed). It also features Keithan Barry and his mother Lisa Smiler, and Keenan Barry, Becky Peter and Sarah Oscar.

It was produced by Felicity Meakins (University of Queensland).

For more information, contact Felicity Meakins (f.meakins@uq.edu.au) or Karungkarni Art (karungkarniart@gmail.com).

A reverse role play performed at the Language and the Law Conference. Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Darwin Part 1

Taylor (Tipu) Power teaches us to count to 10 in Kaurna, with a little help from some starfish.

This video was created by Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) was held at Gambanan on the Dampier Peninsula from August 20–22, 2024. The theme for the event was "Tides change, Together we stand strong".

The Bardi Dancers were part of the evening Cultural Performances that occurred each night of the 3 day AGM.

Welcome to Alice Springs, the lesbian metropolis of outback Australia, a place where black and white women mix and mingle. Satirical and funny, this revealing mockumentary asks the question: is it hard to sustain love when racial and cultural gaps seem insurmountable?

Through the expert guidance of Destiny Attenborough, an Aboriginal mock anthropologist, this hilarious film provides glimpses into the world of women who love women in Alice Springs.

Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service
East Gippsland Shire Council
Headspace Bairnsdale
Dhelk Dja
East Gippsland Indigenous Family Violence Regional Action Group
Communities for Children East Gippsland
Uniting
Emergency Recovery Victoria
Australian Communities Foundation
G.E.G.A.C - Gippsland & East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative LTD
FRRR - Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal
IOP - Indigenous Outreach Projects

NO SHAME | BE PROUD | RESPECT

Andy Lukuman Peters talks about bush medicine Muthi (Sandpaper Fig) in Wägilak and Kriol at Ngukurr Language Centre.

Men and women celebrate in Numbulwar, an Aboriginal community in eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, honouring a graduate from Batchelor College, an indigenous college south of Darwin. They do traditional dances to celebrate the achievement of the college degree in traditional Aboriginal fashion.

Tiyana teaches us how to say thank you in Kaurna!

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

In 2013 CAN WA set out to encourage a group of Noongar students in Narrogin to learn their traditional language.
Aboriginal artists and mentors were engaged to deliver a program where popular culture, such as music and media was used to inspire these teenagers to learn to speak and write Noongar.
Noongar Pop Culture presented by Act-Belong-Commit, is a CAN WA project in association with Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company and part of CAN WA’s Strong Culture, Strong Community program.

Desert Dust Up 2023
Ngaanyatjarra Land's School
Indigenous Outreach Projects
IOP Hip Hop Crew

NO SHAME | BE PROUD | RESPECT

One day, right before her 14th birthday, Joy Wandin Murphy woke up with a bad feeling. She refused to go to school. She had an unshakeable sense of dread that something was going to happen to her father. Joy was eventually permitted to stay home, and her father passed away that same day.

It was a turning point for Joy. In that moment, she knew with absolute clarity that they had lost a great man and that to honour him, she had to give back somehow to her community. ‘From there it was indelibly printed that I had to do something, but at that point, I wasn’t sure exactly, what’, she recalls.

Joy Wandin Murphy is a Wurundjeri elder and Woiwurrung language teacher, based in Healesville, 60km east of Melbourne. Joy's great-great uncle was William Barak, the last traditional ngurungaeta (elder/leader) of the Wurundjeri-willam clan. Joy’s father, Jarlo Wandoon, attempted to enlist for World War 1 but was rejected on account of being Aboriginal. He proceeded to re-enlist under a whitefella name, James Wandin, and went on to serve overseas.

It’s with this same tenacity that Aunty Joy has applied herself to her work. She is committed to promoting positive relationships between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous community, and to strengthening the Woiwurrung language. Joy frequently gives the traditional ‘Welcome to country’ greeting at Melbourne events and was invited to be the creative artist and lyricist for the Opening and Closing ceremony songs in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Among other accolades, Joy was made an officer of the Order of Australia in 2006, for her service to the community, particularly the Aborigines, through ‘significant contributions in the fields of social justice, land rights, equal opportunity, art and reconciliation’.

Joy currently teaches the Woiwurrung language to Year 7 and 8 students at Healesville High school and mentors her sister, Doreen, who also teaches language and culture at the school. It’s a pilot program funded by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. It will be supported until the end of the year. Beyond that, Joy is determined to find the funds to keep the program going.

Joy was taught the Woiwurrung language by her aunt and uncle, the older siblings of her father. 'Uncle Frank spent a lot of time with us and although he was a very quiet man, he would say a word, and it would just penetrate. You just never forgot what he said and how he said it,' she recalls. Joy knew that most of her generation had totally missed out on language, and she felt a responsibility to pass it on to the next generation.

‘It’s a very proud moment when you’re able to teach not just Wurundjeri children, but also non-Aboriginal children, because we are about educating everyone. And if we share the knowledge that’s been handed down over all those years, then we hope that can bring a much more harmonious community.’

This film is part of the ‘Mother Tongue’ language series, documenting Indigenous languages around Victoria. Click here to view the first film of the series, on the Wiradjuri language.

ABC Open Producer: Suzi Taylor

This video was originally contributed to the ABC Open Mother Tongue project, which invited Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share a story about their mother tongue.

Wik boys head out bush during the season of Kaarp (wetseason) for some bush fruits known in language as 'may yoorp'. These berries are very sweet and are part of a healthy bush-tucker diet.

The boys then enjoy a fun afternoon in the peak of Kaarps big wet at a local waterhole just outside their community of Aurukun.

This film is part of the Aurukun Indigenous Knowledge Centres Bio-Cultural project called 'Woyan-Min' (the Wik-mungkan translation to English is 'the good way').

Supported by the Aurukun Shire Council, State Libraries Queensland and Education Queensland.

Werte! Unte mwerre? Hello, how are you? This song teaches us how to greet each other in Central/Eastern Arrernte. Based on an old Arrernte nursery rhyme Werte! is a brand new tune with rocking desert guitar and kids call-and-response.

How do you greet each other in the First Languages where you live?

'Werte!', is the opening track of Ampe-Kenhe Ahelhe (Children’s Ground) Band’s new album, Ampe-mape Alyelheme (Kid’s Sing) that teaches and celebrates Arrernte language and culture through music. 

At Ampe-kenhe Ahelhe (Children’s Ground Central Australia), we as First Nations people are creating resources for children in our own language. We have been writing children’s books and songs that speak about our culture, country, families and language. We want our kids to grow up with music and educational resources that reflect their culture – that can help them to learn, respect, speak, read, write, and sing in their First Language. 

We started this to keep our language strong, and it's grown into something everybody can enjoy and learn from. Join us to learn our language through our music.

Kele! 

Language: Eastern/Central Arrernte

Song Lyrics written by Amanda Turner, Carol Turner
 
Music Written by: William “Nookie” Lowah, Myles Turner, Harry James Angus

Lyric Video created by: Mitchell Doolan and Damon Van Der Schuit

Supported by the Australian Government Indigenous Languages and the Arts Program
 
About Ampe-kenhe Ahelhe (Children’s Ground Central Australia): 

Children’s Ground is a First Nations organisation creating a different future for the next generation of First Nations children. We believe every child born today should experience a lifetime of opportunity and grow up strong in their identity and culture, free from injustice and economic poverty. 

www.childrensground.org.au

In 2012-2013 a group of Ngaanyatjarra and Ngaanyatjarra language speakers from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia recorded traditional verbal arts and sand stories.

Even in Australian Indigenous communities where traditional spoken languages are still relatively strong, these special forms of communication are highly endangered.

This is one of four films from the Western Desert Verbal Arts Project funded by:
ELDP (Endangered Languages Documentation Programme) Small Grant SG0187.
Australian Research Council – DE120100720
Australian Research Council – DP110102767


The films were produced by team members Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis, Inge Kral (ANU) and Jennifer Green (University of Melbourne).

Four boys from Boigu Island in the Top Western Torres Strait Islands, students from Djarragun College, perform the "Maumatang" warrior dance, armed with bows and arrows, at the Weipa Fest, the Cultural Festival in Weipa, at the Cape York west coast.

The Wind Is Calling Me is a song by the men from Santa Teresa community.

First Languages Australia short with Steven Coghill speaking about the Yuggera language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

Bruce talks about Muthi (Sandpaper Fig), good medicine, at Ngukurr Language Centre.

At the Croc Festival on Thursday Island, girls and boys from the Ihwya Youth Group from Thursday Island High School perform traditional dances from the Torres Strait Islands, Australia.

May Minyingali Butcher talks about her family in relation to the Stolen Generation and how it affected them.

SANFL APY League Round 7 Highlights Mimili Blues Vs Amata Bombers at Indulka

Darwin singer-songwriter Ali Mills sings her great creole version of Waltzing Matilda.

This week we were lucky enough to find some “early bird” fat Jalangardi’s (goannas) out Gumaranganyjal (Roebuck Plains). The big rains and floods worked in our favour with the Jalangardi being rich in fat earlier than usual and we took advantage of it with a good feed out bush.

Steve Jampijinpa explains how language is one of the five pillars of Warlpiri life.

Derby band The Cruisers perform live at Saltwater Festival 2018 in Broome.

Bush Bands Bash is an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds and ages, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia’s cultural heritage. 2024 celebrated 20 years of the amazing program presented by MusicNT.

Newboys Band
Following the success of their self-titled debut release, this explosive Alyawarr collective effortlessly fused desert reggae, rock, and pop influences for their second EP, Cheater, which saw their tunes rocketing hundreds of kilometres across the Barkly region and out into the hearts and ears of the nation.

Mark Coles-Smith performs "Hot Is The Holiday' at NURLU in Broome.

An evening “Wungubal”, just for fun, in Numbulwar. A father dances with his small son. The singing, accompanied by clapsticks and didjeridu, is typical of eastern Arnhem Land.

Traditional Dance to celebrate Re-opening of Warmun Arts Centre 13th March 2012

In a remote part of Australia live some rare and threatened animals. One such animal is the shy bilby. Once common across Australian deserts, the bilby is now endangered. It’s last stronghold in the wild is in Martu country. Martu people are the traditional owners for this bilby country.
Martu rangers working with Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa look after country using Martu ways and whitefella ways. They protect endangered animals like the bilby. Introduced animals like feral cats, foxes and rabbits threaten the bilbies.
Large hot wildfires also destroy their food and cover from predators. Martu rangers put a remote sensor camera outside of a bilby burrow to capture some of the life of a bilby.

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Angka: Who, what, where, why?

Liz Kelly-Hunter teaches 22 words of Nyul Nyul Language spoken on the Dampier Peninsula.

A local drama about a group of young men who have to solve their car troubles to get to the Kiwirrkurra sports festival

Two videos about a travelling ceremony known in the APY Lands as Kulkalanya. Featuring interviews with Pitjantjatjara women.

Stompem Ground 1992 - Blast From The Past - Fitzroy Xpress - Julia

Indigenous Outreach Projects visited communities across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands delivering dance workshops and spending time with community.

Check out the IOP Hip Hop Crew's journey.

NO SHAME | BE PROUD | RESPECT

#iophiphop ‪@iophiphop‬

Bush Bands Bash is an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds and ages, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia’s cultural heritage. 2024 celebrated 20 years of the amazing program presented by MusicNT.

Bousta
With a deep appreciation for Hip Hop and the power of storytelling, Bousta uses thought provoking lyrics and his traditional language as a powerful tool to inspire Arrernte kids to chase their dreams. Bousta most recently performed at WOMAD and has opened for Dem Mob at The Lab and Lil Mase in Alice Springs.

First Languages Australia short with Mandy Nicholson speaking Woiwurrung.

This beautiful series of shorts from First Languages Australia celebrate Indigenous languages, and the people who speak them, keep them alive and help others to learn more about Indigenous language.

Talking about Reconciliation week with some of the women from the Bringing Them Home Seniors group that meets up regularly supported by Danila Dilba.

Good Mornings Animations: Ngarigo

Our Bedtime Stories 2, Episode 9: Pantirti Tjukurrpa (The Seven Sisters)

Story by Laurel Cooper in the Ngaanyatjarra language. This episode was produced by Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre in Kalgoorlie, WA.

Our Bedtime Stories presents stories for children in Indigenous languages, using traditional storytelling techniques together with animation, music and film. The Our Bedtime Stories series is much more than a parenting tool to get kids to sleep. The series is helping to preserve Indigenous languages across Australia.

Season two of the series has been produced by ICTV in partnership with Barkly Regional Arts, Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM), Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, and Elizabeth Langslow working with the Warruwi Community on Goulburn Island.

ICTV, showing our way.

Bunjil The Eagle is the creation ancestor for the Jaara people. The animation, sound design and narration were all made by students at The Meeting Place Castlemaine and St Peters Primary in Bendigo.

Lorraine Peeters shares her story

Known as the Aboriginal Geronimo, Jandamarra held police at bay for years preventing pastoralists from occupying rich pastures of the Kimberley. Today he is regarded as a folk hero and stories abound of his superhuman abilities.

Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith talks about the importance of the karra (river redgum) in the history of the Kaurna community.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

Men and women celebrate in Numbulwar, eastern Arnhem Land, Australia, honouring a graduate from Batchelor College, an indigenous college south of Darwin, Northern Territory. They do traditional dances to celebrate the achievement of the college degree in traditional Aboriginal fashion.

The AGMs of the KLC, Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC), Kimberley Language Resource Centre (KLRC), Aarnja and Emerging Young Leaders (EYL) was held at Gambanan on the Dampier Peninsula from the 20 -22 August 2024.

The theme of the event was, Tides change, Together we stand strong, acknowledges the resilience, hope, unity and strength of Aboriginal people no matter what challenges we face. This theme is particularly meaningful given 2023’s Referendum outcome.

A focal point of the AGMs will be the Regional Forum on the afternoon of Thursday, 22 August 2024, at which members of the five regional organisations will hear from key leaders about issues of importance to Kimberley Aboriginal people.

This is the second part to a comprehensive account of the experiences of a community of Aboriginal People from pre-colonial times to the 1990s.

Produced as part of the Young Strong and Proud project.

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances from Mer (Murray Island) in the eastern Torres Strait Islands, at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. They are accompanied by drumming and singing.

At the Croc Festival on Thursday Island boys from Injinoo, a community at the top of Cape York in Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional Aboriginal dances; the use of drums and grass skirts hints at strong influence from the nearby Torres Strait Islands.

Men and women celebrate in Numbulwar, an Aboriginal community in eastern Arnhem Land, Australia, honouring a graduate from Batchelor College, an indigenous college south of Darwin. They do traditional dances to celebrate the achievement of the college degree in traditional Aboriginal fashion.

Bush Bands Bash is an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds and ages, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia’s cultural heritage. 2024 celebrated 20 years of the amazing program presented by MusicNT.

The incredible line up for Bush Bands Bash 2024 - Celebrating 20 Years is:

Blackstone Daylight Band, Bousta (Myles), Bronwyn Stuart, Desert Melody Makers, Drifting Clouds, Family Shoveller Band, Jessica LA, James Range Band, Newboys Band and Tjupi Band.

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV,

What now Woorie? What's happening

The Woorie boys created this song with a strong message that breaking in horses is better than breaking in and hurting their community.

Mimosa Studio Project
Woorabinda
March 2017

Watch the film ‘Our Mother Tongue: Wiradjuri’ and check out some behind-the-scenes photos of the filming. This film was made as part of an Indigenous languages project for ABC Local Radio and Multiplatform that is being piloted in partnership with First Languages Australia.

ABC Mother Tongue - Sharing Australia's First Languages.

Traditional Owners celebrating the 25th anniversary of the handback of Uluru in a colourful cultural festival.

The ceremony to hand back the title took place at the base of Uluru on 26 October 1985. Hundreds of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people looked on as Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen passed over the title deeds to Uluru–Kata Tjuta.

Filmed by PY Media students Michael Tubby Laing, Kathy Wintinna (interviews) and myself.

The Kawanji Aboriginal dance group from Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, performs at the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival, Cape York. They enter the grounds behind a large ceremonial emblem and this is followed by the Spirit Dance.

Spinifex Country
Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School
Ninti Pulka - Smart and Strong
Spinifex Sports Carnival
Indigenous Outreach Projects
IOP Hip Hop Crew

NO SHAME | BE PROUD | RESPECT

Live Music Film clip from Keep Culture Festival 2013,Beagle Bay

Bush Bands Bash 2021: Eastern Arrernte Band Full Set

Good Mornings Animations: Yugambeh

It’s not OK if someone shares – or says they will share – a nude or sexual image or video of you, without your consent. This is known as image-based abuse or revenge porn.

If this happens to you, eSafety can help.

Find online safety advice and support in multiple languages for First Nations people, including resources about how to be safe online and what to do if things go wrong: https://www.esafety.gov.au/first-nations

Join for a night of live local music from Kiwirrkurra Community in WA.
Celebrating 40 years of community.
Line-Up
Running Water Band
L.T Family Band
Charlie McMahon
Desert Wind Band
Kiwirrkurra Band
Reggae All Stars
New Boys Band

Live Music Film clip from Keep Culture Festival 2013,Beagle Bay

Singing in the Aboriginal language of Luritja, Tjintu Desert Band (pronounced Jin-Too) combine funk, rock, reggae and dub grooves to create a distinct desert sound that simultaneously captures its wide-open spaces, its brutal beauty and its formidable darkness. Large and powerful tribal choruses combine with roots and rock influences - featuring Spanish inspired acoustic guitar, rock reggae electric riffs and all supported by a consistent moving dub bass.

The first track to be released to radio is the title track - Tjamuku Ngurra. It opens with an irresistible Santana-like riff that expands into a potent tribal chorus driven by more funk based riffs. Lifted off Tjintu Desert Band’s debut album of the same name this song & album showcase the new sound coming out of Central Australia right now!

The music video for their title track, meaning ‘Grandfather’s Country’ was shot in Alice Springs, featuring band members, local talent, and Alice Springs identity and breakfast presenter ‘GMan’, from CAAMA Radio. Extra footage from community concerts were filmed in the Central Australian Aboriginal communities of Amata and Hermannsburg.

Semi Final from the 2015 Lightning Carnival between Papunya and Kintore

This game was captured by the ICTV Live Team at Treager Park in Alice Springs.

King of Hearts bring their sweet sounds in support of Footprince, returning for one more big gig after more than twenty years. They're sure to make you move in honour of 2021 Survival Day.

ICTV's Community Bulletin Board changes each week to advertise community events.

Yurntumu-wardingki juju-ngaliya-kurlangu yawulyu: Warlpiri women's songs from Yuendumu.

This series consists of four short films in which Warlpiri women sing, dance and tell the stories of different ancestral beings who travel across Warlpiri country. Each part contains footage of these women singing, painting their bodies with red and white ochre and performing the accompanying dances. The first part presents the Minamina yawulyu and tells of group of ancestral women as they emerge from Minamina, in the far west of Warlpiri country and begin their journey eastwards. Part 2 presents the songs and stories of the Watiyawarnu ancestors from Ngurlulirri-nyinanya, to the north-west of Yuendumu, telling of their travels as they search for varieties of acacia seed, grinding them and making seed cakes along the way. Part 3 presents the famous songs and story of the two Jangalas from Warlukurlangu whose evil blue-tongue lizard father lights a raging bush fire, forcing them to run away southwards out of their country before they return home, weak and exhausted. And finally, part 4 presents the songs and stories of the Ngapa ‘Rain’ Dreaming that travels westwards across the country to the north of Yuendumu. Warlpiri women from Yuendumu have presented these yawulyu so that the songs and their associated knowledge can be remembered and performed by future generations of Warlpiri women. These films appear on a DVD which comes as an accompanying insert in the book ‘Yurntumu-wardingki juju-ngaliya-kurlangu yawulyu: Warlpiri women’s songs from Yuendumu’ (Batchelor Institute Press, 2017).

Mother Tongue series: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Mimili School Holiday Program September

'Utju Eyes' is the second song from Areyonga, this year produced through the Red Dust Role Models 'Health Prommotion in Indigenous Communities' Tours for 2012.
For this tour (June 4th - 7th) our Red Dust team (consisting of sport, health and music workers) worked with the young people of Areyonga school to prommote good hygiene practices particularly focussing on containing Trachoma and eye infections.
Realtone's Wayne Glenn and Steve Lane worked with the school children to write a song and produce a video on how to prevent Trachoma.
Special thanks must go to community member Anthony who played the acaoustic guitar for the song.

First Languages Australia short with Con Miller speaking about the Wirangu language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

The Watarrka Foundation is proud to present the annual Sports and Storytelling Festival. The festival is held at the Watarrka School in Lilla near Kings Canyon.

This year over 40 children from Lilla, Finke School in Finke River, and the Utju Areyonga School came together to participate in sporting activities, traditional cultural activities and drama / performance workshops.

An important outcome of the festival is to help the children from these regional communities connect with each other and get excited about education.

The main organisations powering this year’s event are Dentons, Westpac, Poetry in Action, The Watarrka Foundation, Remote Tours and NT AFL.

Live Music Film clip from Keep Culture Festival 2013,Beagle Bay

The Yarrabah Dancers from over the range came to Cairns to perform at Big Talk One Fire in 2013. Performing traditional dance from the community and people of Yarrabah, these dances are great to watch.

Aunty Lorraine Peeters and Uncle Michael Welsh talk about why coming together as Stolen Generations members is important for healing.

First Languages Australia short with Annalee Pope talking in Waka Waka language.

The Wandjina is the centre of spiritual life for the three tribes who live at Mowanjum (Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal). The stories of the Wandjina from Lalai (creation time) inform all aspects of life in this West Kimberley Aboriginal community, and are publicly celebrated every year in a festival of ritual, dance and song.

Photographed during the 2010 festival, Mowanjum People - Spirit of the Wandjina is an 18 minute film that explores the importance of these beliefs against the tumultuous recent history of the community. Narrated by local artist Leah Umbagai, the film voices the histories of key elders at Mowanjum. Their heartfelt personal stories speaking of a dynamic on-going culture that has sustained a proud people for millennia.

As celebrated Worrorra artist and lawman Donny Woolagoodja says; "Without your culture you're lost, floating.... that's why it's so very important that the Wandjina remains alive and strong and Mowanjum".

www.mowanjumarts.com

Shae Lui's Cooking Adventures
Not a chef. I don’t know much, just wing it a lot and share recipes for you to try out too!
Shae cooks Chicken Vermicelli

‘The Eagle, the Crow and the Bat’ is a rich cultural story shared by the Jaara Community about Jaara totems and teachings, and how the Jaara Country came to be. A rich cultural story about Jaara totems, the book explores why the Eagle is the Lord of the Highlands, how the Crow discovered fire and protects the lowlands and how the Bat is seen as the peacekeeper. SharingStories Foundation collaborated with the Jaara community transferring skills that support cultural continuity and the interpretation of ancient stories using new arts media. Senior Custodians, young people and community members have joined together with SharingStories Foundation to produce and share this unique insight into Jaara Country, culture and story.

Key contributors:
Uncle Rick Nelson
Jaara Community
St Peters Primary school
SharingStories Foundation

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Seaside Drifters is a local community band from Mijilmilmia approximately 170klm’s south of Broome. All the members hail from the Karajarri tribe and they are a party band who gives great rock n roll and reggae music.

Seaside Drifters are saltwater people and they live off the sea and so the name reflects their connection to country, the sea and the associated hunting and gathering lifestyle. This is a metaphor for the band hunting and gathering a large fan base which they have been very successful in gaining a following throughout the Kimberley.

Bidyadanga Music Festival 2024

A line up of some deadly Indigenous bands including:
Emu Rock,
Seaside Drifters,
The Family Shoveller Band (FSB),
MissGenius,
Yurti Band,
C.O.F.F.I.N,
Old Camp,
DARKSIDE and a whole lot more.

In the Pilbara, people are preparing for the annual Rowan’s Walk from Port Hedland to South Hedland to encourage people with mental health issues to open up and seek help.

It was started by a teenage boy, who is now 20, after a family tragedy.

His mother Ravena Maher said Rowan’s intention is to remind people that their lives are precious and worth fighting for.

“Only you know what you're going through, so it's only you that can reach out nice for that help,” Ms Maher said.

“[Rowan’s] trying to let people know that it's okay not to be okay. And that yes, today is tough, but it's hope that will bring better days.”

This year’s walk will be on October 8, and everyone is welcome to join Rowan on his walk from 6am at Red Bank Salt Ridge.

For the first time, it will be followed by a basketball tournament and teams of all ages are invited to participate.

Basketball teams wanting to play may contact patricia@YIC.com.au

If this story has brought up disturbing issues for you, you are encouraged to talk to a friend or family member, or to call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

A Mythical Broome Story about a hairy man who frightened Bamba when he was a child.

Our Bedtime Stories 2, Episode 5: Kangkere (Blue-tongue Lizard Story)

Story by Lena Nambulla in the Kaytetye language. This episode was produced by ICTV in Stirling, NT.

Our Bedtime Stories presents stories for children in Indigenous languages, using traditional storytelling techniques together with animation, music and film. The Our Bedtime Stories series is much more than a parenting tool to get kids to sleep. The series is helping to preserve Indigenous languages across Australia.

Season two of the series has been produced by ICTV in partnership with Barkly Regional Arts, Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM), Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, and Elizabeth Langslow working with the Warruwi Community on Goulburn Island.

ICTV, showing our way.

CAN WA partnered with Quairading District High School (QDHS) and artist in residence, Steven Aiton in 2013 to develop a series of short animated films that portray Noongar dreamtime stories and experiences of students throughout the QDHS’s 100-year history.
One of the short films tells the story of Noongar Elder John Kickett who campaigned to have his children attend the local school in the early 1900s. The animation reveals how his efforts marked the beginning of the end of segregated education in Western Australia.
The animation project was funded by the Department of Culture and the Arts through the ArtsEdge Artist-In-Residency grants program.

Baker Boy is the freshest new Yolngu hiphop talent from Northern Territory Australia who is proudly rapping in Yolngu Matha language representing his Arnhem Land families. This song is an example of the real Aussie Hip-hop!

Baker Boy had a huge hit last year with his dance track 'Yolngu Style' and has bounced back with his first rap track. Teaming up with gun up 'n' coming producer Tobiahs Fakhri and getting killer chorus featuring 14 year old Kian Brownfield on the hook. This track is so infectious and good luck with trying not to play it on repeat.

'Baker Boy' the Fresh Prince of Arnhem Land!!!

Cloud 9 Lyrics
(Lyrical translation the Yolngu Matha to English !)

Intro Adlibs
Baker boy in the town
bounce with it
I'm on cloud 9
bounce with it

Verse 1
Don't be shame
you have a good brain good heart
they see you really humble don't ever change or you might crumble look after yourself just think about god
Don't turn ever turn back on god
way gela (skinned name) it's your turn to look after the sisters because I stay really far in the cold
keep your head strong
we gonna fly high like and eagle
don't wanna see no ego
don't think about it let go
just hold on to my hand and let's go
I am baker boy young man not a boy
you can't control me like a toy
im a human being just like you and me
we are family stop the jealousy
come with me now, break it down, North side of town,
Stop being the clown, be the person that chases the crown
coz at the end of the day youll be found
so never back down.

Pre chorus
You wanna be as good as me? Boy you better practise
Step back feel the power of my blackness! x2

Chorus
Cant stop me now, you cant bring me down
I'm on cloud 9, and I'm not coming down x2

Verse 2
You look each other with jealousy
like you are crazy
when ever the truth comes out
your heart is ripping out
You gotta stay strong no dout,
the bigger the crowd the bigger we are
coz the internet changes the line,
coz they they dont want us too divide
from the human race
always on the case, ended up getting chased
now we're standing in chains
Flash back being black reality hits back
your system is whack trying to change the track because
I see white people always see black people differently
police man does the same job
gotta understand this is our land
making our body sick with medicine alcohol and marijuana we are destroying each other so there you go

Pre chorus
You wanna be as good as me? Boy you better practise
Step back feel the power of my blackness! x2

Chorus
Cant stop me now, you cant bring me down
I'm on cloud 9, and I'm not coming down x4

First Languages Australia short with Jeff Chesters speaking about the Jarowair language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Dodge City Boyz: full set

King of Hearts bring their sweet sounds in support of Footprince, returning for one more big gig after more than twenty years. They're sure to make you move in honour of 2021 Survival Day.

STOMPEM GROUND 1998 - Pigram Brothers: Howling at the Moon

2023 TIO CAFL Community Senior Men's Semi Final: Ti Tree vs Western Aranda

This short film is about how to say 'Make Into' in the Ngaanyatjarra language from the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Join Mr. Nintipayi as he explains language each week.

Enjoy and check out GALCAC's YouTube channel for a new film each week!

The 25TH Anniversary Mowanjum Festival - Friday July 5th, 2024

We are so proud to share our culture with so many people, and we hope that Festival-goers will continue to learn about and appreciate the culture of the Ngarinyin, Woddordda and Wunambal peoples. The performance and revival of Junba, traditional song and dance, is significant for our community, ensuring the passing on of knowledge and culture to the next generation.

Oral history.

Performance of Gimuy Walubara, an Aboriginal dance group from the Yidinyji people in the Cairns region.They sing the Welcome Song and perform the Crocodile Dance, in which two young fishermen are taken by a crocodile. This is followed by the Kangaroo and the Cassowary Dance and a humorous dance about a lame man; at the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival, Cape York, in Far North Queensland, Australia.

ICTV Community News - 25th April 2025 (Eastern Arrernte)

Join ICTV as we celebrate Reconciliation Week 2025, with this year’s theme ‘Bridging Now To Next’. ICTV will be presenting 2 hours of special programs every day from 7pm. Reconciliation Week 2025 starting on the 27th of May to the 3rd of June.
ICTV, Showing Our Way!

A music video for the song "Lil Lady," by Trevor Ishiguchi

Video clip for the song 'Tomorrow's Heroes' by Gowrie Boys (boarders at St Teresa's College, Abergowrie) featuring singer Jamie Lee Wilson.

Passages from the Bible describe God as the Father, God as the Son and God as the Holy Spirit with accompanying songs by Indigenous artists and illustrated with Bible Story pictures and scenery photographs from Australian Outback communities.

Aunt Gloria Whalan began writing children's books to preserve her 'mother tongue' Wiradjuri language. Guulaangga, The Green Tree Frog, is a story that was inspired by Gloria's experiences growing up on a farm.

Desert Pea Media is very proud to present a new collaboration with the community of Coomealla/Dareton NSW.

This production was created in April of 2021 - an outcome of a unique, collaborative creative process between Desert Pea Media, Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation (a local Indigenous-led Health Service) and an incredibly talented group of students at Coomealla High School, who represent Barkindji and Maraura Tribal Groups.

The overall purpose of the broader project was to facilitate an important, inter-generational conversation about social and emotional well-being for Original Nations young people. Focusing on cultural identity, wellbeing and connection to country.

Desert Pea Media projects involve a dialogue-based storytelling process that encourages participants to analyze 'the real', 'the ideal' and 'the bridge'. In simple terms this means critically thinking about how to create positive change for yourself, for each other and for our communities.

We as a team feel deeply honoured and grateful to learn, share and create with the Coomealla community. These projects not only uplift and inspire audiences and community members, but everybody involved.

This project was Directed by filmmaker, facilitator, and hip hop artist Roy Weiland, and co-facilitated by acclaimed Bundjalung hip hop artist 'JK47' or Jacob Paulson. Music Produced by DPM Music Producer Josh Nicholas. See below for full credits.

Special thanks to Jaharlyn Mitchell and the staff at CHAC and Coomealla High School.

Special thanks to the TO's of Coomealla - The Barkindji People, and all of the Clan Groups of the region that participated, welcomed us and shared their country for the creation of this production. We are humbled and grateful for your trust and support.

CREDITS

Roy Weiland - Director/Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator/Editor/Grading & Graphics Josh Nicholas - Project Lead/Music Producer/Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator, Jacob Paulson (JK47) , Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator Ross Turley - DOP/2nd Camera , Grace Newell - Production Coordinator/Photographer/Co-Producer. Nathaniel Sherwood - Audio Mixing/Mastering. Renae Saxby - Social Media Manager, Scott Large - General Manager Jaharlyn Mitchell - Co-Producer/Community Project Coordinator

STARRING

Olivia Kennedy, Kyanna Dixon, Alannah Shiner, Maya Moore, Annezey-lee Johnson (AJ), Lleyton Johnson, Domanic Poli, Ian Dixon, Duron Johnson, Labroun Winters, Elsie Jones, Lamia Jones, Keira Harris, Kyanna Garlett, Chenille Taylor, Zyeria Kelly, Lydia Wandin, Josh Nicholas, Jacob Paulson, Roy Weiland.

LYRICS

Barkindji/Maraura the place where I’m from
Where the Barka meets the Murray where our people belong
We one mob! So you know our spirit is strong
Its been 60,000 years and our cultures still lives on

I didn’t know what happened in ’67’
Till I sat with my aunt and she told me bout the Referendum
A right to vote. It gave us hope (helped lighten the load)
Our elders spoke amongst the fire and smoke

Its time we make a change, so you can’t be scared
Leave ya shame at the door sis its time to share
Time to love one another but that takes respect
And I can feel it as my heart beats step by step

Lets talk more about our mental health
Because we all got a story that we’re meant to tell (gotta help yourself)
Leave the grog up on the shelf you don’t need it
Gotta listen up when your elders are speaking

Disconnect from disrespect
Look straight ahead and have a vision my bred
Focus on education this nation we gotta protect
Showing respect has a ripple effect (yea)

We walk beside the river and amongst the red dust
So its time to take a stand for the country we love
Look inside for your dreaming and never give up
Cause your country gonna help you when it starts to get rough

HOOK

Culture runs through the Barka the Barka is life
Its written in the stars when I look up at night
Yea we Barkindji muupa’s (kids) we strong and proud
Standing up tall and we yelling it loud

Traditional Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Dance, Song and story performance. Centenary of Canberra (C100) at the National Museum of Australia (NMA). Songlines of the Western Desert Project: Artistic directed Wesley Enoch, Anangu Inma director Inawinytji Williamson, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara dancers and singers, video production by Matt Davis Tilt Vision and Diana James ANU.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

In this video we will be shown how to warm up our voice for performance and practise. When we sing, we use our breath, mouth and our vocal cords in different ways to when we talk or yell or sigh. It can put more strain on our vocal cords and we can end up with a sore throat. This is why it’s important to warm our voices up properly at the start of a singing workshop or before performing. It’s just like a football or softball player needs to stretch their arms, legs and bodies and do other warm up exercises before a practice or a game. If we don’t warm up properly, we can end up doing long term damage to our vocal cords and wreck our voices, or we simply won’t sound as good as we could.

Supporting documents for this video and available here: https://musicnt.com.au/resources/thes...

'The Source' was filmed on Arrernte Country.
MusicNT acknowledges and pays respects to the Traditional Owners of this land - past present and emerging.

This series was filmed using MusicNT's video and audio kit.
For more information contact MusicNT's Alice Springs office (08) 8952 0322

This story “Angwenhe impatye?” Whose footprint?, has captured the essence of the centre, the Arrernte language, the landscape and the animals living here. The theme of the video highlights all of this and more- young children are always asking questions, love repetition, surprises and more stories.

First Languages Australia short with Jacqueline Spurling speaking about the Wangkatja language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

Beagle Bay band Billard Boys performs live at Saltwater Festival 2018 in Broome.

Gathering and preparing bush medicine near Laramba and Coniston NT

Bush medicine with the Anmatjere mob from Laramba in Anmatjere language with English subtitles.

Many thanks to the elders and young people of Laramba Community:

Beryl Gorey, Eileen Gorey, Bessie Dixon, Launce Campbell

Week Night Challenge: make something from the freezer Rump steak curry ?

This short film is about how to say 'wish' in the Pitjantjatjarra language from the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Join Mr. Nintipayi as he explains language each week.

Enjoy and check out GALCAC's YouTube channel for a new film each week!

The Saltwater Band Live In Concert

Collecting and making rubbing medicine from Irrmangka-irrmangka. Daisy also sings a healing song for the application of the bush medicine.

Grand Final from the 2015 Lightning Carnival

Turlku Purtingkatja Irrunytju 2016

Margaret MK Kemarre Turner tell the Story of the Milky Way in Arrernte as a children's story with leaf puppets.

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

King of Hearts bring their sweet sounds in support of Footprince, returning for one more big gig after more than twenty years. They're sure to make you move in honour of 2021 Survival Day.

“Utopia. We call it Urapuntja. Alyawarr and Anmatyerr people we’re living side by side on our Homelands. This is our country. These are our stories, our histories, our knowledge. This is our art centre.”

Join Audrey, Ruby and Lucky Morton Kngwarreye as they tell you the story of Tyape (Witchetty Grub)

This episode, Host Dylan McKinley chats with Checkpoint Ltyentye host Joshua Tilmouth and LtyentyeVISION footy commentator Jaydon John as they preview the Melbourne Demons v Collingwood Magpies. Plus, Ltyentye Apurte hosts it very own 'Big Freeze at the G of the Desert'!

The Riches brothers, from One Arm Point on the Dampier Peninsula, north of Broome, are celebrating a highlight of their musical careers.

Their Perth-based band, The Struggling Kings, has been named Top Indigenous Act at the West Australian Music (WAM) awards.

The six-piece indie alternative rock band has been turning heads in the music scene… touring festivals and supporting some big names in the industry.

Children's showering song sung by Aboriginal children; part of a health strategy programme in remote north-west of South Australia. This strategy was established by the Nganampa Health Council and is known as Uwankara Palyanku Kanyintjaku meaning A Strategy for Well Being.

John Bennett in the Ngaarda Radio studio singing Tapping Sticks.
NAIDOC celebrations.

'Amazing Grace' is taken from Gurrumul's latest release 'The Gospel Album' out now.

A reverse role play performed at the Language and the Law Conference II. Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Darwin

First Languages Australia short with Terence Creek speaking Southern Kanntju.

This video is a part of the First Languages Australia Gambay language map project. Available to view here: https://gambay.com.au

The Wadja People tell the story of Junjardee. He is a short, hairy man who lives in holes at Red Bank, near Woorabinda.

This short film is about three young boys who get their mobile phone stolen from the Junjardee.

Created in Woorabinda as part of the Mimosa Studio Project by Woorabinda State School Year 6/7 class 2014.

Inspired by Jundardee At The Red Bank by Janelle Evans

In this series Jack Buckskin outlines some basic words and phrases of the Kaurna language. The Kaurna are the original inhabitants of the Adelaide plains area in South Australia.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

The Tennant Creek Primary School feature a language class, where songs are taught to the students in Warumungu, the local indigenous language of Tennant Creek. The songs were taught by local Warumungu elders of Tennant Creek.

Thank you the the Tennant Creek Primary School for sharing these lovely songs.

Credits:

Camera & Edit:
William Thomson

Recording: Jeffrey McLaughlin

Filmed at: Tennant Creek Primary School

We know in these times of change and uncertainty that it's good to stay connected in our minds. It's good to stay fresh and healthy. We know that some of the benefits of meditation can really help us to stay centred, to keep us in the moment, to release stress, to give us more self awareness and ability to learn.

PY Media Live
Tune into PY Media to watch the APY women's Softball Grand final.
Amata Bombers VS Fregon Bulldogs live from Pukatja.

Kids hunting, fishing and doing food prep and cooking.

The Gimuy Walubara Aboriginal Dancers from the Yidinyji people of the Cairns performs at the Laura Dance and Cultural Festival, Cape York, Far North Queensland, Australia, in 2001. They depict making fire (the Fire Bird Dance), a cassowary (flightless bird) and a fisherman attacked by a crocodile. Their star performer was only five years old!

2024 Ardiyooloon Easter Basketball Carnival
Held at Ardyaloon aka One Arm Point or Bardi

The Ardiyooloon Easter Basketball Comp has always been a wonderful competition that brings so many from far and wide to compete and connect in a safe, healthy and enjoyable environment.

Bush Bands Bash is an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds and ages, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia’s cultural heritage. 2024 celebrated 20 years of the amazing program presented by MusicNT.

‘Bubalo’ Bronwyn Stuart
A Western Arrernte country music singer-songwriter, Bronwyn first got involved with MusicNT’s Desert Divas program in 2014 and got hooked on recording her own music. A relative of Warren H Williams, Daryl Kantawarra and Herbie Laughton, Bronwyn’s no stranger to the music scene. Her single, Me & My Guitar, featured on the Desert Divas Vol. 2

Bush Bands Bash is an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds and ages, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia’s cultural heritage. 2024 celebrated 20 years of the amazing program presented by MusicNT.

Family Shoveller Band
The Shoveller Family Band (a.k.a FSB) plays a fusion of pop, rock and reggae, coming all the way from Bidyadanga, 180km south of Broome in WA. Making their Bush Bands Bash debut, FSB has played massive stages across Australia, including SOTA Festival, and the Cocos and Christmas islands.

Episode 1 of NEOMAD where the kids of Roebourne community star as the 'Love Punks' in a fantasy world set after a nuclear apocolypse. The fate of humanity rests in the hands of these ten young warriors. Oh no.

Live Music Film clip from Keep Culture Festival 2013,Beagle Bay

A video about Tjanpi desert weavers

A short documentary about the languages of the Roper River region which advocates for the study and preservation of traditional languages.

First Languages Australia short with Fay Stewart-Muir about learning Boonwurrung language.

First Languages Australia short with Leanne Pope speaking about the Wakka Wakka language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

We Deserve to Dream” features steel guitar, Xavier’s signature percussive beat drives this spirited song that builds to a sweet soaring chorus with an anthemic bent. We Deserve To Dream speaks of the freedom that is ours to be found in the elements of the land, the ocean, the trees, yet we find ourselves locked up in layers of conditioning thrust upon us by life. The accompanying film clip symbolically encapsulates this point in life via dance and features renown First Nations dancer Tyrel Dulvarie .

We see Tyrel suited-up and unfulfilled. He returns home to the land he belongs and from the broken pieces finds a photo of his younger self. As he peels back the layers of society he spiritually reconnects with himself through fire and ceremony and importantly his dance. The more Tyrel dances the more golden he becomes as was before he became tainted by life. Tyrel dances as the gold dust takes him over and returns his soul to its former pure essential self where he can re-create his dreams.

Music Clip

From the EVTV days, a man tells the Carpet Snake Dreaming story to children sitting in a rock hole.

The 13th national Remote Media Festival presents this Traditional Inma Pulka, where the people from Amata, Fregon, Wingellina and Kenmore Park gathered together in Umuwa for a big Traditional dance ceremony.

A short film from the 40 Stories Project, which brought together 40 Indigenous Christians from many different localities across Australia to tell their life stories. Following Jesus has positively impacted the 40 storytellers' lives, families and communities. Many have overcome significant obstacles and disadvantage, such as addiction, illness, poverty and lack of education. More info: www.40stories.com.au

4th talk delivered by Jono Wright at KCC 2021

King Jesus - God's perfect King
Acts 2:29-36

The talks were given live via a video call, due to health concerns.

The talks were given live via a video call, due to health concerns.

The talks were given live via a video call, due to health concerns.

The talks were given live via a video call, due to health concerns.

INFRACTIONS connects stories of Queensland 'unconventional' gas approvals on Gooreng Gooreng country to global shale gas plans potentially affecting 50% of the Northern Territory. The film was made following the lifting of the moratorium on fracking in NT. It features Dimakarri ‘Ray’ Dixon (Mudburra), Jack Green (Garawa, Gudanji), Gadrian Hoosan (Garrwa, Yanyuwa), Robert O’Keefe (Wambaya), Juliri Ingra and Neola Savage (Gooreng Gooreng), Que Kenny (Western Arrarnta), Cassie Williams (Western Arrarnta), the Sandridge Band, and Professor Irene Watson (Tanganekald, Meintangk Bunganditj) who was involved in drafting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The non-Indigenous director Rachel O'Reilly works in Meanjin (Brisbane) and Berlin and grew up on Gooreng Gooreng country in Yallarm/Gladstone. Commissioned by KW Berlin, Germany.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances from Saibai Island, in the Top Western Torres Strait, just south of Papua New Guinea; at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. In the "Silent Dance" only drumming is heard.

Yirara News - YCTV Episode 2 Term1 - 2024
In YiraraTV episode two we visit our classrooms, go into town and visit art shops and galleries, share a special lunch with our ladies and learn about bush tucker.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following may contain images and voices of deceased persons.

This short film celebrates the loving memory of Aunt Gerry.

'Gerry Cakes' was filmed in Dareton, NSW back in 2018 - her hilarious yarn about cooking Johnny (or Gerry) cakes.

The project was shot/directed by Genevieve Kaiser. Produced/ Co-Directed by Toby Finlayson Big love to all the Coomie/Dareton mob.

Vale

Wamayaka Band shoot their music clip for the song, "Tanami Downs" in the flowing creek and country.

The Bush Detective is a charcter driven short comedy set in Lockhart River, Cape York Peninsular FNQ. It uses humour to show the beauty and strength of connection to country for the community members in that region.

Music video for the song "Galiwin'ku" by young band Wildflower.

Live Music Film clip from Keep Culture Festival 2015, Beagle Bay

In Yolngu culture dance plays a pivotal role. There’s ceremonial dance, celebratory dance and then there’s Marryuna; to dance with no shame, to freestyle for the sheer elation of dancing.

Marryuna is the second highly anticipated single from Arnhem Land’s ascending hip hop star Baker Boy.

Directed by Daniel King, shot on location in Melbourne, VIC.

‘Film clip made with thanks to the generous support of Vocus Group Limited’

Let's Talk Miriwoong Damper Cooking

Waringarri Radio 6WR is the number 1 radio station in the East Kimberley and is proud to be the only local community radio station in the area.

Their vision is to be the Aboriginal voice of the North East Kimberley.

More info at their website: www.waringarriradio.com.au

Footage Captured during the 2018 Balgo Sports Festival.

Bush Bands Bash 2019: Tjupi Band Tribute-My Angel

Bush Bands Bash is a foot stomping musical celebration under the starry desert sky. Played to an audience of thousands the concert is the biggest annual showcase of Aboriginal desert music in Australia. Presented by MusicNT, the Bush Bands Bash concert is the culmination of an intensive music and industry skills camp for remote musicians from the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. Working with inspiring national mentors and industry heavyweights; bands hone their craft and polish their skills ready to perform at the concert.

More info: https://www.musicnt.com.au

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV week beginning 13 February 2020.

Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce a new collaboration with the Dunghutti (and Gumbaynggirr) community in South West Rocks, in the mid North Coast of NSW.

This production was created over 14 days in August 2020 - an outcome of a unique, collaborative creative process with Desert Pea Media artists, local Original Nations young people, community members, Elders and other family.

The overall purpose of the project was to facilitate an important, inter-generational conversation about social and emotional well-being for Original Nations young people in 6 communities around the North Coast. The project is called 'Break It Down - Community Conversations Around Well-being' - funded by North Coast Primary Health Network.

Desert Pea Media projects involve a dialogue-based storytelling process that encourages participants to analyse 'the real', 'the ideal' and 'the bridge'. In simple terms this means critically thinking about how to create positive change for yourself, for each other and for our communities :)

The many connections created during this project with the community are friendships and relationships that the DPM team deeply value and respect. We as a team feel honoured to learn, share and create with the South West Rocks community. These projects not only uplift and inspire audiences and community members, but everybody involved.

'Our Country' was Directed by Toby Finlayson, Co-Directed by Rob Sherwood and Coedie McCarthy and shot and edited by Rob Sherwood.

Special thanks to Nancy Pattison, Lionel Blair, Benelong Carrol, Aunty Cheryl Blair, Uncle Martin Ballangarry and the Fig Tree Descendants Aboriginal Corporation. Much respect and gratitude to all the community members that worked so hard to make this a special experience for the young people involved. Thank you all so much for having us on your beautiful country.

CREDITS

Rob Sherwood - Co-Director/DOP/Editor/Colour Grading/Sound Design/Titles Toby Finlayson - Director/Producer/Co-Writer/ Coedie McCarthy - Co-Director/Co-Writer Joshua Garner - Music Composition Josh Nicholas - Audio Mixing/Sound Design Grace Newell - Production Coordinator/Photographer Nancy Pattison - Community Production Coordinator Scott Large - General Manager Belle Arnold - Project Manager

STARRING
Lional Blair
Uncle Martin Ballangarry
Benelong Carrol

Our Father Song William & Nori

Lesson 6 - Guitar, Bass & Keyboard Amps

The Winanjjikari Music Centre boys have created a lesson to help teach you how to set up a stage.

This was a part of the Barkly Regional Council's Community Outreach Program, given to equip communities of the Barkly Region with a working music and sound setup.

Bush Bands Bash 2021

Nexus Arts will work with the Barngarla community (SA), Gunditj/Kurnai musician and student of linguistics Corey Theatre (SA), Ngaanyatjarra musician and choir leader Vonda Last (SA), Barngarla leader and linguistics student Stephen Atkinson (SA), and video and sound artist Dave Laslett (SA) to record traditional Barngarla songs and stories from Elders, and adapt and compose new songs in Barngarla through intergenerational music workshops for recording and public performance.



BACKGROUND

In recent language workshops in Port Augusta and Port Lincoln at the end of May 2016, Barngarla participants realised that there were still several Barngarla Elders alive with a substantial knowledge of language-related songs and music. As a tool for reclaiming the language and for reconnecting with Barngarla knowledge and heritage, community members discussed with the Gunditj/Kurnai musician and linguistics student Corey Theatre the recording, adapting and writing of Barngarla songs.

A desert reggae song promoting good eye health so you can see all the Colours of your Country. A collaboration between Kintore Community and Red Dust Role Models.

Bush Bands Bash 2023 is a unique event that celebrates the richness of First Nations music and culture, promising an unforgettable night of music, unity, positivity and diversity.

From a record number of entries the following bands have been selected to showcase their musical excellence and cultural heritage at Bush Bands Bash 2023:

Yellow Nation (From Ramingining singing in Yolngu Matha dialects: Gupapuyngu - Djambarrpuyngu & English): Known for their captivating performances and powerful lyrics, Yellow Nation brings a contemporary edge to traditional sounds, bridging the gap between past and present.
Pele (From Thursday Island singing in English): Be enthralled and deeply moved by this powerhouse singer/songwriter from Thursday Island performing her upbeat and original R&B & pop influenced songs.
Mulga Bore Hard Rock (From Akaye singing in Anmatjere & English) Get ready to be blown away by the thunderous beats and mesmerizing melodies of Mulga Bore Hard Rock, a band that infuses ancient rhythms with modern rock influences.
Pukatja Band (From Pukatja singing in Pitjantjatjara & English): The Pukatja Street Reggae band is a vibrant and captivating musical ensemble rooted in the heart of Central Australia's Indigenous community of Ernabella.
Desert Eagles (From Ali Curung singing in Alyawarr & English): Hailing from the heart of the outback, Desert Eagles' soulful sounds and enchanting storytelling encapsulate the essence of the Australian desert landscape.
Arrkula Yinbayarra (Together We Sing) (From Borroloola singing in Yanyuwa, Marra, Garrwa and Gudanji): bring something different to this year’s Bush Bands as a group of sonorous Songwomen led by Marlene Timothy from Borroloola and realising her vision of strengthening culture through using singing to maintain the threatened traditional languages of the Yanyuwa, Marra, Garrwa and Gudanji people.
Laramba Band (From Laramba singing in Anmatjere, Warlpiri & English): With their infectious energy and dynamic performances, Laramba Band embodies the spirit of community and togetherness through their music.
PJ Reggae (From Ti Tree singing in Warlpiri, Anmatjere & English): Known for their smooth reggae rhythms and uplifting lyrics, PJ Reggae promises to get the crowd moving and spreading good vibes all around.
Eastern Reggae (From Santa Teresa singing in Arrernte & English): Eastern Reggae's fusion of traditional melodies with reggae beats creates a unique and uplifting musical experience.
Eju (From Ali Curung singing in Warlpiri, Luritja & English): Eju's soul-stirring vocals and instrumentation transport listeners on a journey through the vast landscapes of Indigenous storytelling.
Bush Bands Bash is not just a music festival; it is a celebration of Indigenous culture and a platform for these talented bands to share their art with a broader audience. It is also the culmination of a week-long intensive workshop honing performance skills and building music business knowledge. This year's Bush Bands Bash promises to be another unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia's cultural heritage.

IOP had the pleasure of going out to Kowanyama once again to write and record a music video alongside our dance project. This combined project incorporated messaging around sly grog, the importance of family connection, land and respect.

Thanks for Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council & Queensland Government for having our IOP Hip Hop Crew on the ground to work with everyone from the community.

NO SHAME | BE PROUD | RESPECT

This short film is about how to say 'Also'' in the Ngaanyatjarra language from the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Join Mr. Nintipayi as he explains language each week.

Enjoy and check out GALCAC's YouTube channel for a new film each week!

An Aboriginal dance group from Townsville (North Queensland) enters the dancing ground and performs at the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival, Cape York, in Far North Queensland, Australia. Instead of the usual Song Man they have a Song Woman who is the leader of the group.

In the Pilbara, people are preparing for the annual Rowan’s Walk from Port Hedland to South Hedland to encourage people with mental health issues to open up and seek help.

It was started by a teenage boy, who is now 20, after a family tragedy.

His mother Ravena Maher said Rowan’s intention is to remind people that their lives are precious and worth fighting for.

“Only you know what you're going through, so it's only you that can reach out nice for that help,” Ms Maher said.

“[Rowan’s] trying to let people know that it's okay not to be okay. And that yes, today is tough, but it's hope that will bring better days.”

This year’s walk will be on October 8, and everyone is welcome to join Rowan on his walk from 6am at Red Bank Salt Ridge.

For the first time, it will be followed by a basketball tournament and teams of all ages are invited to participate.

Basketball teams wanting to play may contact patricia@YIC.com.au

If this story has brought up disturbing issues for you, you are encouraged to talk to a friend or family member, or to call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Dreaming story about why the Emu can't fly and why there is so much water in the local area. The illustrations are by the students at Dawu Remote Community School.

Animated Music Video for the song "Wati" from the Tjupi Bands recent CD release Yananyinya (I'm going)

Luritja People by Tjupi Band at the 2012 Bush Bands Bash.

This Heywire Video Postcard is Tennant Creek Local (NT, Australia) Dion Beasley to his friend Policeman Dan. Created by MEDIA MOB

'Yolngu' is the first single from my second EP.

It is a special song to me as it involves samples I recorded in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia. I have been lucky enough to visit and grow up closely with an Aboriginal family since I was about 4. My dad wanted my brother and I to experience what traditional aboriginal culture was like, so we visited a family every few years. They have also visited us and spoke to my classmates when I was at school about Aboriginal culture. We were also lucky enough to be adopted into the family as the elder had sung for 'two white babies to come play with her children.'

On my last trip, I asked whether we could collaborate and record some singing and traditional music. They were excited to combine our two backgrounds of music and that's where these recordings came from

The music video is all footage I have filmed during my visits, It shows the family that we have spent many years with. I want to put this video out, highlighting and celebrating their amazingly rich culture.

'I am a real Aboriginal Australian, and that is my life - and you - you too, be an Australian'

Available now on iTunes & Spotify through Inertia Access: lnk.to/DH_Ylg

Socials:
https://soundcloud.com/dailyholla
https://www.facebook.com/dailyholla
https://twitter.com/HollaDaily

Publicity:
http://www.mammalsounds.com


This video and song exists purely to celebrate Indigenous Australian culture. This video may contain images that upset Aboriginal viewers.

Please contact: dailyholla.music@gmail.com

Malgana country is the area around Shark Bay in Western Australia.

Bianca McNeair grew up listening to the story of The Buyungurra who didn't listen by her mother and she shares the local story with ABC Open. Illustrations drawn by Bianca's daughter Nykita McNeair.

Animated and compiled by Chris Lewis.

In collaboration with the Irra Wangga Language Centre. Special thanks to Rosie Sitorus.
ABC OPEN: Mother Tongue - Sharing Australia's First Languages.

A special message from guest Youth Week presenters Thomas and Aesha.

Thomas and Aesha are the sons of long time ICTV contributor/director/musician Thomas Big Bear Saylor and are carrying on the family tradition of being great in front of the camera


ICTV is proud to celebrate National Youth Week!

From the 13th through to the 22nd of April

ICTV will have two hours of special Young Way programming – every day on ICTV starting at 3pm.

Friday the 13th, till Monday the 23rd of April.

This special programming has been picked by Young people in community, for Young people in community.

All of the special playlists have been selected from ICTV PLAY.



Happy Youth Week everybody!

National Youth week on ICTV is proudly supported by ALPA, Colemans Printing and Yirara College.

National Youth Week on ICTV!

ICTV, showing our way!

Pirltawardli - EP 18. New Faces

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

Kimberley Land Council Women Rangers ICTV promo 2020.

King of Hearts bring their sweet sounds in support of Footprince, returning for one more big gig after more than twenty years. They're sure to make you move in honour of 2021 Survival Day.

Tunu Smith and the NewBeat Band - Ngurparingu

COVID Vaccine PSA: TURE OR GAMMON: Ep 1 English and Western Arranda.

COVID Vaccine PSA: TURE OR GAMMON: Ep 2 English and Western Arranda.

'Jirraginy joo Goorrarndal: Frog and Brolga' is a story shared by the Gija Community. The Frog and Brolga, are Creation Ancestors for the Gija people who through an event at Gawarre (Bungle Bungles), brought into being the Gija landscape, plants, animals and the Gija people. Over 10 years in development, this animation has involved 60 Gija people, from the first drawings developed in 2009 at Purnululu School, to an entire school production in 2017. As part of recording the story, language workshops and on Country excursions were led by Elders. During on Country excursions, students listened to the story spoken in Gija and English and then storyboarded their vision. Students then explored the story site, recording sounds and images to support the creative interpretations of what they’d learnt from the Elders and community rangers. Back in community, students developed their illustrations, animations, utilised physical theatre, and sound design skills to develop their ideas into the film being shared.

2023 GRID PROMO: Our Way

Welcome to the ICTV Programming Grid. The Programming Grid shows the different categories of videos playing on ICTV throughout the week. A different colour represents a different category.

Our Way is Brown and is one of the largest programming genres on ICTV. Our Way highlights the very best of community life, including coverage of community events, work-life documentaries and videos shot in and around the community.

If you have a video you'd like to see on ICTV, please contact us.
ICTV Showing Our Way.

It’s not OK if someone shares – or says they will share – a nude or sexual image or video of you, without your consent. This is known as image-based abuse or revenge porn.

If this happens to you, eSafety can help.

Find online safety advice and support in multiple languages for First Nations people, including resources about how to be safe online and what to do if things go wrong: https://www.esafety.gov.au/first-nations

ICTV Community News March 2025 - Redtails

Music Video Clip for Punmu Girls Rap, by Punmu Girls and Monkey Mark.

Film clip, sung by the kids at Blackstone Community, about eating healthy in the community.

Live Performance by Gulingi Nunga

Live music clip from Beagle Bay Keep Culture festival 2013

Road Worx perform Magic Black Women

Music Clip, Hip Hop, written and performed by Quaylin Macauley

A live recording of You Maybe Right by Dion & The Tin Meats at the Nguyurru Waringaarem Music Festival, Halls Creek, 2013

A silent short film about SUGAR!

Gwen Schrieber from Yarrabah shares her story.

High Cliffy Island off the Kimberley coast was once home to the Yawijibaya people. Who lived here for about 7 thousand years. But soon after a French film crew visited in 1929 the Yawijibaya people vanished sparking one of the North West’s greatest mysteries.

Womens Softball 2016 Grand Final Warakurna Roos vs Irrunytju Kungas -Warburton, WA, Australia.

Filmed by NG Media in Warburton. Directed by Len Fletcher, with Alan Nash, Mark Finlay, Trevor Sharpe and Rongomai Bailey on camera.

Edited by Alan Nash.

Different types of Kriol are spoken from Ngukurr right though to Kununurra and down to Tennant Creek. A workshop brought linguists and Kriol speakers from across the Top End to talk about the way we speak

First Languages Australia short with Reegan Finlay speaking about the Gunggari llanguage.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

Main storytellers: Aaron, James and Ivan. Workshop facilitation and post-production by Eve Pawlik. Animated title by So Much Power Design. Sound editing by Josh Grant. Theme song performed by Yurrwi School Band with guest musicians Tony Batju, Brendan Hicks and Terrance Gore and recorded as a part of the Music Workshops for January Arnhem Land School Holiday Program 2018. Created during the January Arnhem Land School Holiday Program – Yurrwi Community. Funded by Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation and supported by East Arnhem Regional Council.

Gathering and preparing bush medicine near Laramba and Coniston NT

Bush medicine with the Anmatjere mob from Laramba in Anmatjere language with English subtitles.

Many thanks to the elders and young people of Laramba Community:

Beryl Gorey, Eileen Gorey, Bessie Dixon, Launce Campbell

HOODLUM - Dallas Woods FEAT Jerome Farah

“Tryna label me a hoodlum, Tryna say I got no good blood in my veins
I’m a say I’m a good man
My melanin got you feeling some type of way…”

Dallas Woods releases his sophomore single Hoodlum featuring Jerome Farah on Friday 7th December 2018.

Old school hip-hop meets new. Hoodlum is hard hitting with strong lyrics, but in his inimitable style Dallas Woods softens the blow with cheeky wordplay and a sweet hook. The hook adds a copacetic element whilst retaining the lyrical intensity giving you a comfortable place to sonically soak in this message.

“Stigmas and stereotypes really drove me to write this song. Seeing it unfold in front of my own eyes on multiple occasions was a real motive not to let this subject slide with out bringing awareness to the matter.

As a young Aboriginal man who was raised in both worlds I see how stigmas and stereotypes play a big role in how the everyday person perceives another’s ways and beliefs without knowledge and that in itself breaks innocent people, and in most cases it also stops one from trying to break barriers. Only the brave talk but it should not be that way one voice is powerful but many will bring change. I write with genuine belief the message will be heard.” says Dallas Woods
His cutting lyrics and quick flow brought Dallas immediate attention. When Dallas released debut track “9 times out of 10” earlier this year it was instantly added to triple j,RAGE, topped the AMRAP charts and earned him a pivotal performance slot at Splendour In the Grass. Here he blew the crowd away with his dynamic one-man show that packs a punch of ten man.

“Labels and racism do not go together,” says Dallas Woods

Produced by Jerome Farah at Next Level Studios, Brunswick Melbourne.
Film clip directed, shot and edited by Brayden Carter Fun Films, in and around Melbourne.

A Kuarna Language video from Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

The Aurukun Indigenous Knowledge Centres 'bio-cultural program' heads north of the community to collect ceremonial clay to be used for an upcoming reconciliation day event.

Wik Elders discuss the history of the well known 'Ikeleth' clay site, a spectacular wall of white and red ochres traditionally used (and still used today) for tribal/clan body painting.

This site provides on-going cultural and spiritual significane for Wik and Wik-Waya people. This film also celebrates the International Year of Indigenous Languages, an observance and action plan to conserve and strengthen languages such as Wik-Mungkan, a language that happens to be the strongest Indigenous language still spoken in Queensland.

These disclaimers are used on ICTV and the ICTV PLAY website to warn people watching that the upcoming video contains images, voices and names of deceased people.

This project was made possible thanks to project support from The Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Seasons of the Tiwi - Tiwi College: Written and performed by Yello with the staff and students of Tiwi College. Tiwi culture, Tiwi people, Tiwi language, Tiwi country. Always was always will be.

Every day, Indigenous women rangers around Australia are protecting nature, strengthening culture, empowering communities and transforming lives.

Country Needs People have just launched a report outlining some of the amazing work Indigenous women rangers do.

Read the report here: http://bit.ly/CountryNeedsWomen​

Join the call for more Indigenous rangers for the long term at http://www.countryneedspeople.org.au/...

Good Mornings Animations: Yankunytjatjara

Dunggula tells the Bangerang creation story of the Murray river known to the Bangerang community as Dunggula, in the Goulburn valley region of modern day northern Victoria. This story tells of how the landscapes we know today were transformed and created through a journey of magical events covering 2500kms of ground and passing through many traditional boundaries.

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV,

Another huge Storytelling week at Pika to cap off a big Term 3 for Tiwi College. People who call the Tiwi Islands home often find themselves spending time away from family, community and country. This song, written by Yello with students from Tiwi College, captures the essence of being way from and missing home but always carrying the sense of belonging and connection to country with you no matter where life takes you.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Live performance from Kiwirrkurra Community in WA. Celebrating 40 years of community.

James Range Band - Kungka

Bidyadanga Music Festival 2024

A line up of some deadly Indigenous bands including:
Emu Rock,
Seaside Drifters,
The Family Shoveller Band (FSB),
Miss Genius,
Yurti Band,
C.O.F.F.I.N,
Old Camp,
DARKSIDE and a whole lot more.

This is a PAKAM production.

In the Pilbara, people are preparing for the annual Rowan’s Walk from Port Hedland to South Hedland to encourage people with mental health issues to open up and seek help.

It was started by a teenage boy, who is now 20, after a family tragedy.

His mother Ravena Maher said Rowan’s intention is to remind people that their lives are precious and worth fighting for.

“Only you know what you're going through, so it's only you that can reach out nice for that help,” Ms Maher said.

“[Rowan’s] trying to let people know that it's okay not to be okay. And that yes, today is tough, but it's hope that will bring better days.”

This year’s walk will be on October 8, and everyone is welcome to join Rowan on his walk from 6am at Red Bank Salt Ridge.

For the first time, it will be followed by a basketball tournament and teams of all ages are invited to participate.

Basketball teams wanting to play may contact patricia@YIC.com.au

If this story has brought up disturbing issues for you, you are encouraged to talk to a friend or family member, or to call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Live music Billard Boys band singing.

Playtime's Over' was created as part of the 2012 'Song Nation' Project - a partnership between Desert Pea Media and The Smugglers Of Light Foundation.

The song was written, recorded and filmed as part of a three-day collaborative songwriting program at Richmond Hill Primary School, Charters Towers QLD.

A live recording of the song, "You May Be Right" by Walkabout Boys at the Nguyurru Waringaarem Music Festival, Halls Creek, 2013.

Live video from Wide Open Space Festival 2016. Desert Sevenz performing Goanna Dreaming on the main stage.

This video was recorded as a part of Barkly Regional council's Youth Diversion Program; Barkly Desert Culture.

The video was recorded and filmed with Indigenous men from the Barkly community of Tennant Creek, in conjunction with traditional owners.

What is Junba and why is it important for the health and wellbeing of young people in Mowanjum Community.

The Mowanjum Aboriginal Art and Cultural Centre is a creative hub for the Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbal tribes, who make up the Mowanjum community outside Derby, Western Australia.

These three language groups are united by their belief in the Wandjina as a sacred spiritual force and the creators of the land. They are the custodians of Wandjina law and iconography.

The centre hosts exhibitions, workshops and community projects, as well as the annual Mowanjum Festival, one of Australia's longest running indigenous cultural festivals.

More info: http://www.mowanjumarts.com

Bush Bands Bash 2017: Desert Rain Band - Bush Bus.

Bush Bands Bash is a foot stomping musical celebration under the starry desert sky. Played to an audience of thousands the concert is the biggest annual showcase of Aboriginal desert music in Australia. Presented by MusicNT, the Bush Bands Bash concert is the culmination of an intensive music and industry skills camp for remote musicians from the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. Working with inspiring national mentors and industry heavyweights; bands hone their craft and polish their skills ready to perform at the concert.

More info: https://www.musicnt.com.au

First Languages Australia short with Callum Clayton-Dixon speaking about the Anaywan language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

This video is the result of a Trachoma awareness program delivered to schools in the Barkly region by Uncle Jimmy Thumbs Up! in May and June 2017.

The video features school children from the communities of Epenarra and Canteen Creek. The song highlights the 5 steps to facial cleanliness for school children as recommended on the Trachoma awareness card distributed by the Indigenous Eye Health Unit at Melbourne University.

For more information about thumbs Up! visit: http://thumbsup.org.au/

First Languages Australia short with o speaking about the Jandai language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

This was filmed on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nations and acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples as the custodians, with respect for the elders past, present and emerging.

The title track from Alice Skye's debut album, released 6 April 2018 through the CAAMA Music, Australia's oldest Aboriginal record label.

‘Friends with Feelings’ is a collection of songs taken from journal entries Alice Skye has written over the years. “There are different landscapes and times in my life that these songs are a product of,” says Alice.

“The title track was written after being told by someone to think of my emotions as colours. I’m deeply preoccupied with identity, it’s something that gives me stability - understanding my culture and who I am. This whole album for me is a reminder of where I was, where I’ve been and where I’m still going.”

From Country Victoria, Alice grew up aside the sandstone mountains and wildflowers of the Grampians. Still inspired by her roots, Alice’s songs resonate with a sensitivity and maturity well beyond her years. Accompanied by the gentle and hauntingly sparse melodies of a piano score, her journal entries are transformed into well-crafted, articulate lyrics on love, loss and life.

Friends With Feelings on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/62pNDs...
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fri...

Production Company: Eye Sea Films
Director: Triana Hernandez
Producer: Anne-Maree Shelton
Cinematographer and Stylist: Atong Atem
Camera Assistant: Liv Crawford
Editor: Vaxxx
Colour Grade: Jenna Eriksen

Alice Skye management enquiries: Carolyn@penneyandlogan.com.au

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

No Fixed Address: Sunrise

Three Sisters, Women of High Degree, is the result of 7 years of collaboration and filmed conversations between three Yimardoowarra Marninil, Nyikina women from the Fitzroy River, Lucy Marshall, Jeannie Wabi, and Anne Poelina, and French-Australian filmmaker Magali McDuffie.

For over 30 years, Lucy, Wabi and Anne have been implementing cultural actions to create sustainable economies in their communities for future generations, and to protect their kandri, language and culture.

Inscribing the women within their cultural landscape through their river stories, and spanning over 80 years and three generations, this film also retraces the recent history of the Kimberley through the sisters’ lived experiences of slavery on pastoral stations, and reveals the women’s agency in response to various government policies. Highlighting the use of film as a tool of empowerment, Three Sisters looks at the contemporary engagement of the women politically, at a local, national, and international level, in an increasingly neo-liberal context, with, in the background, the ever-increasing threat of massive industrialisation of the Kimberley region by multi-national mining corporations – the new colonisers.

Waringarri Radio 6WR is the number 1 radio station in the East Kimberley and is proud to be the only local community radio station in the area.

Their vision is to be the Aboriginal voice of the North East Kimberley.

More info at their website: www.waringarriradio.com.au

Frank Yamma is a traditional Pitjantjatjara man from Australia's Central Desert and speaks five languages. An extraordinary songwriter and an exceptional guitarist, Frank also has an incredible voice which is rich, deep and resonant.

Regarded by many as one of Australia’s most important Indigenous songwriters, Yamma’s brutally honest tales of alcohol abuse, cultural degradation, respect for the old law and the importance of country are spine tingling. Frank has the ability to cross cultural and musical boundaries and constantly sets new standards through his music.

Frank Yamma's 'Countryman' was recorded at an isolated run-down country house in Taralga near Goulburn, 'Countryman' is an album full of great songs of longing, romance and immense beauty.

'She Cried' is a harrowing, heartbreaking story of too many people living on the streets of Alice, Port Augusta or Adelaide – losing their culture, drinking too much, no-one to look out for them. A woman in trouble is looking for a way to kill the pain, trying to find another way out.

Yolŋu songman Daniel Wilfred performs all over the world with his voice and biḻma(clapping sticks). Last year, he travelled with his uncle David Wilfred from the top to the bottom of Australia to share his manikay (ceremonial song) with students and to collaborate with the Australian Art Orchestra. Featuring footage from his performance at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Djuwaḻpada is Daniel’s story – about the strength of culture and the power of collaboration.

Bush Bands Bash 2019: Mutitjulu Band-Wati Kutju

Bush Bands Bash is a foot stomping musical celebration under the starry desert sky. Played to an audience of thousands the concert is the biggest annual showcase of Aboriginal desert music in Australia. Presented by MusicNT, the Bush Bands Bash concert is the culmination of an intensive music and industry skills camp for remote musicians from the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. Working with inspiring national mentors and industry heavyweights; bands hone their craft and polish their skills ready to perform at the concert.

More info: https://www.musicnt.com.au

King of Hearts bring their sweet sounds in support of Footprince, returning for one more big gig after more than twenty years. They're sure to make you move in honour of 2021 Survival Day.

See Hope Vale collection "Guulil" as part of the CIAF 2020 Fashion Showcase : "Water is Sacred".

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV, week beginning on 29 July 2021.

In this video Maisie Ward tells us why she likes being a ranger on the Kiwirrkurra IPA: its good for her health, good to protect bilbies from cats, she's learning traditional skills (like making hair string out of cat fur), and she's looking after her father's country.

Munumburra 1998: Kimberley Gold - Going North

Good Mornings Animations: Palawa Kani

A special dance is performed in Lajamanu, a Warlpiri Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine on the edge of the Tanami Desert. It is performed welcoming important visitors, during celebrations when the Northern Territory received self-government on 1 July 1978.

Djarragun College students from the Torres Strait islands perform a dance from Badu Island, in the Central Western Torres Strait, during the Townsville Cultural Fest. The song is called “Gumi Rangadh”.

Original live ABC footage of Stompem Ground 1992 digitised and re-edited by Russell Dann in 2022.

Seaside Drifters is a local community band from Mijilmilmia approximately 170klm's south of Broome. All the members hail from the Karajarri tribe and they are a party band who gives great rock n roll and reggae music. Originally formed in Darwin whilst at St Johns School.

Blackstone Community presents :: Making Spinifex Resin

Irrunytju (Wingelina) is regarded by some as the last outpost of the Western Australia desert and to others as the centre of music. At any one time there are no more than 250 people who live in the community and on a hot 42 deg day your best friends are speakers, headphones and reggae.

Central Desert Reggae plays a huge role in making peoples lives that bit better and has become a recognised music genre with a unique quality. This music is a real treat for those who are addicted to dancing.

en from Mer (Murray Island) in the Eastern Torres Strait Islands of Australia, perform three dances during a night performance to celebrate Mabo Day. They do a dance to songs about "Jelukai", a big bird, "Lim Ebur", the Sun Bird and "Karabarada, "my brother".

The Riches brothers, from One Arm Point on the Dampier Peninsula, north of Broome, are celebrating a highlight of their musical careers.

Their Perth-based band, The Struggling Kings, has been named Top Indigenous Act at the West Australian Music (WAM) awards.

The six-piece indie alternative rock band has been turning heads in the music scene… touring festivals and supporting some big names in the industry.

Bush Bands Bash is an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds and ages, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia’s cultural heritage. 2024 celebrated 20 years of the amazing program presented by MusicNT.

Desert Melody Makers
The brainchild of Lance ‘LT The Soundman’ Turner, Desert Melody Makers explores the sound and soul of bush reggae. They have performed and won prizes at multiple sports weekends and jump on any opportunity to perform and share their love of music, driving crowds into joyous frenzies all over the Central Desert.

Wadeye embarked on a week long project that led to the creation of a new music video and song. The creative journey drew together talent, passion, and a shared love for music and dance. The result was not only a music video but a testament to collaboration and community spirit.

Yirara News - YCTV Ep7 Term 1 2025
In this week’s YiraraTV, we travel to Titjikala and Alcoota Primary Schools, interview some Senators and help with Clontarf's Footy Carnival.
Presenters: - Kiara Raymond – Elliott and Lazarus Hogan – Kununurra.
YiraraTV, So Good!

Join ICTV as we celebrate Reconciliation Week 2025, with this year’s theme ‘Bridging Now To Next’. ICTV will be presenting 2 hours of special programs every day from 7pm. Reconciliation Week 2025 starting on the 27th of May to the 3rd of June.
ICTV, Showing Our Way!

Video about the life of Millijidee and the Noonkanbah Ringers who explain their work their experiences.

Traditional Dance from Ernabella. There is a mix of mens daces and womens dances and looks like it was shot over different nights.

Family reunion of the Augustine and Sampi families.

High Tide Music Video shot in Wathunga

Music video for kids

Two ninjas break rob the school and kidnap one of the teachers. The Noonkanbah police must meet them with a ransom and a fight ensues. The police win and lock up the ninjas, but the ninjas have other ideas!

This film provides an overview of the opportunity to implement the savanna burning methodology
to create carbon credits. It includes animated diagrams that demonstrate how a carbon credit is created. It also explores the non-carbon co-benefits of savanna burning by addressing, from an Indigenous perspective, the question ‘Why would we want to be involved?’.

The film is a companion to an education manual entitled 'Climate change and carbon farming in Northern Australia', which can be downloaded from the NAILSMA website at the following link: nailsma.org.au/hub/resources/publication/climate-change-and-carbon-farming-northern-australia-education-manual

Lyrics inspired by Big Bill Broonzy, “A Worried Mind” recorded 1957. Story of me and my people, stuck in some Kimberley towns, can’t get away because alcohol, drugs and bad fast food is keeping and crippling us down here. One day we shall get up and decide to go back to our beloved land and country no longer to be weighed down by these crippling realities.
lyrics
Siddaan heya jinkini baad blaa kantri.
(Sitting here, thinking about country)

Sumting puddu waid laa mi.
(Something is weighing me down)

Grog an gunyja an noogud one mangarri puddu waid laa mi.
(Alcohol and gunja, and bad food are weighing me down)

Mind naad jingini baad gud wai an clia.
(My mind is not thinking clear)

Ayi garra girrup an goobaik laa kantri.
(I will get up and go back to country)

Naad garra lirrim baad grog an gunyja an noogud one mangarri purru waid laa mi.
(Will not let alcohol and gunja, bad food weigh me down)

Jack Charles shares his story

A short film from the 40 Stories Project, which brought together 40 Indigenous Christians from many different localities across Australia to tell their life stories. Following Jesus has positively impacted the 40 storytellers' lives, families and communities. Many have overcome significant obstacles and disadvantage, such as addiction, illness, poverty and lack of education. More info: www.40stories.com.au

In 2012-2013 a group of Ngaanyatjarra and Ngaanyatjarra language speakers from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia recorded traditional verbal arts and sand stories.

Even in Australian Indigenous communities where traditional spoken languages are still relatively strong, these special forms of communication are highly endangered.

This is one of four films from the Western Desert Verbal Arts Project funded by:
ELDP (Endangered Languages Documentation Programme) Small Grant SG0187.
Australian Research Council – DE120100720
Australian Research Council – DP110102767



The films were produced by team members Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis, Inge Kral (ANU) and Jennifer Green (University of Melbourne).

This production was written, recorded and filmed over 5 days in April 2016 in the remote community of Bourke in far Western NSW. An out come of a Desert Pea Media community project with a group of young Indigenous people enrolled at Bourke High School.

The project came about through a partnership between Desert Pea Media, Bourke High School and Outback Division of General Practice.

Waru is the first single to be released from Apakatjah's upcoming debut album. Available on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/war...

Video made by Eden Mulholland www.fauxitalic.com

Through its two band members Apakatjah combines the cultures of Aboriginal Australia (Pintupi-Luritja, Pitjantjatjara, Pertame Central Arrernte, Alywarre, Kaytitj and Islander), as well as heritage from European, Indonesian, Irish, Welsh and Dutch migrants. The word ‘apakatjah’ is a Luritja kriol word for a person of mixed race heritage, which the duo have reclaimed to demonstrate the pride they have in their identity and to draw strength from their culture.

Band Night Wingellina 2017 Filmed by NG Media at the 19th Remote Indigenous Media Festival.

Crew: Jennifer Connelly, Marcia Mitchell, Cynthia Burke, Jasmin Lawson, Alan Nash, Rongomai Bailey, Fiona, Ryan Khay, Mark Finlay & Matthew Lewis

First Languages Australia short with Len Collard speaking about the Noongar language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

The Central Land Council is helping the traditional owners of the Karlantijpa North Aboriginal Land Trust, near Elliott in the Northern Territory, to develop their carbon business. The first such Aboriginal enterprise in its region, the engagement will carry out financially sustainable fire management that meets safety, cultural and environmental needs.

First Languages Australia short with Michael Hill speaking about the Gurang language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

In this series, Jack Kanya Buckskin shares some everyday Kaurna language to use when talking to children.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

Showcase of the artistic practice of Western Aranda artist Vincent Namatjira.
Namatjira is a witty and politically astute portrait painter based at Iwantja Arts in Indulkana Community, APY Lands, SA.
With animations of Namatjira's work by Jackson Lee.

KND are a hip-hop duo from Alice Springs whose song lyrics often involve Aboriginal land rights, social issues and everyday struggle. Karnage (Tristrum Watkins) is a Western Arrernte man Hermannsburg (130km west of Alice Springs). Darknis (Corinna Hall) is a Ngarrindjera/Kokatha woman from Raukkan, South Australia and Ceduna.

‘Cut Me’ is the first single to be released from KND’s new album, with Karnage and Darknis rapping in turns to illustrate the cycle of domestic violence.

Music video created by Kyle Wilson (The Wild Above)

Special thanks to the Australia Council of the Arts

What does a bomb robot look like, part of the annual Clontarf job expo for our middle school fellas we have a look.

Enjoy a visit from a team from Health and have lots of hands on time and another great Quicklook segment.

Enjoy !

Video Produced By
Isobel Lamilami & Loretta Cunningham

This video was made at FRAIM 2019 as part of the
All in One Video Making Workshop

Workshop Trainers:
Tamara Whyte
Jan Cattoni
Evan Charlton

Assistant Trainer:
Graham Wilfred

Workshop Support:
Vito Lucarelli

Workshop Delegates:
Floyd Baker
Jennifer Hubert
Loretta Cunningham
Isobel Lamilami
Colin Puruntatameri
Harry Lui
Rachel Paltridge
Jodie Ward
Sylvia Tabua
Mark Pindan
Russell Dann
Daryl Ware
Bonnie Levi
Jon King

This week we travel into town to spend the week trying out work experience, some of us earn our bronze medallion in swimming and hear about ex-student Jordan Armstrong’s trip to America with his uncle Charlie Maher.

Liz Kelly-Hunter teaches 22 words of Nyul Nyul Language spoken on the Dampier Peninsula.

The music video for Emily Wurramara's second single 'Black Smoke' from her debut EP of the same name.

The track is "connecting with the souls and spirits around you. Whenever I sit at the campfire I feel at one with my spirit, my soul and the earth."

CKFL Grand Final 2019 in Fitzroy Crossing

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund.

Nguthungulli is the creator of the land and water around Byron Bay. When he finished he went to rest in the ocean cave at Julian Rocks. Brother and sister Norm Graham and Delta Kay share the dreaming story and what it means to them.

Gloria Panka is the granddaughter of the famous watercolour artist Albert Namatjira (deceased), who was awarded a coronation medal from Queen Elizabeth in 1953 for his extraordinary talent. Gloria and her grandfather Albert come from the mission Ntaria also known as Hermannsburg,130 kilometres west of Alice Springs.

Just as her grandfather did, Gloria and most of her family now paint the West MacDonnell Ranges, known in Western Arrarnta as Perta-Tyurretye. She says it's healing for her and her land.

Gloria is a recognised artist nationally and paints with the local Alice Springs art group Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands Arts Centre).

Here is a list of the Western Arrarnta words used in this video:

Perta-Tyurretye: West MacDonnell Ranges
Pere: trees
Alkere: sky
Arne: ground
Therrke: grass
Matere: clouds
Irlenge thorre: horizon (far away)

ABC Open Producer: Charmaine Ingram
Music Composer: J Kent

This video was originally contributed to the ABC Open Mother Tongue project, which invited Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share a story about their mother tongue.

These disclaimers are used on ICTV and the ICTV PLAY website to warn people watching that the upcoming video contains images, voices and names of deceased people.

This project was made possible thanks to project support from The Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Uluru Climb Closure Celebration: Inma 4

(Pukatja/Ernabella Women)

On Saturday the 26th of October 2019 the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board and Traditional owners closed the climbing of Uluru permanently.

On Sunday the 27th of October 2019 the Board and Traditional owners held the closing of the climb celebration.

ICTV was lucky enough to attend the celebration and record this amazing mark in Anangu history.

This project was made possible thanks to support from Parks Australia, Maruku Arts and The Central Land Council.

Thanks also to project partners PY Media and NG Media.

ICTV, showing our way.

a three part series of Interviews with Yolnu community leader.

Indulkana Sports Weekend: WINTJALANGU SAINTS VS INDULKANA TIGERS

PY Media - Radio 5NPY - Tunu Smith and the New Beat Band - Sunset Dreaming live in the APY lands Facebook live
Tunu Smith and the New Beat Band playing their song Sunset Dreaming live on PY Media’s LIVE STAGE last night, here on the APY Lands.

The new film clip for “Ball and Chain” features J-MILLA and the Kabi Kabi dancers. Shot in both Super 8 and HD the clip was directed by Solomon Scopazzi at the historical Majestic Theatre in Pomono on the Sunshine Coast and boasts a beautiful sense of nostalgia intersecting with the now.

“After a shaky start with a cancellation due to Covid we managed to all get together and film the video for “Ball and Chain”. It was a classic day collaborating with J-MILLA, who is just a massive big ball of sunshine and local Kabi Kabi dancers. Plenty of laughs and good times to finish off a weird year and shine some light into an otherwise serious track.”

Previously released tracks from “Jan Juc Moon; “Stoney Creek” and “We Deserve To Dream” are streaming strongly with over 12 million streams globally and gaining momentum. Xavier Rudd’s international tour dates kicked off with strong ticket sales in all eighteen countries and sell out shows in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels, the latter three cities recently adding second shows due to popular demand.

Nothing compares to experiencing Xavier Rudd in concert who is truly at his best on stage in the company of his fans. Acoustic guitar in hand, engulfed by an ever more complex scaffold of didgeridoos, percussion and various eclectic instruments, Xavier cuts an utterly unique and compelling figure. One of Australia’s most successful international artists Xavier Rudd has amassed huge followings in Australia, North America and Europe – he chooses idyllic destinations such as Spain, Portugal and Croatia and of course his home country Australia where his music, his message, and the environment around him all meet in stunning synchronicity.

The ICTV Community News is an Indigenous language news program produced by ICTV.

The Community News project is a news and current affairs program, delivered in Indigenous languages, on ICTV. The community news project aims to provide ICTV audiences access to national, regional and local information in language.

Each thirty-minute Community News program will be presented by a language-speaking news anchor from Central Australia. This in-studio news reader will present live news from the ICTV news studio, and ‘throw to’ pre-recorded news items created in communities by our contributors across Australia.

This project is being developed in partnership with The Koori Mail.

This project was supported by the Australian Government's Indigenous Languages and Arts program.

This project was supported by The Community Broadcasting Foundation.

For more information please contact ICTV at news@ictv.com.au or on (08) 8952 3118.

Checkpoint Ltyentye is a video game review show created in rural community Ltyentye Apurte. Introducing an Aboriginal voice to the video game industry, our aim is to present Aboriginal perspectives and contribute to a shift towards Aboriginal representation in gaming!

ICTV Community News — 3rd March 2023 (English)

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV,

Ntaria was created celebrating the country of the awesome artist Caleb McMillan. Caleb’s deep connection to his family is paramount in this film and his gentle heart and infectious personality envelop all those who meet him. This film offers a window into seeing those deep connections, history and day-to-day life in Ntaria (Hermannsburg). The film has a haunting soundtrack of song created by Caleb, exploring what he loves about his homeland.

This fun little film follows witchetty grub hunters Edie Ulrich and Marjorie Stubs as they look for the elusive lunki.

Enjoy this fantastic little film produced by the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, filmed and edited by film maker, Rodney Stratton!

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Alice Springs School Holiday Billboard - Week 2

Desert Pea Media and Yerrabi Yurwang Child & Family Aboriginal Corporation are very proud to present the release of the debut single from ‘YY (Yerrabi Yurwang) Crew’. A collective of Indigenous young people, community members, Elders and Yerrabi Yurwang staff from Canberra ACT (Ngunnawal Country).

The song title - 'Narragunnawali' is pronounced 'narra-gunna-wally' - a traditional Ngunnawal word that means 'alive, wellbeing, coming together and peace'.

Back in October 2024, the DPM Creative Team were invited to Ngunnawal Country in Canberra, ACT by the good people at Yerrabi Yurwang - Child and Family Aboriginal Corporation (the only Ngunnawal-led Aboriginal Community Health Organisation). The project ran for two weeks and engaged young people and community members in a discussion around health and wellbeing, cultural identity and hope for a positive future.

‘Narragunnawali’ is one of the media outcomes of the project. A hopeful, melodic hip-hop anthem for Ngunnawal Country, that articulates a very brave and inspiring conversation about the realities of growing up and living in the Nation's Capital. Desert Pea Media is a community-driven media organisation that has been working to amplify the voices of remote and regional communities in Australia for over two decades.

Through innovative arts and digital media initiatives, Desert Pea Media empowers individuals to tell their stories and celebrate their unique perspectives. www.desertpeamedia.com

Yerrabi Yurwang strives to deliver quality culturally appropriate services to empower generations of Culturally strong and thriving Aboriginal Children and Families.

Collaboratively written and produced by Desert Pea Media, Yerrabi Yurwang staff (featuring music by Canberra-based artist GRIM TILLA) and local Indigenous young people and families. Supported by the Snow Foundation, ACT Government, Hands Across Canberra, and Chief Minister's Charitable Fund, Special thanks to the Ngunnawal People, and all Indigenous people involved in the production.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Toby Finlayson - Co-Director/Camera 2/Facilitator/Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Project Director
Samuel Vines - Co-Director/DOP/Editor/Effects/Colour Grading
Jannali Doncaster - Co-Director/ Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator
Anthony McIlwain - Music Producer/Sound Engineer/Co-Facilitator
Juman Al-Ramahi - Co-Facilitator/Co-Writer/Production Coordinator
Scott Large - General Manager/Co-Producer/Graphic Design
Nick Andrews - Colour Grading
Maurice Shipp - Yerrabi Yurwang Project Producer
Mitch Daley - Yerrabi Yurwang Aboriginal Youth Worker
Luke Heckenberg - Yerrabi Yurwang Aboriginal Youth Worker

Bush Bands Bash is an unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds and ages, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia’s cultural heritage. 2024 celebrated 20 years of the amazing program presented by MusicNT.

Drifting Clouds
Hailing from North East Arnhem Land, Terry Guyula creates ethereal spaces and infectious melodies drawn from Songlines, Dreamtime stories and life in community. The band’s unique style blends synth-pop, reggae, country and rock, stitched together by Terry’s uplifting songwriting and dreamy voice.

In this episode we will be show you how to find your way around a keyboard including how to set it up properly, how to position your hands so it’s easiest to play and how you can use it to play rhythms and backings for vocals or in a band.

Supporting documents for this video and available here https://musicnt.com.au/resources/thes...

'The Source' was filmed on Arrernte Country.
MusicNT acknowledges and pays respects to the Traditional Owners of this land - past present and emerging.

This series was filmed using MusicNT's video and audio kit.
For more information contact MusicNT's Alice Springs office (08) 8952 0322

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV,

Live recording of "Yiyili" by Fitzroy Xpress at the Nguyuru Waaringarrem Music Festival, Halls Creek 2012.

When asked to develop a script for a health promotion campaign, Stanley decided to rely on some traditional knowledge and apply it to a modern context.

Anangu teenagers launch their Adelaide Fringe Festival photographic exhibition at the Women's and Children's Hospital before joining other desert mob at the 2015 Womadelaide. The sun shone, the crowds came, the music played and colour fell from the sky. The documentary ends with a special interview with members of the Tjintu Desert Band, who performed at the festival.

Crocodile Safety video and information commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory

Animation of the story of Yulu the Kingfisher Man by Adnyamathanha community with SharingStories Foundation.

This track features on the debut album by Tjintu Desert Band 'Tjamuku Ngurra' and the recently released 'Snapshot III' compilation album by Aboriginal record label CAAMA Music.

This music video was made by CAAMA Productions - directed by the young Aboriginal film trainee Micha Bartlett and shot by Vincent Lamberti.

The music video features Jeffrey Zimran, lead guitarist of Tjintu Desert Band, overcoming isolation and temptation on his quest to find his way home.

Walpa Warri means 'cold wind' in the Aboriginal language of Luritja spoken in the Western Desert of Central Australia. The song opens with the sounds of the desert and the cold, lonely wind. This song grooves along with a laid back reggae drum and bass feel, featuring a harmony-layered chorus. The lead break mirrors the shape and uplifting motion of the vast and beautiful ranges in Central Australia.

Purchase the song via iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/tjamuku-ngurra/id828249284

The Zennith Boyz performing live at the UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Indigenous Cultural Festival on 1 August, 2015 at Fogarty Park, Cairns.

This song is an original called "If it's not right".

UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Indigenous Cultural Festival is UMI Arts' annual signature event that showcases Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples with connection to Far North Queensland.

A song about the passion I have for my Country Australia and Country Life.

Our first meeting with Alangkwa Valley, and Napanangka a mother of three and a grandmother of three, is getting ready for a funeral.
As family arrive in Alangkwa Valley for sorry business, Napanangka sends Celine to town to pick up her sister Whitney from the bus and pay for the final funeral instalment. Lionel is worried about sending Celine, who is going into town with her cousins Hope and Faith.
Written by Warren H Williams.

First Languages Australia short with Nora Cooke speaking Ngarla.

This beautiful series of shorts from First Languages Australia celebrate Indigenous languages, and the people who speak them, keep them alive and help others to learn more about Indigenous language.

First Languages Australia short with Karina Lester speaking Yankunytjatjara.

This beautiful series of shorts from First Languages Australia celebrate Indigenous languages, and the people who speak them, keep them alive and help others to learn more about Indigenous language.

"Punmu is a lovely place to live ... we've got everything we need out here." Cass Nanudie.

Punmu is a remote community situated in the Rundall River National Park in the Pilbara region, WA.

It has an average transient population of about 150 people, mostly Martu (and some white fellas).

From small beginnings 30 years ago, Punmu is now a well established remote community with an office, a general store and school.

Catch a slice of Martu life in 2 minutes.

I am Australian by Yabu Band

Live recording from Beagle Bay Keep Culture Festival by PAKAM

Josh Arnold is a prolific song writer, music producer and film maker creating projects for Schools, Communities and various organisations throughout regional Australia under the banner of his production company 'Small Town Culture'.
Josh believes in the collaborative process and possesses the unique ability of creating music with the people for the people. This is most evident in his School Workshops where lyrics are written with students who then become an integral part of the process and feel immense pride and take ownership of the end product.
To date there have been more than 90 School Songs, 10 Town Anthems and almost 120 Music Video's produced, all featured on the 'Small Town Culture' YouTube Channel.

More information at www.smalltownculture.com

Part of a series of short cooking videos produced by NG Media with NG kids.

This episode the kids make Afghan biscuits.

Right Wrongs: 50th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum.

On May 27, 1967, Australians voted in a referendum to change how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were referred to in the Constitution. Explore these personal stories, opinions and historical recordings of what happened.

How far have we come since 1967?

Hosts: Bridget Boney and Bridget Brennan

Right Wrongs was created and produced by the ABC, NSLA and AIATSIS.

More stories: http://www.abc.net.au/rightwrongs/

Wangga Dancers: Jalalay Festival 2017. Culture is the compass. 19th 21 Septemberr 2017

John Bennett performs at Saltwater Festival 2018 in Broome.

Western Desert Verbal Arts Project Collection

From 2012 - 2017 Ngaatjatjarra linguist Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis worked with Inge Kral and Jennifer Green to document the endangered verbal arts of the Australian Western Desert.

The Western Desert dialects spoken in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Communities include Ngaanyatjarra, Ngaatjatjarra and Pitjantjatjara.

With women and girls we filmed the traditional practice of 'mirlpa', or sand storytelling, and with younger storytellers we recorded their adaptation of this drawing practice to iPads.

Made in 2012 with the support of
The Australian National University
The University of Melbourne
& Grants from:
ELDP (Endangered Languages Documentation Programme) Small Grant SG0187.
Australian Research Council – DE120100720
Australian Research Council – DP110102767

‘Alpiri’ is a form of motivational or instructional speech traditionally used in the early morning in Anangu camps. Usually an elder would get up early to broadcast a message to people waking in the camp. In the alpiri video series, we have produced short videos in which senior Anangu leaders send messages out to viewers.

-Kungka Tjuta - Kintore SYW

Puntuku Music Men's Health Project - Balgo 2019

The Climate Change in Central Australia animation aims to communicate the science of climate change to the desert people of Central Australia in their first language. This project was developed by Live and Learn Environmental Education, 3 Hand Productions and the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance. It has been adapted for Central Australia by the Arid Lands Environment Centre and the Central Land Council.

Barn Hill Music Festival 2019

Mainriver - Yiyili

We know in these times of change and uncertainty that it's good to stay connected in our minds. It's good to stay fresh and healthy. We know that some of the benefits of meditation can really help us to stay centred, to keep us in the moment, to release stress, to give us more self awareness and ability to learn.

This video was created in Yuendumu, July 2013 as part of the Red Sand Culture (RSC) Music Program. RSC participants engage in creating and recording their own songs, along with exploring other multimedia creative outlives, like making music video clips.

This in depth song about hope and making a future for yourself, was conceptualised and written by the powerful young Karnta (women) that you see featured in this video.

Incite Arts Mentoring Artists:
Tashka Urban & Rupert Faust (aka Choon Goonz)

Red Sand Culture is a Hip Hop Music and Dance mentoring project delivered by Incite Arts, in partnership with the Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation (WYDAC- Mt Theo Program).

Visit the Red Sand Culture website for more information -- www.redsandculture.com

ICTV talks to Yamurna Napurrurla about the COVID-19 vaccine Episode 10 (Warlpiri)

A powerful message from the young women at Yuendumu.
A collaboration between Yuendumu Community and Red Dust Role Models.

A Welcome song and dance by young girls from Thurday Island, in the Torres Strait Islands, at the start of the Croc Festival, a festival with participants of indigenous schools in northern Queensland, held on Thursday Island in 2001.

Men of the Yirritja moiety, painted with red ochre and white clay, emerge from the secret ground and perform the dance associated with the Catfish totem, with light steps, hopping on each leg; this is followed by the Bandicoot totem dance, where they sit on their haunches, moving forward. The men and boys are painted up in their respective moiety designs and emerge running, dancing in two lines towards each other; first dancers of the Dua moiety, followed by those of the Yirritja with very distinctive body decorations. In Numbulwar, an Aboriginal community, Northern Territory, Australia.

STOMPEM GROUND 2022 - Jadadi

The Pigram Brothers are a seven-piece Indigenous Australian band from the pearling town of Broome, Western Australia, formed in 1996.

They were heavily involved in Broome's musical and theatrical exports – forming the original backing band for Jimmy Chi's 1990 musical Bran Nue Dae, which received international acclaim.

The main traditional ceremony of the Tiwi Aboriginal people is the "Ilaninga" or Pukumani ceremony connected with death. Carved and painted poles, commissioned by the family of the deceased are displayed on the site where the funeral dances take place, near the house of the deceased. This was filmed in 1987 in Nguiu, Bathurst Island, Australia, with a video camera and unfortunately the tape has suffered; excuses for the wind noise.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

BBB23 is a unique event that celebrates the richness of First Nations music and culture, promising an unforgettable night of music, unity, positivity and diversity.

From a record number of entries the following bands have been selected to showcase their musical excellence and cultural heritage at Bush Bands Bash 2023:

Yellow Nation (From Ramingining singing in Yolngu Matha dialects: Gupapuyngu - Djambarrpuyngu & English): Known for their captivating performances and powerful lyrics, Yellow Nation brings a contemporary edge to traditional sounds, bridging the gap between past and present.
Pele (From Thursday Island singing in English): Be enthralled and deeply moved by this powerhouse singer/songwriter from Thursday Island performing her upbeat and original R&B & pop influenced songs.
Mulga Bore Hard Rock (From Akaye singing in Anmatjere & English) Get ready to be blown away by the thunderous beats and mesmerizing melodies of Mulga Bore Hard Rock, a band that infuses ancient rhythms with modern rock influences.
Pukatja Band (From Pukatja singing in Pitjantjatjara & English): The Pukatja Street Reggae band is a vibrant and captivating musical ensemble rooted in the heart of Central Australia's Indigenous community of Ernabella.
Desert Eagles (From Ali Curung singing in Alyawarr & English): Hailing from the heart of the outback, Desert Eagles' soulful sounds and enchanting storytelling encapsulate the essence of the Australian desert landscape.
Arrkula Yinbayarra (Together We Sing) (From Borroloola singing in Yanyuwa, Marra, Garrwa and Gudanji): bring something different to this year’s Bush Bands as a group of sonorous Songwomen led by Marlene Timothy from Borroloola and realising her vision of strengthening culture through using singing to maintain the threatened traditional languages of the Yanyuwa, Marra, Garrwa and Gudanji people.
Laramba Band (From Laramba singing in Anmatjere, Warlpiri & English): With their infectious energy and dynamic performances, Laramba Band embodies the spirit of community and togetherness through their music.
PJ Reggae (From Ti Tree singing in Warlpiri, Anmatjere & English): Known for their smooth reggae rhythms and uplifting lyrics, PJ Reggae promises to get the crowd moving and spreading good vibes all around.
Eastern Reggae (From Santa Teresa singing in Arrernte & English): Eastern Reggae's fusion of traditional melodies with reggae beats creates a unique and uplifting musical experience.
Eju (From Ali Curung singing in Warlpiri, Luritja & English): Eju's soul-stirring vocals and instrumentation transport listeners on a journey through the vast landscapes of Indigenous storytelling.
Bush Bands Bash is not just a music festival; it is a celebration of Indigenous culture and a platform for these talented bands to share their art with a broader audience. It is also the culmination of a week-long intensive workshop honing performance skills and building music business knowledge. This year's Bush Bands Bash promises to be another unforgettable experience for music lovers of all backgrounds, uniting communities and celebrating the rich tapestry of Australia's cultural heritage.

Seaside Drifters is a local community band from Mijilmilmia approximately 170klm’s south of Broome. All the members hail from the Karajarri tribe and they are a party band who gives great rock n roll and reggae music.

Seaside Drifters are saltwater people and they live off the sea and so the name reflects their connection to country, the sea and the associated hunting and gathering lifestyle. This is a metaphor for the band hunting and gathering a large fan base which they have been very successful in gaining a following throughout the Kimberley.

Bidyadanga Music Festival 2024

A line up of some deadly Indigenous bands including:
Emu Rock,
Seaside Drifters,
The Family Shoveller Band (FSB),
MissGenius,
Yurti Band,
C.O.F.F.I.N,
Old Camp,
DARKSIDE and a whole lot more.

In the Pilbara, people are preparing for the annual Rowan’s Walk from Port Hedland to South Hedland to encourage people with mental health issues to open up and seek help.

It was started by a teenage boy, who is now 20, after a family tragedy.

His mother Ravena Maher said Rowan’s intention is to remind people that their lives are precious and worth fighting for.

“Only you know what you're going through, so it's only you that can reach out nice for that help,” Ms Maher said.

“[Rowan’s] trying to let people know that it's okay not to be okay. And that yes, today is tough, but it's hope that will bring better days.”

This year’s walk will be on October 8, and everyone is welcome to join Rowan on his walk from 6am at Red Bank Salt Ridge.

For the first time, it will be followed by a basketball tournament and teams of all ages are invited to participate.

Basketball teams wanting to play may contact patricia@YIC.com.au

If this story has brought up disturbing issues for you, you are encouraged to talk to a friend or family member, or to call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Mowanjum historical story.

The music video is a creative collaboration between the students of Mamaruni School, located in Minjilang. It shares the unique story of their community and island, capturing the essence of what makes their home a truly special place.

From the UPK 2 Nganampa Health program, this is "Hey hey Hey' by Desmond Woodforde and the UPK Band.

On a picnic in the West Macdonnells these tjitji mankurpa (three kids) were showing how clever they were with the 'head, shoulders knees and toes' song in Pitjantjatjara. We thought we'd make it into a little movie to help you learn the song as well

Men dancing with Our Culture text.

Traditional dances held to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of Mangkaja Arts in Fitzroy Crossing 6th November 2012.

Live Music Film clip from Keep Culture Festival 2013,Beagle Bay

Music video

An introduction to Ngangkere Healing & vibrational medicine, with Frank Ansell, Eastern Arrernte ngangkere

At the end of 2008 dry season three senior Anangu-Pitantjara artists and weavers from the remote community of Kalka, Central Australia visited the remote community of Aurukun in Far North Queensland to share with community members their skills and knowledge on the creation of three dimensional sculptural weavings.

The project aimed to create pathways where women of diverse remote communities not only share their traditional practices and experiences but also get the interest and motivation of the younger ones.

Wik, Wik Waya and Kugu women already have their own strong traditional style of weaving, but were willing to explore different ways of creating weavings. Especially some of the women wanted to learn how to make
animals, totems and other things.

Crocodile Safety video and information commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory

Buccs Vs Warriors

Filmed in Alice Springs at Treager Park, this CAFL Grand Final between Central Australia Country and the APY Lands was captured by the ICTV Live team.

The Desert Man official film from Alice Springs acoustic duo Apakatjah

Liyini Milaythina Rrala (Singing Country Strong) written by Theresa Sainty and sung by Jodi Haines.
With a moving backdrop of takayna/Tarkine, filmed during Tarkine in Motion 2015.
Video production by Dan Broun.
A collaboration between the Bob Brown Foundation, Tasmanian Aboriginal community members and artists involved in the fantastic program in 2015.

That's Australia Series 4 – EP 32. Tableland Drifters
The remote town of Tennant Creek sees its fair share of drifters. But the
most famous drifters of them all are the band, Tablelands Drifters

CAFL Division One Grand Final 2016 between Western Arranda and Ltyentye Apurte.

This game was captured by the ICTV LIVE team in August 2016 in Alice Springs at Traeger Park.

Special thanks to our sponsors for this event: Centre Bush Bus, CAFL and Quitline.

Discrimination Stories - A Petrol Station (Kriol)

Acts chapter 9

2017 Softball Grand Final: Wanarn Crows vs Papulankutja Power.

Captured by the NG Media Outside Broadcast Crew: Marcia Mitchell, Duane Foster, Jennifer Connelly, Jasmin Lawson, Mark Finlay, Alan Nash, Rongomai Bailey, Fiona, Rhan Khay, Sarah Wallingford, Kristyn Oxenbridge.

ABC Right Wrongs Senior Producer Solua Middleton takes us through some of the stories from the 1967 Referendum.

On May 27, 1967, Australians voted in a referendum to change how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were referred to in the Constitution. Explore these personal stories, opinions and historical recordings of what happened.

How far have we come since 1967?



Right Wrongs was created and produced by the ABC, NSLA and AIATSIS.

More stories: http://www.abc.net.au/rightwrongs/

First Languages Australia short with Ricky Buchanan speaking about the Gumbaynggir llanguage.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

Warmun Dancers: Jalalay Festival 2017. Culture is the compass. 19th 21 Septemberr 2017

Yirara TV Episode 4 Term 1 - 2018.

This week we look at the insides of a fish, revive a piece of the past, hear some long-forgotten music and watch Tara be interviewed by a local newspaper.

First Languages Australia short with Emma Richards speaking about the Barngarla language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

Empowered Communities is a national reform initiative created by Aboriginal people, for Aboriginal people. In central Australia's Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Lands a collaboration of strong Aboriginal organisations are working together with families, communities, service providers and Government to ensure a coordinated approach to addressing locally identified needs and priorities. This ground-up approach ensures that Aboriginal people have the authority and responsibility for leading the decision-making about the programs and services delivered in their communities.

Waringarri Radio 6WR is the number 1 radio station in the East Kimberley and is proud to be the only local community radio station in the area.

Their vision is to be the Aboriginal voice of the North East Kimberley.

More info at their website: www.waringarriradio.com.au

Water is Life is a documentary about the Aboriginal communities fighting against fracking plans in the NT. They learn from First Nations brothers and sisters in the US who are suffering the effects of greedy gas companies, and call on you to join their fight.

Drone footage south of Alice Springs of ICTV motor car driving down the Old South Road.

Told by Maratja Dhamarrandji (Djambarrpuyŋu) at Treasure Language Storytelling, Darwin Fringe Festival, 24 July 2016

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV week beginning January 31, 2019

Don't Wanna Let You Go by Nigel Ken.

PY Media end of year concert held at Umuwa on the APY Lands on the 15th December 2018.

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV week beginning August 22, 2019

Nungalinya College (Darwin) is the national indigenous training college for the Anglican, Catholic and Uniting Churches in Australia. Offering several quality courses, a Cert 2 in Media Studies was started in 2013. The students major project was to film and edit their own story into a short documentary. These are their stories...

Jaylon highlights the difference between a welcome TO country and an acknowledgement OF country and provides a couple of different acknowledgement statements that anyone can learn and use.

Please note: We strongly encourage you to learn and speak the Kaurna language used in this video. Please do not use this video as a substitute for a live acknowledgement of country.
Warrapa'dlu Kaurna! (Lets speak Kaurna!)

Our Bedtime Stories 2, Episode 12: Mamu (Yulparija Monster Story)

Story by Merridoo Walbidi in the Yulparija language. This episode was produced by Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM) in Bidyadanga, WA.

Our Bedtime Stories presents stories for children in Indigenous languages, using traditional storytelling techniques together with animation, music and film. The Our Bedtime Stories series is much more than a parenting tool to get kids to sleep. The series is helping to preserve Indigenous languages across Australia.

Season two of the series has been produced by ICTV in partnership with Barkly Regional Arts, Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM), Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, and Elizabeth Langslow working with the Warruwi Community on Goulburn Island.

ICTV, showing our way.

Our Bedtime Stories 2, Episode 11: Enewaylenge (The Echidna Story)

Story by Amy Nambulla in the Kaytetye language. This episode was produced by ICTV in Stirling, NT.

Our Bedtime Stories presents stories for children in Indigenous languages, using traditional storytelling techniques together with animation, music and film. The Our Bedtime Stories series is much more than a parenting tool to get kids to sleep. The series is helping to preserve Indigenous languages across Australia.

Season two of the series has been produced by ICTV in partnership with Barkly Regional Arts, Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM), Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, and Elizabeth Langslow working with the Warruwi Community on Goulburn Island.

ICTV, showing our way.

Our Bedtime Stories 2, Episode 8: Nganke (Kaytetye Crow Story)

Story by Amy Nambulla in the Kaytetye language. This episode was produced by ICTV in Stirling, NT.

Our Bedtime Stories presents stories for children in Indigenous languages, using traditional storytelling techniques together with animation, music and film. The Our Bedtime Stories series is much more than a parenting tool to get kids to sleep. The series is helping to preserve Indigenous languages across Australia.

Season two of the series has been produced by ICTV in partnership with Barkly Regional Arts, Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM), Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, and Elizabeth Langslow working with the Warruwi Community on Goulburn Island.

ICTV, showing our way.

Following on with the Unbroken Land 2020 water themed works comes Bloom. After the rain, the inevitable new life blossoms out from the red earth. This episode is a stop motion animation of chalk artwork created by Alice Springs/Mparntwe based artist, Sarah Cook. A stunning visual delight; this episode illustrates the growth of new life emerging from the desert landscape.

Sarah is a Performance and Visual Artist who has worked alongside communities in far-flung regions such as remote areas of Madagascar, Costa Rica, Central Australia and Arnhem Land. She is well known for her leading-edge social circus program with her company Circosis Circus, and her vibrant large-scale chalk art installations.

Image Description: A chalk artwork with a desert landscape in the background, Mulla Mulla grasses, Desert Roses and Sturt Desert Peas are in the foreground. A youthful, feminine face profile is lying face up looking up into the blue sky with a Rainbow Bee Eater bird flying across the sky above the face.

Special concert by Zennith for CIAF 2020 - The Cultural Evolution. Originating from the tropical rainforest of Kuranda, Zennith have been dubbed a creative force, producing high-energy rocking reggae rhythms and rhymes, embracing their diverse solid mix of roots, reggae, rock, funk, hip-hop and indigenous world music.

We wish to advise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers that this website may contain images and voices of people who are deceased.

Tunu Smith - One and only Kungka live at the PY Media Studio.

Art worker Cornelius shares his important art centre jobs supporting artists and manager, caring for artworks and the art centre and taking up opportunities to learn new skills with the Desart Art Worker Program.

COVID Vaccine PSA: TURE OR GAMMON: Ep 1 English and Western Arranda.

Jacob Itjinpiri Waterholes

ICTV Community News Segment: In Other News (English)

The ICTV Community News is an Indigenous language news program produced by ICTV.

The Community News project is a news and current affairs program, delivered in Indigenous languages, on ICTV. The community news project aims to provide ICTV audiences access to national, regional and local information in language.

This project was supported by the Australian Government's Indigenous Languages and Arts program.

This project was supported by The Community Broadcasting Foundation.

For more information please contact ICTV at news@ictv.com.au or on (08) 8952 3118.

This music video is about Cool Burning

Katherine Christian Convention 2018
Sunday Morning Service
Katherine Baptist Church plus friends lead worship
Lisa Mumbin host
Bush Church Aid Mission Spot
Prayers
Offering - Wayne Oldfield
English - Richard Davies
Warlpiri - Jerry Jangala
Kriol - Darren Farrell

The ICTV Community News is an Indigenous language news program produced by ICTV.

The Community News project is a news and current affairs program, delivered in Indigenous languages, on ICTV. The community news project aims to provide ICTV audiences access to national, regional and local information in language.

This project was supported by the Australian Government's Indigenous Languages and Arts program.

This project was supported by The Community Broadcasting Foundation.

For more information please contact ICTV at news@ictv.com.au or on (08) 8952 3118.

The ICTV Community News is an Indigenous language news program produced by ICTV.

The Community News project is a news and current affairs program, delivered in Indigenous languages, on ICTV. The community news project aims to provide ICTV audiences access to national, regional and local information in language.

Each thirty-minute Community News program will be presented by a language-speaking news anchor from Central Australia. This in-studio news reader will present live news from the ICTV news studio, and ‘throw to’ pre-recorded news items created in communities by our contributors across Australia.

This project is being developed in partnership with The Koori Mail.

This project was supported by the Australian Government's Indigenous Languages and Arts program.

This project was supported by The Community Broadcasting Foundation.

For more information please contact ICTV at news@ictv.com.au or on (08) 8952 3118.

Red Dust headed back to Walungurru school in October to work with the community to write, record and produce a music video.

All good music in Walungurru starts in the Old Green Shed studio space… and often with a good jam!

Red Dust Music facilitators Steve, Kai and Matt spent much of Monday jamming with young wati (men) Luke, Winston, Fabian, Roy and Lindsay, ably led by Running Water band’s Francis and Ricky.

Soon we had a track … a lively western desert reggae groove, wildly propelled by young wati Luke (Kintore’s Keith Moon reincarnate) with a ska influenced refrain (reminiscent of early Elvis Costello)

As the numbers swelled in the old green shed (what happens when music radiates throughout the community) so did the lyrics for the track.

Most of the songs Red Dust have written with community over the last decade deal with the longing community mob have for their country, particularly when they are away. It’s a deep aching that music seems to help soothe.

This song is something a little different. It is more of a picture of the landscape and cultural connection to that. The chorus, ‘When you burn, life returns, colours change, everything is growing’ came from Francis and clearly spells out the community’s intrinsic relationship to the landscape and their part in its renewal. Also, for the first time in many Red Dust music projects, the group decided to sing the lyrics in English.

The song was then recorded live and the group worked on the phrasing for the melodies together.
Finally, a guide track was put down, and we made our way over to Yirara College to gain their input.

There was a small but keen class of senior students at Yirara College.

Daria, Jandelle, Mango, Celia, Trenton and Reagan were all keen to add their voices to the song and together we came up with the call and response backing vocals that are so distinct in this song.

The students in Kipara class at Walungurru School also added their enthusiasm and voice to the project.

Early in the week, we had a discussion with Walungurru School teaching assistant Shirley Conway about what the video might look like. Shirley was keen for the younger classes to be involved in the video and get them painted up to dance.

Once the word spread around the community, everyone got excited.
On the Thursday morning the whole community came down to the Sorry camp. It was the first time something like this had happened for a few years and the excitement was palpable.

For many of the young children from the school involved, this was their first dance in front of community.

Later that day we set the band up for the photoshoot in the roundabout at the entrance to Kintore.

Musicians:
Traditional song at start: Josephine Napurrula
Drums: Luke (unfortunately not drumming in video)
Bass: Ricky
Guitar: Francis
Piano; Winston
Organ: Luke
Vocals: Francis, Daria, Jandelle, Mango, Celia, Trenton, Reagan, Clarence, Jake, Leo, Akeisha and Henry

Brandon Williams has always dreamed of being a world-famous DJ. To play a banging tune and for people around the globe to hear it, what an achievement! Well, that is exactly what happened. The song was set free, the people pressed play and the dancing began!! Brandon’s epic track forms the backing to this incredible film clip, connecting the rest of the world to the Central Desert through some seriously powerful beats.

STOMPEM GROUND 2022 - Footprince

Blekbala Mujik (Black People's Music) are an Australian rock, reggae group formed in Barunga, Northern Territory in 1986. They fused rock and reggae with a pop, dance sound and have support base for their live shows and recordings.

This short film is about hand language used in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. This film shows the hand sign for questions, 'that's right' and 'no'. You'll learn how to put them together into mara wangka sentence.

Enjoy and check out GALCAC's YouTube channel for a new film each week!

In alignment with The International Decade for Indigenous Languages 2022-2032, this song
and lyrics have been made by the students of Tiwi College with support from Francis Kapijiyi
Orsto, Red Dust Role Models and Mamanta.
Many efforts have been made to use correct Tiwi language, please understand if there are
areas that may not be perfect, we are all still learners in the space of language and cultural
preservation.
Thank you to all the people who from around Tiwi communities who permitted the use of
their visual portraits in this video.

Verse 1
My country comes from the place my dad belongs
On my fathers’ side, where my totem’s from
Where it feels like home
Where I feel at peace
When my time has come
- set my spirit free
Tiwi tribes, strong in our culture
Carry the songs past down from the elders
Yimpinari, pumpuni japinari Yimpinari (where the) good morning to
Kapi Malawu ampi-kingartami Malawu (where the) sunsets over water

Chorus
Ngawa-ampi nga maniguwi wuta Our grandparents have taught us
Pirri-minu waluwa Our language/story
Nginingawula Ngirramini
Nginingawula Ngirramini

Verse 2
Pili-awarra ngawurraningurumangi So that we keep our language and
Ngini nuka nginti mata ngili parra. never forget about the language we
Kapi ngawampi speak that come from our grandparents
Amintiya ngaw a ngintinirimi
wantirrana ngirramini Ngini ngampangira
Tiwi culture we be keeping it strong
Got my elders there, we’ll be singing along
My elders, they’re my inspiration,
teaching us knowledge for the next generation

Ngawa awungarra turrampila ngamirri ngunjupunji ngaya Here we are dancing together
mirratigiyi
Ngawa awungarra turrampila ngamirri ngunjupunji ngaya Here we are dancing together
mirratigiyi

Chorus x 2
Ngawa-ampi nga maniguwi wuta
Pirri-minu waluwa
Nginingawula Ngirramini
Nginingawula Ngirramini

Women from Lajamanu, an Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine on the edge of the Tanami Desert perform an ancient dance while other women sing, on the occasion of the Northern Territory achieving self-government on 1 July 1978; they dance around a flagpole with the new NT flag. This was recorded with an old 8 mm film camera, so the technical quality is poor.

Joyous celebration of Anangu culture at Kulilaya festival (English)

Live performance from Kiwirrkurra Community in WA. Celebrating 40 years of community.

Join ICTV on the 15th of September for Music Day 2024. …Starting at 8am CST, it’s a celebration of music! …Showcasing the best Video Clips….
Live Performances …and Specials. …Music Day 2024 on ICTV, Showing Our Way

Children from Hope Vale, an Aboriginal community near Cooktown in Cape York, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances at the Laura Dance and Cultural Festival in 2001.

Bidyadanga Music Festival 2024

The Family Shoveller Band are proud Karajarri family members who were all introduced to music at a young age. They started playing in their backyard in the remote Aboriginal community of Bidyadnga, WA.

This short film is about how to show 'two' in the Ngadju language from the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Join Mr. Nintipayi as he explains language each week.

Enjoy and check out GALCAC's YouTube channel for a new film each week!

The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) was held at Gambanan on the Dampier Peninsula from August 20–22, 2024. The theme for the event was "Tides change, Together we stand strong".

The Jarlmadangah Dancers were part of the evening Cultural Performances that occurred each night of the 3 day AGM.

Performance of Yidinyji Aboriginal men and boys, from the Cairns region. They carry the large wooden shields, typical of the rainforest Aboriginal groups of this region. In this dance the traditional making of fire is depicted; at the Laura Dance Festival, Cape York, in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Yirara News - YCTV Ep3 Term 2 2025 .

In this week's YiraraTV Luther College visit our school, we fly to Adelaide, visit Hermannsburg, and go to Purple House to make bush medicine.

Presenters: - Shakoda Wollogorang from Robinson River, Litaya Birdum from Binjari, and Tevicha Bernard from Katherine.

YiraraTV, So Good!

It Hurts to be Me music clip by Naomi Pigram

Indigenous people in the Pilbara town of Roeburne, at the crossroads of the most aggressive iron ore mining operations in the world; and in Broome, Arnhemland and Sydney; fighting fire with fire... re-imaging their world by deploying media to sustain their identity, language & culture - with a particular focus on the formation of Juluwarlu TV.

ICTV Community Station ID , with video material drawn from a range of programs on ICTV, including in order of appearance:
01. Facing the World
02. My Name is Danny
03. Mail Plane Day
04. Yangupala Tjuta by Steve Stevens
05. Road Open Broome
06. Bikey Boys
07. Fishing at Lombadina
08. Bidyadanga Swimming Carnival
09. Bikey Boys
10. Malu Wipu Kutjani
11. Ngurra Blackstone by Blackstone Band
12. Bidyadanga Swimming Carnival
13. Noonkanbah
14. Kungka Kutju Anu by Jennifer Wells
15. Ngurra Blackstone by Blackstone Band
16. Car Troubles
17. Yapa Kurlu-Ku Ngurrpa
18. ???

Louie Yanawanga shows us how to cook healthy food at Bidyadanga.

Live Performance by Michael Torres

Live recording of "Rodeo Road" by Fitzroy Xpress at the Nguyuru Waaringarrem Music Festival, Halls Creek 2012.

Music film clip from Keep Culture Festival 2013, Beagle Bay.

The hook is the Wiradjuri word for 'welcome' in the Condobolin area Wiradjuri language group in Central Western NSW.

'Wiradjuri Welcome' is a track created by the team at Desert Pea Media, alongside Indigenous artists Roy Peterson (Condobolin) and Bruce Carr (Wellington) as part of a Desert Pea Media mentoring program with local young people.

A video about the Dijan Kriol Baibul

Story of the Ernabella Choir featuring Rev Dr Bill Edwards.

When asked to develop a script for a health promotion campaign, Stanley decided to rely on some traditional knowledge and apply it to a modern context.

The Barkly Boys' new video features the return of the unnecessarily huge speaker stack to create a literal wall of sound to rock the Barkly Region. The Boys are Marcus Finlay, Reggie O'Riley, Waylon Ward and guest Joseph Shannon, with regular frontman Darren King in hiatus.

Junior is a young indigenous boy who has been living out at the Kelly Ranch in Tennant Creek with Jerry Kelly and GB. Here, Junior has learnt everything about farm life and has leant the value of hard work. Junior is also a very cheeky and fun loving boy, who is eager to show his brother and father what he has been up to. His brother and father are both currently in prison.

Family Shovellor Band performing at the Nguyuru Warringarrem Masic Festival in Halls Creek 2013.

With special thanks to Rachael Wallis, Ineke Wallis, Caleb Corbett, Stu Kellaway, Grace Wunungmurra, Jessica Wunungmurra, Richard Mann, Terence Wunungmurra, Elenie Bromot, Roger Gellett, TourismNT, The Hog Shed, Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation, Gumatj Aboriginal Corporation, Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation, Arafura Dance Association, The Walkabout Hotel, The Arnhem Club, Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited, ARDS Yolngu Radio, GoveFM, Traditional Custodians

2015 Lightning Carnival Day 1 Mulga Bore Vs Desert Suns

The Black Image Band performing live at the UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Indigenous Cultural Festival on 1 August, 2015 at Fogarty Park, Cairns.

This song is an original called "Our Home".

UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Indigenous Cultural Festival is UMI Arts' annual signature event that showcases Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples with connection to Far North Queensland.

For more info visit www.umiarts.com.au

Hey, Broken Heart.
Written and performed by David Ward, living in Karratha WA, originally from Kununurra WA.

First Languages Australia short with Edie Maher speaking Wajarri.

This beautiful series of shorts from First Languages Australia celebrate Indigenous languages, and the people who speak them, keep them alive and help others to learn more about Indigenous language.

The Indulkana Anangu School secondary students explain how to be safe around the class python, Polly.

We are an Anangu partnership school in the remote far north of South Australia. Our kids love making videos and creating music. This is where we share it with the world.

Yirara College TV: Term 2, Episode 2
2017

Music clip for Positive Messages, the song produced by the Music and Recording workshop at the 18th Remote Indigenous Media Festival in Yirrkala. Contributing Remote Indigenous Media Organisations (RIMOs); Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM), Ngaanyatjarra Media (NG MEDIA), Pintubi Anmatjere Warlpiri Media and Communications (PAW MEDIA) and Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA), Kiara Bailey and Gina Campbell (ICTV). Editing by Viviana Petyarre, Ben Deacon and Leo Ortega for the edit.

Phyllis Dungudja, head sewer at Babbarra has worked at the centre for many years, and in other leadership roles in Maningrida.

Phyllis speaks Burarra language in this film.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre has a proud history of positive social impact.

From the early days, we have supported the lives of Aboriginal women in the community of Maningrida and on surrounding homelands.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre enables local women to develop and run women-centred enterprises that support healthy and sustainable livelihoods.

Bábbarra Designs is our main enterprise. We have a textile workshop specialising in the production of hand-printed fabric design, as well as a skilled sewing team. We are one of only a few Indigenous textile-producing art centres in Australia that design, print and sew product onsite, in community.

More info: www.babbarra.com

Yurntumu-wardingki juju-ngaliya-kurlangu yawulyu: Warlpiri women's songs from Yuendumu.

This series consists of four short films in which Warlpiri women sing, dance and tell the stories of different ancestral beings who travel across Warlpiri country. Each part contains footage of these women singing, painting their bodies with red and white ochre and performing the accompanying dances. The first part presents the Minamina yawulyu and tells of group of ancestral women as they emerge from Minamina, in the far west of Warlpiri country and begin their journey eastwards. Part 2 presents the songs and stories of the Watiyawarnu ancestors from Ngurlulirri-nyinanya, to the north-west of Yuendumu, telling of their travels as they search for varieties of acacia seed, grinding them and making seed cakes along the way. Part 3 presents the famous songs and story of the two Jangalas from Warlukurlangu whose evil blue-tongue lizard father lights a raging bush fire, forcing them to run away southwards out of their country before they return home, weak and exhausted. And finally, part 4 presents the songs and stories of the Ngapa ‘Rain’ Dreaming that travels westwards across the country to the north of Yuendumu. Warlpiri women from Yuendumu have presented these yawulyu so that the songs and their associated knowledge can be remembered and performed by future generations of Warlpiri women. These films appear on a DVD which comes as an accompanying insert in the book ‘Yurntumu-wardingki juju-ngaliya-kurlangu yawulyu: Warlpiri women’s songs from Yuendumu’ (Batchelor Institute Press, 2017).

Yurntumu-wardingki juju-ngaliya-kurlangu yawulyu: Warlpiri women's songs from Yuendumu.

This series consists of four short films in which Warlpiri women sing, dance and tell the stories of different ancestral beings who travel across Warlpiri country. Each part contains footage of these women singing, painting their bodies with red and white ochre and performing the accompanying dances. The first part presents the Minamina yawulyu and tells of group of ancestral women as they emerge from Minamina, in the far west of Warlpiri country and begin their journey eastwards. Part 2 presents the songs and stories of the Watiyawarnu ancestors from Ngurlulirri-nyinanya, to the north-west of Yuendumu, telling of their travels as they search for varieties of acacia seed, grinding them and making seed cakes along the way. Part 3 presents the famous songs and story of the two Jangalas from Warlukurlangu whose evil blue-tongue lizard father lights a raging bush fire, forcing them to run away southwards out of their country before they return home, weak and exhausted. And finally, part 4 presents the songs and stories of the Ngapa ‘Rain’ Dreaming that travels westwards across the country to the north of Yuendumu. Warlpiri women from Yuendumu have presented these yawulyu so that the songs and their associated knowledge can be remembered and performed by future generations of Warlpiri women. These films appear on a DVD which comes as an accompanying insert in the book ‘Yurntumu-wardingki juju-ngaliya-kurlangu yawulyu: Warlpiri women’s songs from Yuendumu’ (Batchelor Institute Press, 2017).

Right Wrongs: 50th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum.

On May 27, 1967, Australians voted in a referendum to change how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were referred to in the Constitution. Explore these personal stories, opinions and historical recordings of what happened.

How far have we come since 1967?

Featuring: Michael Aird

Right Wrongs was created and produced by the ABC, NSLA and AIATSIS.

More stories: http://www.abc.net.au/rightwrongs/

First Languages Australia short with Harold Ludwick speaking about the language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

ICTV's Community Bulletin Board, changes each week to advertise community events. This week begins on 19th April 2018

Featuring the new ICTV Emu Graphics style, and original music by Barkly Arts.

Djarindjin band Chapple Hill performs live at Saltwater Festival 2018 in Broome.

The Journey Back to Palm Island from Woorabinda 2017

Showcasing 1O Indigenous designers from across the state and features wearable art and design inspired by the vibrancy of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

Western Desert Verbal Arts Project Collection

From 2012 - 2017 Ngaatjatjarra linguist Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis worked with Inge Kral and Jennifer Green to document the endangered verbal arts of the Australian Western Desert.

The Western Desert dialects spoken in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Communities include Ngaanyatjarra, Ngaatjatjarra and Pitjantjatjara.

With women and girls we filmed the traditional practice of 'mirlpa', or sand storytelling, and with younger storytellers we recorded their adaptation of this drawing practice to iPads.

Made in 2012 with the support of
The Australian National University
The University of Melbourne
& Grants from:
ELDP (Endangered Languages Documentation Programme) Small Grant SG0187.
Australian Research Council – DE120100720
Australian Research Council – DP110102767

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV week beginning December 27, 2018

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Dodge City Boyz cover of Nabarlek song Nitmiluk

It's episode 2 of the Ltyentyies Footy Show! Featuring Ambrose, Banjo, Matthew and our brand new panelist Devices! This week we are live from the community garden with special guest Phillip Alice providing detail on the upcoming Ltyentye Apurte Sports Weekend!

Live recording of set played live at Bush Bands Bash at Telegraph Station, Alice Springs 2016

Live recording of set played live at Bush Bands Bash at Telegraph Station, Alice Springs 2016

King Of Hearts - Broken Hearted Lady.

Filmed at the Saltwater Music Festival 2018

Waringarri Radio 6WR is the number 1 radio station in the East Kimberley and is proud to be the only local community radio station in the area.

Their vision is to be the Aboriginal voice of the North East Kimberley.

More info at their website: www.waringarriradio.com.au

The Healthy homes program has been chosen by community leaders as a way of improving the health and wellbeing of families at Wadeye.

Uti Kulintjaku Watiku Project.

Bringing men together to address the drivers of family violence in the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara region.

John Waterton, who teaches the Bidyara and Gungabula languages in the community of Woorabinda, tells us the names of some native Australian animals.

Produced by John Waterton and Lisa Clarke

This video was originally contributed to the ABC Open Mother Tongue project, which invited Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share a story about their mother tongue.
Snake: Munda

Emu: Gubbari

Grey Kangaroo: Ngarrgu

Goanna: Dhagayn

Dingo: Gumbina

Koala: Dhidhayn

Harold, Kevin and Wayne role play a scenario using typical Moree Aboriginal English.

List of Moree Aboriginal English:

ngarriga… silly

birray… boy

shook (or to shake)… steal/ stole

dimba… sheep

gungis… police

bugeri… telling lies

womba…mad, crazy

deadly… very good

buruma… dog

durri… cigarette

inside looking out… locked up/ in jail (including hand gesture of five fingers in front of face)

gubba… white person

wollung… money

Narabung… being shame

Gammin guli… tellin lies

Produced by Moree Aboriginal Art students

Producers: Elizabeth Munro, Harold J French, Kevin Cutmore, Lyiata Ballangarry, Wayne Weatherall

This video was originally contributed to the ABC Open Mother Tongue project, which invited Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share a story about their mother tongue.

How we Hunt

Yirara2u Learning Online.

Aired on ICTV on June 18, 2020.

Daily online learning episodes for everyone to enjoy.

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV week beginning on 23 July 2020.

The Tennant Creek High School worked with Proper Creative in Darwin to bring a project where students would learn how to use spray paints to create public street art.

Thank you to Proper Creative Darwin and the Tennant Creek High School for making this documentary possible.

Red Dust Reconciliation Week 2020: what does Reconciliation mean to you?

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The Indigenous Marathon Foundation team head out to the community of Yuendumu to host a colour fun run for the kids, with the support of ASICS, who donated a large number of shoes

This video was produced by The Thamarrurr Youth Indigenous Corporation which aims to improve the lives of the indigenous people of the Thamarrur region in the Northern Territory. These video were made as part of the Bright Education Program which aims to deliver new cultural experiences/challenges to school-aged kids from Wadeye.

Footprince returns for one more big gig after more than twenty years. Joined by Seaside Drifters and King of Hearts bringing their sweet sounds that are sure to make you move in honour of 2021 Survival Day.

Footprince returns for one more big gig after more than twenty years. Joined by Seaside Drifters and King of Hearts bringing their sweet sounds that are sure to make you move in honour of 2021 Survival Day.

The ICTV Community News is an Indigenous language news program produced by ICTV.

The Community News project is a news and current affairs program, delivered in Indigenous languages, on ICTV. The community news project aims to provide ICTV audiences access to national, regional and local information in language.

Each thirty-minute Community News program will be presented by a language-speaking news anchor from Central Australia. This in-studio news reader will present live news from the ICTV news studio, and ‘throw to’ pre-recorded news items created in communities by our contributors across Australia.

This project is being developed in partnership with The Koori Mail.

This project was supported by the Australian Government's Indigenous Languages and Arts program.

This project was supported by The Community Broadcasting Foundation.

For more information please contact ICTV at news@ictv.com.au or on (08) 8952 3118.

J O B O Y

In 1988 five species of native mammal were abundant on West Island. But the mammals disappeared after the cats arrived and none were caught in 5 trapping surveys from 2001-2010...

Then in 2011 the Sea Rangers started getting rid of of the cats.

How does fire affect desert country? This is a key question that Karajarri Rangers and Traditional Owners want to understand to help them best manage fire and biodiversity on their 2.4 million hectare Indigenous Protected Area which is south of Broome.

You're watching Our Way on ICTV

A couple of older goanna hunting videos:

Video 1 - My Cousin pulling a goanna out from an ant's nest.

Video 2 - Me and my Ranger crew pulling a goanna out from under a paper bark tree during a lunch break.

Our videos use royalty free music supplied by Epidemic Sounds.

The Why Warriors team discuss COVID-19. Yolŋu hear COVID-19 is coming to their communities but they’re not sure what it’s about. These videos share information as it’s updated about coronavirus, including its spread and control.

Yolŋu Matha is the language spoken by the Indigenous peoples of North East Arnhem Land, Australia.

The traditional worldview of Yolŋu means they want in-depth, science-based information in order to understand any new topic. What Yolŋu call the “dhuḏi-dhäwu” – the deep true story. This full series of videos attempts to answer some of their questions from a Yolŋu worldview using their linguistic construction of knowledge.

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