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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!

Across Australia there are hundreds of different Aboriginal languages, some that are still spoken fluently across generations, and others that are endangered, and are in the process of being revived or preserved.

But what’s involved in keeping these ancient languages alive, and who are the people doing the work?

In 2016 there was a WA language conference held in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder. It was an event that brought together Aboriginal language speakers and experts from across WA and Australia, but it was also a place for people to come together and celebrate culture and share their vision for the future.

This video captures the language and the stories of some of those people who attended the annual gathering, and it was produced with help from First Languages Australia.

ABC Open Producer: Nathan Morris

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.

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.

A PY Media clip from the archives, originally made for Nganampa Health.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.

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

Pitjantjatjara people feel they have lost their culture and they have been overwhelmed by western culture.

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

ICTV Contributor Profiles Project: Trevor Ishiguchi

ICTV Contributor Profiles project features the work of outstanding Indigenous producers in remote Australia, celebrating their hard work and contribution to community television.

This episode stars Trevor Ishiguchi, a long time contributor to ICTV, and collaborator on many ICTV projects. Trevor is from Djarindjin Community, WA, and works as part of the PAKAM team.

This project is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Bardi Jawi Jawal Oral History

This short film looks at some of the common nouns in Goldfields Aboriginal languages. Enjoy and check out our YouTube channel for more new films each week!

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 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.

Kalumburu Mens Grandfinal 2022
Our Lady Feast Day Festival

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

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

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

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

One Girl becomes sad and starts to sniff petrol and her friends find her and help her feel better.

'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.

The Ltyentyies Footy Show returns in 2024, capturing all the highlights from the Round 01 clash between the Ltyentyies and Yuendumu Magpies! Plus, The Ltyentye Life segment brings us the highlights from the AFLNT Social Competition Women's Grand Final!

'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

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

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

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.

'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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

This video shows Violet Wadrill Nanaku, Biddy Wavehill Yamawurr Nangala and Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal Nangari collecting kamara (black soil yams).

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).

Iltja Ntjarra Artists are currently showing in NIRIN – the 22nd Sydney Biennale with their exhibition Homeless on my Homeland. Artists Selma Coulthard, Vanessa Inkamala, Clara Inkamala and Mervyn Rubuntja discuss this powerful exhibition. ltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre is based in Mparntwe Alice Springs and supports the “Hermannsburg School” style of watercolour artists who continue to paint in the tradition of their grandfather and relative, the famous great Australian Aboriginal Artist of the 20th Century Albert Namatjira.

Vikings v's Bulls
Extended highlights of the CARFL Grand Final 2016.

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/

PLEASE VIEW WITH DISCRETION.Many people have passed away
In the 1980’s and 90’s, using VHS cameras Anangu (people from the APY Lands) recorded their ceremonies on video so that they could educate the children of the future. In those days communities only had the ABC. In 1987 The Federal Government (in response to the launch of the Australian satellite Aussat) introduced the Broadcasting for Remote Aboriginal Communities Scheme (BRACS). Aboriginal and Torres Islander people were concerned about the impact of the satellite and requested resources that would allow them to broadcast culturally appropriate videos.

The concept was to give Aboriginal and Islander people, access to and control of their own media at a community level. Due to limited funding, basic domestic analog audio and video equipment was used. Each installation comprised a cabinet to house a cassette recorder, radio tuner, microphone, speakers, switch panel, two VHS VCRs, television set, video camera, two UHF television transmitters, FM transmitter, satellite dish and two decoders. When the program finished towards the end of 1991, Telstra had installed 80 BRACS units across Australia all operating using an analog signal. The cost of delivery was high as all 80 units paid annual fees and upgrades (funded).

ICTV Contributor Profiles Project: Heath Baxter - Attachment Story

ICTV Contributor Profiles project features the work of outstanding Indigenous producers in remote Australia, celebrating their hard work and contribution to community television.

This Episode stars Heath Baxter, a long time contributor to ICTV, and collaborator on many ICTV projects. Heath is from Darwin, NT, and works as a freelance video maker under the title Heath Baxter Productions.

This project is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Interview with Christobel Swan, talking about her land and family

This video shows Violet Wadrill Nanaku and Biddy Wavehill Yamawurr Nangala collecting and preparing kilipi (bush bananas).

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).

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.

Mother Rene and daughter Maureen are both passionate artists working at Minyma Kutjara Arts. Rene was one of the founding members of Irrunytju Artists. Her work draws on her extensive knowledge of Country and the important rock holes around her place of birth. A skilled bush woman Rene incorporates wood carving (punu), weaving with tjanpi (grass) and beadwork into a contemporary art practice.

Working in sculpture and on canvas, Maureen uses a strong, vibrant colour pallet to paint the landscapes of Pukurra, the Tali (sandhill) Country of her father and grandfather. Developing her own distinct painting style, Nelsons’ work is bold and colourful, depicting these significant landmarks.

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.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

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

This video shows Violet Wadrill Nanaku, Biddy Wavehill Yamawurr Nangala, Peggy Wavehill Mayawurr Nangala and Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal Nangari collecting bark and making kawurn (ashes) for flavouring tobacco.

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).

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

Captain Sanitiser: Going to town plan ahead.

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.

A short video in celebration of NAIDOC week, filmed in Indulkana community. Three elders speak about where they were born, where they’ve been and what’s important to them.
Full interviews are being played on 5NPY radio.

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.

'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'.

Wajarri country is inland from Geraldton, Western Australia, and extends as far south and west as Mullewa, north to Gascoyne Junction and east to Meekatharra.

Rosalie Jones works at Bundiyarra as a language consultant.

In this video Rosalie is cooking some Marlu Guga - Kangaroo meat and some Damba - Damper for her family while speaking some of the Wajarri language.

Produced by Rosalie Jones and Chris Lewis for the Mother Tongue Project.
ABC OPEN: Mother Tongue - Sharing Australia's First Languages.

Check out all the exciting performances from the 2023 Port Augusta NAIDOC Week Culture Day celebrations, which took place in Gladstone Square.

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

Part of a series of seven short films incorporating illustration and animation about some of the artists from Ampilatwatja. Developed by Lara Damiani. Produced by Caroline Hunter and Lara Damiani

The Artists of Ampilatwatja community was established in 1999 near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The work produced by the artists is recognisably distinct from other Aboriginal artistic communities, due to the application of fine dots and the often bright and child-like figurative depiction of the land.

Most of the artists paint Arreth, which translates to ‘strong bush medicine’, demonstrating a deep connection to country. A veritable source of life, the land has provided and sustained Alyawarr people for generations, as every plant and animal has a vital role to play within the ecological system. The paintings pay homage to the significance and use of traditional bush medicine, allowing an insight into their community. Yet underneath the iridescent surfaces, there is an underlying sense that there is more to these landscapes than meets the eye. In keeping with the religious laws, the artists reveal only a small amount of knowledge to the uninitiated. The esoteric information that is held sacred to these artists and their people is concealed from the public and layered underneath the common visual narrative, masked by the delicate layered dots of the painting. The many levels of interpretation permit artists to present their art to an often culturally untutored public without compromising its religious nature. Artists talk of two broad levels of interpretation, the “inside” stories which are restricted to those of the appropriate ritual standing, and the “outside” stories which are open to all.

The Artists of Ampilatwatja talking about their country and bush medicine plants.

More info: www.ampilatwatja.com

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.

Award winning Australian short film, Two Men, directed by Dominic Allen and shot in the Kimberly town of Fitzroy Crossing by Joel Betts, features a robust and dynamic cast of indigenous Australian non actors. With an original soundtrack by Melbourne artist Felix Riebl, Based on Kafka's short story, Two Men Running, Allen's short film has been screened internationally at film festivals including New York, Prague, London, Melbourne and Sydney and in 2009 was a Dendy Australian Short Film of the Year finalist.
The film was instrumental in supporting director Dominic Allen's Emerging Australian Filmmaker Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival and the 2009 Inside Film Rising Talent Award.
2009 MIFF Jury member Deb Verhoeven remarked "Two Men proves that the simplest scenario can provide the perfect premise for conveying the most profound insights. But (Allen's) key achievement is to understand that even the largest ideas are best told with brevity and the most serious with humour."
Two Men was made with the support of Yiriman, a community initiated and community driven project supported by the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre which aims to build stories, strength and resilience in the Kimberley's youth.

Intimate opening for Carbiene McDonald Tjangala's sold out solo exhibition 'Petermann Ranges' at RAFT Artspace in Alice Springs/Mparntwe.

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.

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).

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/

Why are people in Ali Curung so worried about their water supply? (English)

Mowanjum historical story.

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

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

A short animation explaining how important fire management is. It describes how fire management is about trying to burn like the old ways

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

Steak & Wedges in an Air Fryer ???

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

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.

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.

PLEASE VIEW WITH DISCRETION. Many people have passed away.
Video involved many Anangu across the APY Lands and PY Media, despite limited funds continued to produce content for ICTV (Indigenous Community Television) using earnings from commercial productions.

High Tide Music Video shot in Wathunga

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

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.

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.

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

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.

"Hold the Community" was written and recorded in Peppimenarti during Red Dust's Healthy Living Program in June 2016.

The song is about respecting yourself, your community and your country.

The whole community got on board to help with the song and video and help reinforce the message, with Gerry lending his talent again.

Couple of debut music and video stars as well. Big thanks to Martin and Tim from Peppi School.

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

First Languages Australia short with Judy Anne Edgar speaking Yawuru.

This video was created as part of the First Languages Australia project the Gambay language map which can be viewed here: https://gambay.com.au/

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

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Deborah Wurrkidj is a senior artist from the Kuninjku language group. In this film she explains the significance of kundayarr 'pandanus' as she harvests the leaves of this plant on her country at Mumeka.

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

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.

Produced as part of the Young Strong and Proud project.

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.

Part of a series of seven short films incorporating illustration and animation about some of the artists from Ampilatwatja. Developed by Lara Damiani. Produced by Caroline Hunter and Lara Damiani

The Artists of Ampilatwatja community was established in 1999 near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The work produced by the artists is recognisably distinct from other Aboriginal artistic communities, due to the application of fine dots and the often bright and child-like figurative depiction of the land.

Most of the artists paint Arreth, which translates to ‘strong bush medicine’, demonstrating a deep connection to country. A veritable source of life, the land has provided and sustained Alyawarr people for generations, as every plant and animal has a vital role to play within the ecological system. The paintings pay homage to the significance and use of traditional bush medicine, allowing an insight into their community. Yet underneath the iridescent surfaces, there is an underlying sense that there is more to these landscapes than meets the eye. In keeping with the religious laws, the artists reveal only a small amount of knowledge to the uninitiated. The esoteric information that is held sacred to these artists and their people is concealed from the public and layered underneath the common visual narrative, masked by the delicate layered dots of the painting. The many levels of interpretation permit artists to present their art to an often culturally untutored public without compromising its religious nature. Artists talk of two broad levels of interpretation, the “inside” stories which are restricted to those of the appropriate ritual standing, and the “outside” stories which are open to all.

The Artists of Ampilatwatja talking about their country and bush medicine plants.

More info: www.ampilatwatja.com

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

This episode the kids make Sweetcorn Fritters.

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

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.

On the Black Chair is a video and web-based project which captures ten stories from community members both elders and young people. Community members were invited to sit in a 'black chair' that had been allocated for storytelling, and share a story of their choice. The community embraced this concept and the chair travelled around Balgo and Mulan to people's houses, out bush and in the Culture Centre.

Pitjantjatjara verb language lessons translated in English by girls at Docker River

Music video clip of Wati Kutju, sung by Mervin Adamason, and shot in Ernabella (Pukutja).

Hard Rock live band "Silhouettes" put on a great show!

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/

Good Mornings Animations: Ngarigo

‘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

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.

Oral history.

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

STOMPEM GROUND 1998 - Pigram Brothers: Howling at the Moon

Classic Stompem Ground - Silhouettes: Lost in Time

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

CAFL Grand final 2015 between Titjikala Hawks and Laramba Eagles.

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

Today Johani and Emma goes crabbing before cooking up some chilli crab!

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.

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.

Blackstone Daylight Band
A musical force that originates from the vibrant Blackstone (Papulankutju) community nestled near the Western Australia border. Enchanting audiences with a harmonious blend of Ngaanyatjarra language and English lyrics, their music is a powerful expression of their deep connection to their land and heritage.

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.

Promotional movie about the work of the Finke River Mission in Central Australia

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

This is the first episode of Groote Eylandt's very own Cooking Show, Eningaba Aninga!

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.

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

“When old man, my father’s brother, did painting he brought all us children and grandchildren to the art centre teaching us to carry on. I used to watch my father painting Pukumani poles and during Kuluma ceremony he was painting his body by holding the mirror. Our fathers told all us girls: “Go down and cut sticks from mangroves to use in the ceremony”. The sticks were put in a circle around the middle circle and the men go out and collect the Kulama (bush yam). We all be there, all my family, when our fathers were doing Kuluma ceremony."

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.

CKFL Grand Final 2019 in Fitzroy Crossing

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

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.

Today we go hunting for kangaroo with Johnno, Janta and Stanley.

The Midwest Aboriginal Ranger Program is providing opportunities for Aboriginal people across the Mid West region to engage in Natural Resource Management (NRM) activities while delivering on-ground conservation with a strong cultural emphasis on Caring for Country.

It is a partnership between the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Western Mulga, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), Central Regional TAFE and Geraldton Streetwork Aboriginal Corporation (GSAC).

The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has been instrumental in establishing this Program through an Indigenous Advancement Strategy community-led grant worth $1.5 million. The Program is also supported by a dedicated Reference Group, which brings together Traditional Custodians from across the region to provide advice and guidance.

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

"Niminjarra" is a story owned by Warnman people of the Great Sandy Desert in WA.
Two young men transformed themselves into snakes to make their way home from law ceremony to their mother in the west. They were pursued by “Niminjarra” spirit beings all the way to Lake Dora.
The two snakes met their fate there, but their spirits entered the salt lake and remain in the water table under the surface. The “Niminjarra” were the ancestors of the Warnman people who live in the region today.

The Aurukun Indigenous Knowledge Centre received some great footage of a croc (Pikkuw in Wik language) attack on the weekend.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

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.

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.

Spear of Destiny' was written, recorded and shot in just four days in Townsville, QLD as part of the Song Nation 2013 storytelling tour of Australia.

Uncle Alfred Smallwood is an Indigenous elder and community leader in Townsville, QLD who is creating real change for young men in his community.

Uncle Alfred's Men's Group is a volunteer service for young men caught up in the justice system, and who are trying to re-engage with community, culture and country and break the cycle of sentencing.

There is a focus on cultural mentoring, on 'reclaiming your spear' and taking responsibility for yourself and your family. This song and music video was created over four days in October 2013, to help spread Uncle Alfred's important message.

We would like to pay our respect to the people of the Bindal & Wulgurukaba, traditional owners of the country upon which this song was made.

Special thanks to Uncle Alfred Smallwood and Aunty Gail Mabo, Jane Westlake, Joel Westlake, Toby Finlayson, and of course all the Warriors from Uncle Alfred's Men's Group.

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

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/

Urta Kernta pa Samantha by Khealin Kemarra

Pertame is a severely endangered Central Australian language. Pertame School is a community run program working to grow the next generation of Pertame speakers.

Copyright for the audio and images in this video belongs to the Pertame community.

School Holidayzzz - Family Fishing Trips

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lorraine Peeters shares her story

The art of making stone tools is the ancient technique used by these Warburton Community elders for generations; enabling them to hunt and prepare their food.

At the end of last year the Thumbs Up! Team travelled through the Barkly region and visited several remote communities recording local musicians, delivering music education, promoting the launch of the 'Good Tucker' app and raising awareness about Trachoma.

This video was recorded in the Community of Kulamindini (Elliot) and features an original song sung in the local language of Mudburra. "Yarnan-Bali" was written and performed by local musician (and newest Thumbs Up! Team member) Stuart Nuggett.

For more info: http://thumbsup.org.au

Recorded in Elliot NT during the Music 4 Life program

© 2018 UNCLE JIMMY THUMBS UP LTD

Bush Bands Bash 2021: Eastern Arrernte Band Full Set

'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.

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

2023 GRID PROMO: Spiritual 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.

Spiritual Way is Purple and begins each week on Sunday. It features church services and videos exploring religious themes.

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

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

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.

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.

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.

A GRADE
Ltyentye Apurte vs MacDonnell Districts (Country League)

2017 CAFL Country League Grand Final: Sunday, 24 September 2017

Captured by the 2017 ICTV Live Team at Traeger Park: Kiara Bailey, Jamie Balfour, Gina Campbell, Ben McIntyre, Andre Sawenko and Micah Williams.

Special thanks to AFL Northern Territory and Andre Sawenko.

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/

'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.

Bung Yarnda (Lake Tyers) has a rich history as being a fishing, feasting and camping place for Gunai clans in East Victoria. However in recent years residential development and pollution has been effecting the health of the Lake's water and ecosystem.

Gymming with Jerry: #1

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.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

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

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.

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

Ngaanyatjarra Sports association AFL Grand Final 2016: Warburton Tigers vs Irrunytju Warriors.

Filmed in Warburton by NG Media, directed by Len Fletcher, camera by Alan Nash, Mark Finlay, Jennifer Conolly and Rongomai Bailey.

Edited by Alan Nash.

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).

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

David Jones tells the story of Djómi (Mermaid Story) in the Ndjébbana language. Recorded in Maningrida, NT.

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.

Stompem Ground 1992 - Blast From The Past - Footprince - Is the Man Guilty

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

ICTV Community News April 2025 - Andrew G Backstage

Music clip for Gordon Marshall's song, "Muduwarra.'

Waltja travelled to Engawala and Mount Liebig in support of the Kapaliku Ngurra Yirrintinguru project. The aim of the project is to support the transfer of Arrernte and Pintubi-Luritja culture and language and engage younger women in the transmission of traditional cultural practices.

The project is funded by the Department of Communications and the Arts (Indigenous Languages and Arts Program). Mount Liebig had chosen to work on a large canvas for painting but later decided they wanted to do the dancing and singing instead.

They also wanted to visit the traditional sites of senior women and record the songs. Most songs circled around the “Willy Wagtail dreaming” – the mountain range in the background of the camp and sites around it.

Engawala senior women chose traditional dance and song to teach younger women during a camp. They collected and carved sticks for the dances, red and white ochre for painting the sticks and at night the women danced.

A lot of community members walked down to the creek to be part of it, talk about it and learn. It has been an amazing camp out with the women dancing and singing until late at night. Women from Engawala and Mount Liebig were very happy and proud about sharing their culture, song and dances during those camps.

This video is about the Engawala Women's Ceremony.

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.

Apma Sam pa ilentya Lee by Auriel Pengarta Swan

Pertame is a severely endangered Central Australian language. Pertame School is a community run program working to grow the next generation of Pertame speakers.

Copyright for the audio and images in this video belongs to the Pertame community.

ICTV Community News April 2025 - Stick Mob

A traditional inma in Mimili, South Australia, 1989

Grand Final from the 2015 Lightning Carnival

Marumpu Wangka! Kukatja Hand Talk

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

2017 Grand Final: Wanarn Crows vs Warakurna Roos.

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

Field Umpires:Rowan Scott & Mick Baker.
Goal Umpires: Craig Jackson & Leslie Giles.

2017 Grand Final Best Player Award: Kumana Robertson.

Mother Tongue series: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Let’s go hunting with the creative filmmakers and artists of the Milpa Collective. The movie is part of a project called Milpa which in Pitjantjatjara means drawing stories in the sand with wire.

Produced by the Milpa Collective a Spinifex Arts Project.

Cowboy Steak & Peppercorn Sauce - Delicious!

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

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.

Miyaka (bush peanut) grows in the Barkly region. This film shares knowledge and handsigns associated with this plant.

Live music Billard Boys band singing.

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

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.

Trying a salty plum with lemon ?

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.

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.

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.

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

'Hunters and Gatherer's' is about a family man educating and showing his family the traditional/modern way of hunting.

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.

"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.

Home and Community Care (HACC) workers are currently being trained in a number of Ngaanyatjarra communities. HACC workers provide a valuable service to a range of clients who have reduced capacity due to age or disability. Part of their role includes preparing meals for their various clients. As a group they have put together a collection of recipes and the film ‘Meals On Wheels’ presents the HACC workers providing instructions on how to make each meal. ‘Meals On Wheels’ highlights the HACC staff from Jameson, Blackstone and Warakurna, cooking a meal at each location. Each community features the preparation of a recipe that has been selected by HACC, interspersed and concluded with vision and narration depicting themselves and their role.
Sample breakdown of content:
Introduction of HACC workers – the training they are doing
and an Introduction to the work that they do, the services they provide, who they provide them to.
Meeting some of their clients,
depiction of their role – their kitchen and workspace.
Introduction of recipe is demonstrated – the meal, what it contains,
preparation of ingredients,
cooking the meal,
getting the meal ready to serve.
Depiction of meals being delivered and other support activities that are given to their clients.
Statements from clients about the service they receive and what that service means.

From the PAKAM archives: Warmun Eagles Vs Ord River Magpies - Filmed by Troy Albert.

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

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.

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Daryn McKenny shares how Indigenous languages connects him to country.

Language: Awabakal, Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay, Wiradjuri

This year… 2022… marks the start of the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages… which aims to build a global community for the preservation, revitalization and support of Indigenous languages. To start the conversation here First Languages Australia has asked Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language speakers what language means to them.

#language #indigenousaustralians #languageandme

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

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

Desert Pea Media is proud to present a new collaboration with the Dunghutti Community in Kempsey NSW.

This production was created in November 2022 - an outcome of a unique, collaborative creative process between Desert Pea Media artists, staff at Melville High School, local Dunghutti Elder - Uncle Bob Smith, community members, cultural leaders and an incredibly talented group of Melville High School Students.

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. Focusing on knowledge, education, 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.

The project was funded and co-produced by Melville High School.

The DPM team feel deeply honoured and grateful to learn, share and create with the Kempsey Community. These projects not only uplift and inspire audiences and community members, but everybody involved.

Special thanks to Sandy Jackson, Andrew Ryder, Uncle Bob Smith and Aunty Jackie Welsh from Melville High School for all of your hard work, trust and support to make this project possible.

Special thanks to all the Dunghutti People, and all of the mob in the region that participated, welcomed us and shared their time, their stories and their country for the creation of this production. We are humbled and grateful for your trust and friendship.

CREDITS

Toby Finlayson - Project Director/Film Director/Facilitator/Co-Writer/Co-Producer
Roy Weiland - Film Co-Director/Co-Facilitator/Co-Writer/DOP/Editor/Graphics
Josh Nicholas - Music Producer/Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator/ Audio Mixing
Scott Large - General Manager/Co-Producer/Photographer/Graphic Design
Sari Mann-Wills - Trainee/Co-Facilitator

STARRING

Uncle Bob Smith
Students from Melville High School

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.

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.

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.

Yothu Yindi perform their song "Treaty' live at the 2003 Darwin festival.

Mona Oscar explains how she would go with her mother to collect buch tucker and bush medicine in Bunuba Country.

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.

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

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Dodge City Boyz: full set

The Uti Kulintjaku Watiku (men’s) group of NPY Women’s Council formed in 2016, with a commitment to promote healing, prevent family violence, and develop community capacity and resilience.
Tjanimaku Tjukurpa | Tjanima’s Story grew out of a genuine care and concern for young people and a desire to pass on a positive message for malatja tjuta, their descendants.
It tells the story of a young boy growing up in a tough environment where it seems there is no one looking out for him. As the story develops, the young man gets support from his grandfather who looks after him with care and compassion.
The story of Tjanima is a story of hope, connection and healing.

Desert Pea Media is very proud to present a new collaboration with the community of Jabiru, NT. A mining and services town in the centre of dual-world heritage listed Kakadu National Park. The community of Jabiru is also considered 'the gateway to Arnhem Land'.

This production was created in September of 2020 - an outcome of a unique, collaborative creative process between Desert Pea Media, Red Lily Health (a local Indigenous-led Health Service) and an incredibly talented group of students at the Jabiru Area School, who represent several clan groups of Kakadu and Arnhem Land. Also involved were local community members, elders, artists, and community organisations.

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, health and positive choices.

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 Jabiru community. These projects not only uplift and inspire audiences and community members, but everybody involved.

'Mayali' is the Gundjeihmi/Kunwinjku word for 'cultural knowledge' and is used by several language groups in the region. The song was co-directed/written by and features Victor Rostron of Wildfire Munwurrk Band..

Hailing from the extremely remote Stone Country of Central Arnhem Land, Victor speaks and sings in the critically endangered aboriginal languages of Dalabon, Kune and Rembarrnga. A highly respected senior culture man, singer, songwriter, artist and prolific musician, Victor reaches across cultures and holds keys to knowledge that bridges the gap across ancient and contemporary Australia.

An insightful lyricist, passionate collaborator and truly astounding vocalist, he is a creative force and one of Australia’s most important voices. We are deeply honoured to call Victor a friend and collaborator, and his contribution, and his family's contribution were a huge part of the project outcomes.

The project was produced by DPM in-house Music Producer - Josh Nicholas. We thank you brother for your artistic vision and awesome work. Featuring guitar samples from local musician and guitarist from Black Rock Band - Graham Rostron.

Thanks to Patricia Miller and the staff at Red Lily Health. Also to Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation and Jabiru Area School.

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

CREDITS

Toby Finlayson - Project Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Co-Facilitator Victor Rostron - Co-Director/Co-Writer/ Performer/Cultural Advisor Robert Sherwood - DOP/Cinematographer/Editor/Grading/Graphics Natalie Carey - Production Coordinator/Co-Writer/ Co-Facilitator/Co-Producer/Photographer Josh Nicholas - Music Producer/Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator - David Nicholas - Audio Mixing Darren Ziesing - Audio Mastering Belle Arnold - Project Manager Renae Saxby - Social Media Manager Carlo Santone - Release Campaign Manager. Patricia Miller - Co-Producer/Community Project Coordinator

STARRING

VICTOR ROSTRON, GRAHAM ROSTRON, CYRUS ROSTRON, SIMIKA ROSTRON, TYSON TAMBLING, ASHANTI ROTUMAH, JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM, CATHERINE RALPH, ELIZABETH SOFELE, KIA GOWLER, PATRICK CUNNINGHAM, TEKIYSHA NARDJI, PATSY RAICLAR, VICKI WOOD, ABEL NABORIHBORLH, HELEN WOOD, ASHLYN MURRIMAL, LEO ROSTRON, JULIE BLAWGUR, NITA MIARGU, LINDA BIYALWANGA, SERINA BADWANNA, HENDRIKA CARLOW

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.

Men and women from Numbulwar, East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory perform dances, including the brolga dance, accompanied by singing and playing of the didgeridoo, at the Barunga Festival, 2018.

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

Blackstone Community presents :: Making Spinifex Resin

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

An informative video about a place in Broome and the stories connected to that place.

Live music Clip Beagle Bay Keep Culture festival 2013

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

First Languages Australia short with Gail Harradine speaking Wergaia.

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.

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).

This video shows Violet Wadrill Nanaku demonstrating how to make wirriji (hair string).

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).

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

Elders from Pormpuraaw tell the story of the White Ibis Sorcerer. As well as re-enacting part of the story, they go in search of one of the sites in this important songline.

Julurru Corroborree: Jalalay Festival 2017. Culture is the compass. 19th 21 September 2017

Takataka - Gurindji Sign Language

15 short videos with Gurindji people demonstrating signs for people, places, artefacts and actions.

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.

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.

WINTJALANGU SAINTS VS INDULKANA TIGERS
SAFNL APY League
Round 7 Highlights

Bush Bands Bash: Docker River Band Full Set

Try this for your next feed of Curry whether at home or camping ?
Ingredients:
- Keens Curry powder (very important)
- 500g diced chuck beef
- (1) whole brown onion (halved and sliced)
- (1) medium carrot (sliced)
- (2) small/medium potatoes (peeled & diced)
- frozen peas
- garlic paste
- ginger paste
- dried coriander leaves
- Garam Masala powder (about a teaspoon)
- Italian tin whole peeled tomatoes
- salt & coarse black pepper
- Ghee butter
- water
Rice:
- jasmine rice
- turmeric powder
- chicken stock powder
Method as per the video, be sure to measure with your heart ❤️
Enjoy! ?

This short film is about hunting for honeyanyts which are called nyamanka, in the Goldfields region of WA.

Titutjara Tjungu was filmed across the APY Lands and features the Pukatja Wati Group.

The song is written and performed by Indulkana’s Jeremy Whiskey and asks the question: who is looking out for our people struggling with mental health?

NPY Women’s Council (Tjungu team) produced the video as part of suite of resources funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform the "Kab Kar", a traditional dance from Mer (Murray Island) in the eastern Torres Strait Islands, at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. They wear the "dhari" headdress made with cockatoo feathers. This was the very first time these boys performed this complex traditional dance.

Bidyadanga Music Festival 2024

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.

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.

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.

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.

ICTV Community News April 2025 - Derek Lynch

ICTV Community News - 25 April 2025 - Arrernte Boxing

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

Fitzroy Express Rock out with this music video of "Samantha"

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

Wurli -- Wurlinjang Health Servicewas proud to partner with Rockhole community, NT and Indigenous Hip Hop Projects to make this deadly health promotional music video.

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

Fitzroy Xpress performing Home Sweet Home

Road Worx perform Magic Black Women

This video was developed to show how indigenous enterprises are helping to shape the wellbeing and mental health of people involved in these businesses.

Jack Charles shares his story

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

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.

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Stephen Pigram: Such Is Life

Filmed at various city and beach locations in Sydney, ‘Cool As Hell’ is directed by Gabriel Gasparinatos and features family members, brother Adam and father Josiah. This is the second time Josiah has guest appeared in a Baker Boy video clip. As the original Baker Boy, Danzal’s father guest appeared in his previous music clip ‘Marryuna feat. Yirrmal (“Dance”)’. The song was only last week nominated for APRA Song of the Year for 2018.

Lonely - Running Water Band.

Produced by Red Dust Role Models.

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.

Here it is you mob!!!

Desert Pea Media is very proud to present a collaboration with the Bwlgcolman community on Palm Island in Far North Queensland.

'Salty Plum' - starring the legendary Nashae Bulsey, was created as part of a larger multi-arts project spanning 14 days in July 2019. An outcome of a unique, collaborative creative process with Desert Pea Media artists, local young people, community members, Elders, and local services. This was made possible by an innovative and groundbreaking partnership with FNQ Primary Health Network.

The overall purpose of the project was to facilitate an important, inter-generational conversation about social and emotional well-being for Indigenous young people in 5 communities around FNQ (Kuranda, Bowen, Palm Island, Thursday Island & Lockhart River).

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.

Desert Pea Media has been working with the community and families of Palm Island for more than a decade, and the opportunity to reconnect and create new connections is invaluable to us. These inter-generational conversations around wellbeing, grief, trauma and hopefulness/aspiration are critical to healthy communities, and sadly uncommon.


The relationships the DPM team has built on Palm Island are friendships that are highly valued and respected. These projects not only uplift and inspire participants and community members, but are profoundly impactful experiences for our Creative Team, our core family and our corresponding audiences all over the world. It is a deep honor for us to learn, share and create with all of you amazing mob around this beautiful, sacred country.

'Salty Plum' was Co-Directed, Shot and Edited by incredible filmmaker and DPM brother - Mitch O'Hearn. We thank you brother for your artistic integrity, commitment and passionate work with our DPM family over the past few years.

Special thank you and congratulations to the Bulsey family, also to Frank and Lindsay at Palm Island PCYC, to Jeannie Samm and staff at PICC, and to Aunty Lizzie Doomadgee and Uncle Allen Palm Island.

Munumburra 1998: Kimberley Gold - Caught In Trap

Munumburra 1998: Yakanarra Band - Lets go to Fitzroy

No.1 Trackers, Alice Henwood and Christine Michaels trail and track a cat at Newhaven with Nyirrpi Highschool students.

Men and women from Elcho Island and Yirrkala, north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Top End of the Northern Territory perform fast dances, carrying woomera (spearthrowers), accompanied by singing, clapsticks and playing of the didgeridoo, at the Barunga Festival, 2018.

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.

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.

UTULU KUTJU

Young Torres Strait Islander women and men perform two dances from Boigu Island, just south of Papua New Guinea in the north-western Torres Strait Islands during a night performance to celebrate Mabo Day in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. The men use small sailing boats as dancing props and the dancers are sprayed with baby powder (!) as a sign of appreciation. Towards the end women seem to mock them when they are dancing, but this is also a sign of appreciation for the performance!

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.

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.

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

David Banjo shows us a 'video postcard' of life in Looma, his home community.

A families young son, Kevin, is diagnosed with autism.

This video was produced at the request of Djarrayang Wunungmurra from Wandawuy Homeland, which is situated on the Laynhapuy Homelands of East Arnhem Land in Northern Territory, Australia.
Djarrayang realised he had been scammed after money went missing from his bank account. He wants to tell his story to all Yolngu and aboriginal people everywhere, to stop others losing money to dishonest people.
Laynhapuy Homeland Aboriginal Money Management program is one of many Money Management programs operating in Remote Australia, and supported Djarrayang to tell his story.
Djarrayang talks in his native language of Yolngu Matha.
Djarriyang has requested that this video be shared everywhere.

Wurrkigandjarr performance of Wakwak 'Crow', part of the Mewal song line.

Desert Mulga Full Performance, taken from BBB 2015 Music NT event held in Alice Springs.

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

Gwen Schrieber from Yarrabah shares her story.

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.

In this episode of Stories From Country, Norma Giles tells the story of Patjarr, and Daisy Ward tells us the story of Mina Mina, Featherfoot country.

This series of videos was made in a collaboration between ICTV and Warakurna Artists.

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

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/

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.

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/

Mother Tongue series: Greetings in Dhurga

Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce a new collaboration with the Yaegl community in Maclean/Yamba, in the Lower Clarence Valley of the North Coast of NSW.

This production was created over 7 days in December 2019 - an outcome of of a unique, collaborative creative process with Desert Pea Media artists, local Original Nations young people, community members, Elders, High School staff and local services.

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 8 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 connections created during this project with the community and local young people are friendships that the DPM team highly value and respect. We as a team feel deeply honored to learn, share and create with the Yaegl community. These projects not only uplift and inspire audiences and community members, but everybody involved.

'Being, On Country' was directed and shot by filmmaker Mitch O'Hearn and edited by Roy Weiland. We thank you both for your artistic vision and awesome work.

Special thanks to Uncle Ron Heron and Shane Eamons, staff at Maclean High School and all of the Yaegl Elders and community members for having us on country, and making us feel so welcome.

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.

Munumburra 1998: Kimberley Gold - It Really Doesn't Matter At All

Good Mornings Animations: Wakka Wakka

Written, recorded and produced by the Utju community with Areyonga School.

Stompem Ground 1992 - Blast From The Past - Fitzroy Xpress - Raining on the Rocks

STOMPEM GROUND 2022 - King of Hearts

The lyrics are inspired by the lives of the Woolianna community, celebrating connection to Country, culture, and family. The kids poured their hearts into this project, expressing their identity as Woolianna kids through the power of language, dance, and music.

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

Yajilarra Festival 14th-15th July 2023

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.

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

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.

ICTV Community News April 2025 - ZK Boxing to Touch Footy

Traditional Inma (dance) performed in Mimili in 1995 (Part 2 of 3)

Benji and the Balas play at the Goolarri FREE FAMILY CONCERT

In a remote part of Western Australia lives an endangered species of rock wallaby. Although known to the local Martu people, this population of endangered species was one of the last known populations in the Western Desert. Constantly hunted by feral predators, particularly wild cats and foxes, the rock wallabies were in danger of disappearing altogether.

This documentary shows rangers at work establishing a new colony of rock wallabies to help secure their survival for the future.

First Languages Australia short with Diane McNaboe speaking North/West Wiradjuri.

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.

Short campfire horror drama about the Cake Monster.

Filmed as part of the Mimosa Studio Project in Woorabinda for Tropfest Junior 2013.
Written by Terry Sullivan and Jobe Adams
Filmed by Amber Adams
Directed by Jobe Adams

Womens Softball Game 2016 APY Thunder vs NG Desert Storm - Blackstone, WA, Australia.

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

Edited by Alan Nash.

Turlku Purtingkatja - 19th Remote Indigenous Media Festival - Irrunytju (Wingellina).

Captured by the NG Media outside broadcast team: Matthew Lewis, Marcia Mitchell, Jennifer Connelly, Jasmin Lawson, Cynthia Burke, Fiona, Alan Nash, Rongomai Bailey, Fiona, Rhan Khay, Sarah Wallingford, Kristyn Oxenbridge.

YABURARA MASSACRE IN THE PILBARA 150 YEARS ON Murujuga National Park lies within the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago and is home to one of the worlds most ancient rock engravings and is also the place where a massacre of the Yaburara people took place in 1868. Yaburara descendants organised the first remembrance day in 2013 and this year marks 150 years since this atrocity took place. Actor, Ernie Dingo was brought on board this year to highlight the history of the Flying Foam Massacre and the Remembrance day will be held on the 15th of April at the Burrup massacre site at 10am. The story has been passed down by ancestors of the survivors and transcripts of early pioneers who took part in murdering over one hundred men, women and children. Audrey Cosmos is the Project Officer from the Yaburara and Mardudhunera Aboriginal Corporation and would like people to research what happened and make their own mind up about how they feel and would like to see you there on the day.

NG Lands Football:

Bombers vs Warakurna Kangaroos

Highlights and Interviews

2018 AFL

Captured by the NG Media Outside Broadcast Crew

Takataka - Gurindji Sign Language

15 short videos with Gurindji people demonstrating signs for people, places, artefacts and actions.

Footage Captured during the 2018 Balgo Sports Festival.

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."

Wadawurrung country stretches from the mountains to the sea. It includes hills, rivers and grassy plains, creeks and coasts and includes modern towns such as Werribee, Geelong and Ballarat in Victoria.

Since colonisation, white fellas have tried to write down our Wadawurrung language, even though there are no equivalent sounds in English.

We had no written language so early settlers wrote down what they heard using their own language trying to reproduce the sounds.

In this series of short films we correct some of the language spelling of the places we all know and explain the meaning behind our stories.

Language needs a place to live, and this is a chance for us to tell our stories and our language.

Our language is sleeping, but will soon reawaken.

This video is set in Wurdi Youang, which means big hill in the middle of a plain. It is located about 60km south-west of Melbourne and is now known as the You Yangs. Here we explain the story behind how this impressive series of granite ridges, was formed and why it is part of an ancient song line.

Story: Bryon Powell
Producers: Tammy Gilson & Larissa Romensky
Animation: Stephanie Skinner
Actors: Rhyder Harrison

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.

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.

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

PY Media Live
Tune into PY Media to watch live community events including football, softball, concerts and more.

The biggest celebration of Indigenous music in Central Australia.

This year's lineup features Docker River Band, Mr J Whiskey Trio, Wildfire Manwurrk Band, Eastern Arrernte Band, DESERT 7 HIPHOP, Jonathan Doolan and the Areyonga Band, Karrku Reggae Band, Moonlight Reggae, plus Divas: Ray Ray, Kirra Voller and Desmo Lewis

It’s 1963 in the Australian outback and master tracker Billy Benn is being chased by the police for the murder of his wife’s lover. Can Benn escape and find solace in the outback or will the police led by fellow tracker Teddy Egan catch up to him?

Some twenty years later the police are in full force again running through the forest but this time they are not chasing a criminal, instead it is a race against time. A 6-year-old girl has been lost and stranded deep in the forest already for nine days and her survival, if possible, will depend on how quickly authorities can locate her. Once again the police will rely on the keen sense of a tracker for success. Where others see only a forest, Musgrave spots clues and signs as he reads the environment like a map.

Similarly the police have relied on the trackers’ mysterious abilities to break up a drug ring, rescue a stranded photographer in the desert, and find a young cowboy who disappeared during a stampede.

Trackers have been around for centuries and when the police realized that it would be interesting to put them to use in tracking escaped and missing persons, Australia was still a British penal colony. But in this age of GPS, 4×4 vehicles and helicopters, are we letting go of something more fundamental – an intuitive knowledge linking man to nature?

Featured in this film will be some of the last great trackers of the outback, including George Musgrave, Teddy Egan Jangala, Tommy George, and Mitjili Gibson. We will bring their most dramatic stories to life by recreating their gripping adventures deep in the unknown corners of the Australian Outback, traversing lush rainforests and wild rivers, magnificent gorges and deep water holes, dry savannahs, and red deserts in search of the soon-to-be lost Aboriginal art of the tracker.

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

James Range Band - Kungka

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.

Boys from Injinoo, a community in the north of Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances at the Laura Cultural Festival in 2003.

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV,

Yothu Yindi perform their song "Djatpa' live at the 2003 Darwin festival.

Mikailah came up with this movie when we went to do some filming up the hill behind Pukatja store. She was inspired by seeing all the car wrecks at sunset. She gave everyone their instructions and we were off and filming, hurrying before the sun went down. Dialogue was totally freeform, and spoken at a completely normal speed for these creative young kungka tjuta.

Fitzroy Express Live performance - CD LAUNCH "LITTLE BIT OF COUNTRY AND A LITTLE BIT OF ROCK & ROLL

Fitzroy Xpress live in Concert

An informative video about a place in Broome and the stories connected to that place.

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

Yamba and Jacinta talk to Tom at PY Media about Trachoma.

Interview of performers in the Yamba and Milpa Trachoma Elimination Roadshow in the APY Lands July 2014.

Julie McAllan Producer and Jacinta Price Performer both from Yangapi Productions. Fiona Lange Health Promotion IEH, University of Melbourne and Tom Holder Media Manager PY Media SA

First Languages Australia short with Verna Koolmatrie speaking Ngarrindjerri.

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

Highlight single from Bush Bands Bash 2016 from the performance by the Desert Divas.

Living with the legacy of British Nuclear testing.

In the 1950’s and 1960’s the Australian government authorised British Nuclear testing at Emu Field and Maralinga in Outback South Australia.
We journey with Antikirrinya Elder, Ingkama Bobby Brown to his homelands in outback South Australia where he explains the legacy of living with British Nuclear testing - how he witnessed the first tests on the Australian mainland at Emu Field (1953) and experienced the devastating affects of radioactive fallout on his family, people and country.
5min short from the award winning documentary King's Seal.

British Nuclear testing was a breach of the King's Letters Patent, the founding document that established the state of South Australia (1836), which granted Aboriginal people the legal right to occupy and enjoy their land for always.

Co-Producers / Co-Directors : Quenten Agius, Kim Mavromatis.
Associate Producer : Stephen Goldsmith
Co-Writers : Alexis West, Stephen Goldsmith, Quenten Agius, Kim Mavromatis.
Sound Mix : Scott Illingworth (Best FX).
NITV Commissioning Editor : Pauline Clague.
Produced by MAV Media.
Produced in Association with NITV (National Indigenous TV Australia).
Developed and Produced with the Assistance of the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC).
Principal Investor Screen Australia.
Copyright 2014.
Complete credit list : kingsseal.com.au

Nominated Best Short Film - 2016 Environmental Film Festival, Australia (Melbourne).
Winner Best Film - 2015 Footprints Eco Film Festival (Sydney).
Nominated Best Documentary, 2015 South Australian Screen Awards.

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

Broadwater National Park can be found in north Queensland just west of Ingham. Uncle Bill shares why the swimming hole is special for him, his family and his people and teaches us Warrgamay language along the way.

Eel - wagal

Freshwater turtle - bangguru

Jackass - gunggaga

Flying fox - Gugi

Possum- gadjarra

Film by Bridget Priman, Melinda Holden, Uncle Bill. Illustrations by Nathalie Fernbach. ABC Open producer: Michael Bromage

ABC Mother Tongue - Sharing Australia's First Languages.

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

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

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/

First Languages Australia short with Des Crump speaking about the Kamilaroi 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.

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.

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Dodge City Boyz: Cruising Back To Turkey Creek

Ltyentye Apurte TV - Santa Teresa Media - first Community Documentary

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

Wadawurrung country stretches from the mountains to the sea. It includes hills, rivers and grassy plains, creeks and coasts and includes modern towns such as Werribee, Geelong and Ballarat in Victoria.

Since colonisation, white fellas have tried to write down our Wadawurrung language, even though there are no equivalent sounds in English.

We had no written language so early settlers wrote down what they heard using their own language trying to reproduce the sounds.

In this series of short films we correct some of the language spelling of the places we all know and explain the meaning behind our stories.

Language needs a place to live, and this is a chance for us to tell our stories and our language.

Our language is sleeping, but will soon reawaken.

This video tells the story of Lal Lal, a very spiritual place for Wadawurrung people. This valley of waterfalls and creeks was our creators resting place before his journey into the heavens to live amongst the stars.

Story: Bryon Powell
Producers: Tammy Gilson & Larissa Romensky
Animation: Stephanie Skinner
Actor: Rhyder Harrison

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.

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

Senior Anindilyakwa Artist Edith Mamarika tells a story about weaving from the olden days with pandanus to the present with ghost nets.

This video is a co-production of Anindilyakwa Arts & ALC Media.

© 2020 Anindilyakwa Land Council

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.

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.

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.

Indulkana Sports Weekend: WINTJALANGU SAINTS VS INDULKANA TIGERS

Bush Bands Bash 2021

song is about Nyirripi Community Shannon Gallagher is performing in this Music video

Official music video clip for 'Camp Dog' by King Stingray

Sign Language Project from Tjuntjuntjara community in Western Australia.

Story by: Katy Brown, Suzina Goodwin and Noeli Rictor

STOMPEM GROUND 1998 - Fitzroy Xpress: Rodeo Road

STOMPEM GROUND 1998 - Little Piggies: Dreaming in Broome

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.

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

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.

Desert Pea Media are very proud to present the release of the debut single from ‘The Hill’. A collective of Indigenous young people, community members and Elders in Broken Hill, NSW.

Back in June 2023, the DPM Creative Team spent a week working with the Broken Hill Community, in partnership with Making Tracks - Far West NSW, an organisation focused on inspiring and empowering disengaged youth in Broken Hill & Far West NSW.

‘Butterfly’ is an emotive, melodic trap banger that articulates a very brave and inspiring conversation about the hard realities of growing up and living in Far West NSW. The song explores the impact of trauma and grief on the nervous system, and points towards positive pathways of connection to country and cultural identity.

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

Collaboratively written and produced by Desert Pea Media (featuring music by Sydney-based artist PEVCE.

Funded by the Department of Regional NSW.

Special thanks to the Wilyakali People of the Broken Hill region.

LYRICS

Kicking back with the fam an we keeping it real keeping it real keeping it real,
Sunset and we keeping it chill keeping it chill,
Moonlight over silver city - city lights an the nights feel still
Trying to fix this broken hill, broken hill

Welcome to 2880 where them drugs get sold like gravy,
Ain’t nothing been going on lately,
This towns been slowly fading,
Its thrills that everybody chasing,
Fight or flight we escaping
Trauma got my heart beat racing
I don’t feel like waking

My people fall through the cracks. Bored. Lack of support. In need of a talk.
Needing a walk. Fighting these thoughts. Going off track. Fighting a war in my head.
Under attack. Not enough said. Is it the lead. I feel it inside. It’s cold again.
I can’t hide from these butterflies. No matter how hard I try.

HOOK

Butterfly I don’t know where ima go but I’m gone try,
Butterfly butterfly deep inside
I let it go I let them fly, Butterfly
I’m feeling low I’m feeling high
Butterfly

We do this for our elders
They kept us safe an sheltered
They taught us how to be selfless,
So we do this for you
We do this for them

CO-WRITERS/PERFORMERS

Tyshon Riley, Eric Forbes, William Riley, Maliq King, Bogan Quayle, Jasmine Bates, Kruse Ebsworth, Lorraine Dutton, Jannali Doncaster, Toby Finlayson, Daniel Glossop & Desert Pea Media

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Toby Finlayson - Co-Director/Camera 2/Facilitator/Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Project Co-Director
Samuel Vines - DOP/Editor/Effects/Co-Director
Jannali Doncaster - Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator/Co-Director
Daniel Glossop - Music Producer/Sound Engineer/Co-Writer/Co-Facilitator
Lorraine Dutton - Co-Facilitator/Co-Writer
Scott Large - General Manager/Co-Producer/Co-Facilitator/Photographer/Graphic Design
Nick Andrews - Colour Grading
Nathaniel Sherwood - Audio Mixing/Mastering

After a song by women beating snake-skin drums, boys from Djarragun College, a school for indigenous students near Cairns, Far North Queensland, perform the traditional "Kab Kar" dances from Murray Island in the Torres Strait depicting daily life in the islands: Peba weli (a song about a bird) and Marrka Ipi (Tag tag), spirit dance. They dance in pairs, wearing the feather "dhari" headdress.

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".

Bidyadanga Music Festival 2024

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.

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.

Students from Saibai Island, in the far north of the Torres Strait Island, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances during the Laura Aboriginal Festival in Laura, southern CapeYork. These dances are performed with just drumming as accompaniment.

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

The weekly sneak peek of new videos on ICTV,

Traditional Inma performed in Mimili in 1995 (Part 1)

From the EVTV archives, this is an Inma showing lots of different dances by the Pitjantjatjara people.

Mervyn, Monty and Isaac talk about the Gooniyandi culture to the young and pass own their knowledge to the new generations.

A Catch and Cook Mud Crab Video.

An informative video about a place in Broome and the stories connected to that place.

Live recording of 'A Little Bit of Country, A Little Bit of Rock N Roll' by Fitzroy Xpress at the Nguyuru Waaringarrem Music Festival Halls Creek 2012

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.

A Traditional elder gives a tour on the Chuulangun Homelands (Cape York) looking for native plants, speaking in both English and language, he talks about Wyku (Belly ache tree).

Peter Brandy performing at the Nguyuru Waaringarrem Music Festival Halls Creek 2013.

This movie is about the bush medicines the kids learnt about that grow in their country. They learnt what they were good for and how to say them in language.

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

Content Warning as there is guaranteed deceased content.

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Senior Men's Football Blackstone 2016 APY Thunder vs NG Desert Eagles.

Filmed by NG Media in Blackstone 2016, directed by Len Fletcher, with Alan Nash, Mark Finlay, Trevor Sharpe, and Rongomai Bailey on camer.a

Lennie Goya-Airra from the Babbarra Women's Centre sharing a story about her work sewing skirts and other items from locally printed fabrics.

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

The Ganalanga Mindibirrina Indigenous Protected Area was declared on 29 June 2015. This achievement was celebrated at Wallace Creek.
The traditional owners of the Waanyi/Garawa Aboriginal Land Trust (ALT) (also known as the Nicholson Block) are the Waanyi and Garawa peoples. The land trust is approximately 60 km from the coast in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria and abuts the Northern Territory/Queensland border, and is approximately 12,000 sq km in area.

This video shows us collecting ngarlu (sugar bag) and the best places to find it. It features Violet Wadrill Nanaku, Biddy Wavehill Yamawurr Nangala and Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal Nangari.

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).

Video clip of the song Holy Highway by Harry Barriya from Soft Sands Band.

Looma Lady Eagles grand final highlights from the the first official Women's West Kimberley Football League grand final.

First Languages Australia short with Grant Thompson speaking about the Ngandi 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

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

Gordon Barney Artist interview at Warmun Art 2019.

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Mainriver - Yiyili

Wingellina Softball trip to Alice Springs

Pirltawardli's Tarnda talks some Kaurna with Tom Readett, Education Officer for 'Tarnanthi' at the SA Art Gallery.

Summer is the first track from a forthcoming EP titled Homelands by Aboriginal led punk-rock band Chasing Ghosts. Frontman Jimmy Kyle is a proud Koori man, a descendent of the Thungutti mob from the mid-north coast of NSW. He speaks and writes with a potent mind. Every track on the forthcoming EP is about real people and real situations, all of them born from intense real-life stories. Wanting to do justice to the topics while bringing everyone on the journey and simultaneously still speaking the truth was a pressure that weighted heavy. “I was scared to write these songs, because a lot of the topics are challenging,” says Jimmy Kyle. “But that’s how I knew I was onto something. It made me feel nervous.”



“Summer” is one hell of an amped track with a beat that drives so strong it has the legs to keep rockin’ all Summer long. Produced by Jimmy Kyle and Lincoln Le Fevre (Luca Brasi, Wil Wagner, Lucy Wilson), accompanied with
an equally charged and culturally strong clip by award winning filmmaker Ben McFadyen and cover art by Wiradjuri, Ngiyampaa woman and Instagram design influencer @coffinbirth this power posse is one you need to be across.

“Summer “finds Jimmy Kyle singing in both English and, for the first time ever, in his native tongue as he explores the horrors of the 1856 Towel Creek massacre. The singer-guitarist delivers the song through the eyes of a grieving Aboriginal Elder, of the story of "Baaba" (Babaang) Jack Scott as a baby; the lone survivor of the Towel Creek tragedy. Incredibly, through a schoolyard incident when he was younger Kyle learned of a close family link to that Elder.

“The song explores white nationalism, colonisation, assimilation and ultimately reconciliation,” offers Kyle. “It asks the question of white Australia to come and reconcile the true history of the country and invites non-Indigenous Australians to see themselves as an extension of Aboriginal people.”

With a strong passion for Aboriginal languages Jimmy Kyle is committed to his culture and his community and has a long history working with First Nations Youth, Elders and community. Further, Jimmy’s cultural awareness training workshops and seminars are in high demand due to the cultural depth his brings to this space. He works with entities such as the Victoria Police, DHHS and other government agencies to help them better understand First Nations cultures and histories. “Only having a little knowledge is dangerous,” he says.


CHASING GHOSTS : are Jimmy Kyle (founder/frontman and chief song-writer ), Josh Burgan (guitar/vocals), Aaron Schultz (guitar/vocals), Jake Dargaville (drums), Chris O’Neill (keys/vocals) and Rohan Welsh (bass).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Blekbala Mujik (Kriol for "Blackfellow Music") was a very successful band of Aboriginal musicians, with founding member and leader Peter Miller. Hailing from Barunga, an Aboriginal community just south of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia, they combined pop, rock and reggae with traditional Aboriginal chant and dance, using clapsticks and didjeridu together with western instruments. "Nitmiluk" is the area nearby, traditional lands of the Jawoyn people and also the name of the National Park around Katherine Gorge. The song finishes with traditional dancing; at their concert at the Barunga Festival, 11 June 1995.

Marika’s short smart phone film speaks to her journey as an artist and the relationships and experiences that has defined her path. Full Circle also features her mother.

Full Circle is part of UMEE STORIES: WE ALL HAVE YARNS presented by Umeewarra Aboriginal Media.

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.

Men and women celebrate in Numbulwar, eastern Arnhem Land, 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.

Beautiful Yuendumu: Collaborative Murals Illuminate Community Spirit (Warlpiri)

DPM REMIX PROJECT - 'Meet the Artists' EPISODE 2

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jessica writes from heart-consciousness connections, creating collaborative soundscapes through personal renditions of pop and R’n’B. A part of the Desert Divas program for many years, featuring on Desert Divas Vol 1, Jessica returns to BBB to share CAAMA Radio release ‘Feeling This’, and new unreleased music.

ICTV Community News April 2025 - Gamba Grass Invasive Species

This is an old video from 1987 of traditional Inma Dance & a dance Festival at Amata.

Terry Marshall & Robert Lee go to Fitzroy river with their families to fish for Cherabin (Giant Freshwater Prawn). They show people how to catch an cook the Cherabin. Robert Lee also brought a Bush Turkey with him, which they also cook and have a lovely feast with their families.

In this episode of doggie days, the star Doggie gets lost and has to perform tricks to find his real owners.

A traditional dance festival held in Ernabella, filmed in 1987, back in the early days of PY Media. This one-hour video was condensed from 15 hours of footage, and only contains excerpts of each inma.

Jimmy Little Foundation funded video clip of Ardyaloon kids singing about good tucker

Animated music video clip for Gurrumul Yunupingu's song 'Bapa'.

Hip hop video of Kuprilya Races from a young persons perspective. Poetry became a hip hop audio track became a music video - easy!

Karntimarta Wanderers - 'Midnight'

This music video was filmed on the Desert Feet Tour just out of Warralong community.

We used a combination of green screened shots and live footage of driving sped up to create the high energy shots. We also changed day into night for the midnight sections despite the entire clip being filmed during the afternoon.

Music recorded by the Karntimarta Wanderers

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.

'For My People' was written, recorded and shot in just four days with young people from Collarenebri, NSW as part of the Song Nation 2013 storytelling tour of Australia.

The Colli Crew are a group of "diminutive, yet razor-sharp rappers" from Collarenebri - a small town in northwest NSW situated on the banks of the Barwon River.

The crew has developed as part of an ongoing Desert Pea Media mentoring program in Collarenebri since 2010, in partnership with Collarenebri Central School. - 'For My People' is the 7th track from The Colli Crew in four years, and the first independent Colli Crew production.

This song was created over four days in August 2013, and features Michael Graham aka MC Boomali (Gamilaraay word for 'strike with power'), who has been a standout participant in Colli Crew projects throughout most of his teenage years.

Over the years, MC Boomali has developed from a participant to an artist in his own right - something we are all very proud of. Having just turned 18 - this young man knows about hardship and struggle, yet continues to make good life choices and be a strong role model for his community.

MC Boomali says "It's about standing strong and not giving up - representing who you are and where you're from - believing in yourself and knowing yourself. Respect my old people till my last breath. WORD!"

'For My People' is an affirmation of the power of self-expression. A story about a young man who has found a voice in music, has found pride and strength in his cultural identity, and uses that power to educate, empower and inspire his people. We'll be seeing a lot more of this young Gamilaraay warrior in the future. Believe that.

Special thanks to John McGregor, Roslyn McGregor, Adrian King, Peter Baum, Janet Mason and all of the Collarenebri elders that have supported the programs from the beginning.

We pay our respects to the Gamilaraay people - traditional owners of the country upon which this story was told.

*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that photographs/videos may contain images of deceased persons, which may cause sadness or distress.

This DVD talks to people living and working in remote communities about their experiences with dogs. It is intended as a guide to living safely with dogs.
Includes;
The importance of dogs
Identifying dog behaviour
Safety tips and stories
What to do if a dog attacks
Case studies of community workers

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

In this soulful Hip Hop remake of an Australian classic Mau Power uses the first verse to pay homage to the Torres Strait Islands while the second verse is an ode to Australia, the great Island Home.

Shot on location in The Torres Strait Islands, the video was directed by Rush & Executive Produced by Mike Justice for Meridian Nights & One Blood Hidden Image PTY LTD.

Mau Power would like to thank Neil Murray, The Warmupi Band & Christine Anu for allowing him to continue this songline. Island Home’ contains vocal elements from My Island Home performed by Christine Anu. Used courtesy of Warner Music Australia PTY LTD under license.

The Desert Man official film from Alice Springs acoustic duo Apakatjah

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

First Languages Australia short with Phyllis WIlliams speaking in Ngarrindjerri.

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.

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.

The Tjawa Tjawa Songline follows a group of women in search of husbands.

The women travel from Roebourne in the Pilbara through to Kiwikurra in the Great Sandy Desert far to the south of Balgo, where they split up, some heading east and some north. When they near Lake Mackay they join a camp of Ngarti women and are brought kangaroo by an old man. They eat some of the meat, including the hook of a spear still buried in the flesh. This makes them feel very strange. They realise that this old man could not have speared the kangaroo himself and that there must be young men somewhere nearby. They look around everywhere right up until the evening. Then they see a young man with his headband lit up by the last rays of the setting sun and they cry with joy. They smash a path through the hill and make love with the men and sleep.

Two senior law men, outraged at the violation of their ceremony ground, spread a fire in which both the men and women are consumed and die, but with special magic the women return to life again and travel underground to Tjawa Tjawa and on via Walkali and Makura to Manga Manga where they are forced underground to return to their home country.

Songline custodian Mark Moora was born at Kiyarr in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. He grew up in Old Balgo (Wirrimanu Community) where he attended the Pallottine Mission School for five years. Mark wanted to record the Tjawa Tjawa songline in order to reconnect his people to their country and hold this story strong for future generations.

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.

First Languages Australia short with Leonora Adidi talking about children speaking language.

Nevaeh and Kunjal wrote their first ever song about the importance of family.

Supported by the Mimosa Studio Project

I am Aborigine by Yabu Band

Live recording from Beagle Bay Keep Culture Festival by PAKAM

Pintal Pintal: In the middle of the night Babiduwarrida was sleeping, he was dreaming a song (Maru). This song was travelling to him, coming from a spiritual place called Yatangal. Closer and closer the song was coming, the song from the dreaming came closer for Babiduwarrida as he was sleeping when he dreamt that dreaming song.

A culturally appropriate video talking about swallowing difficulties and showing strategies to manage this.

The project was developed by Alice Springs Hospital Speech Pathology with collaboration from Alice Springs Hospital Aboriginal Liaison Officers, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and the NPY Women’s Council and was funded through the Aboriginal Health Innovation Sponsorship Fund as a culturally appropriate health education tool to address dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).

The black queen of the Kimberley, Mary G, in her very own TV show with music and special guests.

Part 1 guests include:

Greame Campbell,
Magali McDuffie,
Reno James,
Mervyn Mulardy, Robert Dann.


Produced by KPAC, Mary G and lots of sweat tears and money from our pockets!

Camera and Mix by PAKAM, Neil Turner, Clint Dixon, Adam Dann, Magali McDuffie

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/

This video was created by Jason Reid in the italk training program at Alice Springs Correctional Centre.

This story was produced by trainees in the italk studios media production program, October to December 2017:

Jason Reid
Brendan Woods
Darren Buzzacott
Clifford O'Brien
Nicdaniel Inverway
Paul Nelson
Lazarus Dixon
Alison hopping
Doreen Nolan
Ammalise Presley


Facilitation and additional production/ editing / illustration by Pirate

A partnership between Department of Correctional Services and italk studios.

For more stories visit italkstudios.com.au

Kathleen Wallace tells the story of Arlewarrere (Whirly Brothers) in the Arrernte language.

Baker Boy drops his fourth track in a year and this time it comes with a political punch swathed in positivity. Black Magic is as political as they come yet the prince of positivity delivers it in his deadly uplifting style. Featuring his main man and song-writing collaborator Dallas Woods on guest vocals Black Magic hitd your frequency Freaky Friday the 13th.

Musically speaking Black Magic takes a sharp left from Baker Boy’s usual MO. Hard hitting guitar in the chorus and raw lyrics throughout the track holler out his proud heritage.

Baker Boy wesbite: https://www.bakerboyofficial.com/

Directed, shot and edited by: BraydenFunFilms
Filmed on location in Mornington Peninsula and Melbourne, VIC

NG Lands Softball: Puwa Lingkirrtur

Highlights and Interviews

2018 AFL

Captured by the NG Media Outside Broadcast Crew

NG Lands Football:

Warburton Tigers vs Patjarr Bombers

Post Game Interview

2018 AFL

Captured by the NG Media Outside Broadcast Crew

Takataka - Gurindji Sign Language

15 short videos with Gurindji people demonstrating signs for people, places, artefacts and actions.

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

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Dodge City Boyz cover of Rolling Stones song

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Dodge City Boyz cover of Scrap Metal song Make it Work

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.

Kapi Song - Running Water Band (Walungurru Kintore).

Produced by Red Dust Role Models.

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

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

Recorded at Saltwater Music Festival 2018, Broome, WA.

'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.

Wangal people know Sydney as the place of eel Dreaming and before it was known as the Parramatta River, the waterway was called Burramattagal. From trees that protected Aboriginal children from snakes to the first contact with Europeans, join Uncle Jimmy Smith in a tour of Sydney's significant parks and waterways.

The 'This Place' project invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it.

'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.

When you think about the names of towns and landmarks in the area where you live, how many of them have Aboriginal names? And what do you know about the meaning of those names?

According to author and historian Bruce Pascoe, 60-70% of Australian place names are Aboriginal, and embedded in those names is an intimate knowledge of the land and its history.

Pascoe is a Bunurong, Punniler panner and Yuin man who lives on the southern end of Yuin country, near Mallacoota.

He is one of the people behind ABC’s This Place project, capturing the meaning behind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander place names around Australia. He talks about the inspiration for the project, the cultural significance of the land he lives on, and the meaning behind the name Mallacoota, and the rich system of rivers where he lives.

'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.

High above the ground stands Leanganook or Mount Alexander which means ‘his teeth’. We learn of the cultural significance of this place from Dja Dja Wurrung man Trent Nelson who shows us where the young men’s ceremonies were held with the nearby Taungurung people and of ‘Bunjil’, the Wedge-tailed Eagle and creator spirit.

Our Bedtime Stories 2, Episode 19: Artwarle atye arerlewe (Kurdaitcha Story)

Story by Hilda 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.

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.

Take a virtual trip north of the Daintree to Wujal Wujal country, at the mouth of the Bloomfield River, to see the deadly Dalkan Band perform their songs on Country.

Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Cultural Centre Festival.

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.

Bush Bands Bash 2021: Jonathan Doolan & The Areyonga Band Full Set

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

Munumburra 1998: Archie Roach - Charcoal Lane

Munumburra 1998: Young Guns - Out The Door

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.

The Warlpiri people have been in the central Australian desert for roughly 22,000 years and still retain much of their culture and practices. Mamu Kurtaji is a contemporary adaptation of a traditional Warlpiri monster story. The Kurtaji man punishes those who break cultural law. He can sing himself invisible and walks on emu feathers so he cannot be heard and leaves no tracks. It is said that if you see the Kurtaji, it is too late.

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform the "Kab Kar", a traditional dance from Mer (Murray Island) in the eastern Torres Strait Islands, at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. They wear the "dhari" headdress made with cockatoo feathers. This was the very first time these boys performed this complex traditional dance.

Walking Through The Smoke (Music Video)

Written By - Halls Creek District High School, Dallas Woods, Julian Jovanovski & Dion Brownfield
Produced by - JUJO
Filmed by - Johnny Yayo

Lyrics
If you don’t want to do it, then just say no
Woooo ohhhh ohh ohh Yeah Yeah
Listen to your gut, go with the flow
Woooo ohhhh ohh ohh Yeah Yeah

Walking through the Smoke Yeah yeah

Yeah Yeah
Walking through the Smoke Yeah yeah
Yeah Yeah


Here’s a song for my friends and my Jij
Hanging out fishing under Mary River Bridge
Chilling it down at lil’ Rockhole
Yarning up against drugs and alcohol
Don’t poison your body or make yourself choke
cleanse your spirit walk through the smoke
Our ol’ people strong they never smoked bong
teaching us mob, to all get along
We are the Kija, Jaru tribe
We need our mob to survive
Make the right choice, focus on yourself
Reach out for help, for good mental health
Instead of having wild thoughts and making a fuss
Get some help, find someone you trust
HCQ when push comes to shove
We all about respect, peace and love


If you don’t want to do it, then just say no
Listen to your gut, go with the flow

If you don’t want to do it, then just say no
Listen to your gut, go with the flow


If I say NO then it means NO
Gotta keep our mental & our body strong
Poisoning our body that’s a NO NO
Healing our spirit walk through the smoke
If I say NO then it means NO

Gotta keep our mental & our body strong
Poisoning our body that’s a NO NO
Healing our spirit walk through the smoke
Walking through the smoke yeah yeah
Woohooooooo
Walking through the smoke yeah yeah
Woohooooooo
Walking through the smoke yeah yeah


Young mob, better listen up
You gotta get your health and education up
Stop thinking that you aint enough (you enough)
Nothing but love for my cousin and my bruz
Not messing with the grog and the drugs
Not being silly and running and muck
Tryna be the best version of me
be free, you ‘ free if you’re running from the cops
culture that’s my sweet escape
language thats my happy place
if you feeling down gotta go for a walk and talk
open up if you’re feeling safe
we sick and tired of arguments
peer pressure that’s a part of it
they fighting stealing cars again
but we all know how that all ends


If you don’t want to do it, then just say no
Listen to your gut, go with the flow
If you don’t want to do it, then just say no
Listen to your gut, go with the flow


If I say NO then it means NO
Gotta keep our mental & our body strong
Poisoning our body that’s a NO NO
Healing our spirit walk through the smoke
If I say NO then it means NO
Gotta keep our mental & our body strong
Poisoning our body that’s a NO NO

Healing our spirit walk through the smoke

Walking through the smoke yeah yeah

Wooo

Yeah Yeah
Wooooaaahh

Walking through the smoke yeah yeah

Stompem Ground 1992 - Blast From The Past - Fitzroy Xpress - Sun Shining Day

Stompem Ground 1992 - Blast From The Past -
Kevin Gunn - Walja Jidan Jidan.mov

Quick video of how I made a nice chocolate chip damper!

Ingredients:
- self raising flour
- 3 eggs
- raw sugar
- sea salt
- milk
- chocolate chips

Method:
It's really easy mate aye, deadset all you have to do is decide how much flour to use for how big of a damper you want to make like I did in the video and mix everything together. I roughly estimated the ingredients and it turned out perfect, just do the same, follow what did if you like and have a crack. That's all there is to it =)

Enjoy!

STOMPEM GROUND 2022 - King of Hearts

STOMPEM GROUND 2022 - King of Hearts

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.

Mowanjum Arts and Cultural Centre invites you to experience the unique art and culture of the Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal people at this special one-night celebration. The 2022 Mowanjum Festival acknowledges the vibrant cultures of Aboriginal people across Australia.

Come Together was written, recorded and produced in Nauiyu community with Red Dust in April 2023. The incredibly talented students from Saint Francis Xavier College and community members from Nauiyu worked with renowned producer Nathan Fejo, the amazing MrMonk, local legends Joe Matheson and Dylan Mingunn and videographer Leigh from Maitree to create this music video that tells the story of diversity, resilience and inclusion that is the community of Nauiyu. Made in partnership with the Mirriam Rose Foundation and Saint Francis Xavier School. Big shout to Shotgun, Plugger, Matty and the might Daly River Buffaloes.

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.

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

The University of Newcastle, in partnership with Awabakal Ltd and The City of Newcastle, is proud to host Ngarrama at King Edward Park on 25 January 2023.

This is a free, family-friendly public event to engage the community in meaningful reconciliation through truth-telling and historical acceptance.

Men and women celebrate in Numbulwar, eastern Arnhem Land, honouring a graduate from Batchelor College, an indigenous college south of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. They escort her into the place where she receives her certificate from the director and celebrate the achievement of the college degree in traditional Aboriginal fashion.

CARU - Central Australian Rugby Union hosted the grand final for the season 2015-2016 and the Devils took on the Eagles.

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

The Ltyentyies Footy Show - Episode 02 showcases all the highlights from the thrilling game in Ti Tree between the Ltyentyies and the Harts Range Swans! Plus, The Ltyentye Life segment showcases the fun that was had at the MCG of the Desert in Ltyentye Apurte during AFLNT AusKick and Social Competitions!

Merne Mwerre is a celebration of keeping tyerrtye (body) and utnenge (spirit) strong by eating good food and connecting to Apmere (Country).

Merne Mwerre, translating to ‘Good Food’ in English, was filmed in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) at Olive Pink Botanical Gardens with a number of incredibly talented First Nations local community members including Edmond Doolan, Jarrel Williams, Monisha Martin Turner and Carol Turner. The music video portrays two First Nations children learning the power that comes from merne mwerre and how bush tucker can be found on Country.

Merne Mwerre was written and sung by first-time songwriter Edmond Doolan, an Arrernte man from Anapipe (Sandy Bore) north of Alice Springs and Arrernte leader for Children’s Ground's Men’s and Youth team. The song is sung in both Eastern/Central Arrernte and English. 

Merne Mwerre is taken from the Arrernte language children’s album Ampe-mape Alyelheme (Kid’s Sing (https://open.spotify.com/artist/7H4Ki..., released in 2023. Ampe-mape Alyelheme (Kid’s Sing) was an undertaking by Children’s Ground to remedy the lack of children's music available in Arrernte language. Active since 2021, the Children’s Ground music project has been supported by contributions from founding member of The Cat Empire Harry Angus, Tinpan Orange’s Emily Lubitz and artists, families and educators local to Central Australia.

The music video was produced in collaboration with, and support from, Lemon Tree Media and Productions, Bill Raby Diabetes Fellowship, Australian Government Indigenous Language and Arts Program and ABC Kids.

Health and Wellbeing is one of the five key service platforms delivered by Children’s Ground in First Nations communities. This includes health promotion and prevention, nutrition, environmental health and support to access clinical health services, social and emotional wellbeing and traditional healing. The Health and Wellbeing platform aims to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children, their families, and the broader community. This includes recognising, respecting, and privileging local cultural knowledge systems and practices, and the agency of First Nations people. Visit https://childrensground.org.au/ for more information.

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

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

A short story about dealing with mental health and identity issues.

Children from Djarragun College perform dances from Murray Island in the Eastern Torres Strait Islands, accompanied by singing and drumming during a Schools Festival in Cairns, Queensland, Australia: The boys march on stage and perform "Sama iye rofe le" (a song from the Pacific); then the girls come on stage and do their dance; the boys join them and they perform a dance accompanied by traditional chanting and the "Silent Dance" accompanied by just drumming.

Children of the Bwgcolman Aboriginal Dance Group from Palm Island, near Townsville, perform at the Laura Dance and Cultural Festival, Cape York, Far North Queensland, Australia, in 2001.

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.

Boys and men from Injinoo, a community at the top of Cape York peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia, perform Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dances at the Laura Dance and Cultural Festival in 2001.

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.

ICTV Community News - 21st March 2025 (Pitjantjatjara)

Music video by Shane White for the song "Yarrungkanyi" by Shaun Martin.

Rudy Mouda's Life Story.

Music clip for the band Unheardof and their song "We're No Strangers.'

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

This video is a great lesson in Pitjantjatjara language translating words for eyes. mouth, nose, hair etc into English language

Frank Cox an Elder and Drover of Louisa Downs tells his story of the country he knows as his own.

Dancers talk Modern Dancing

Uunguu Rangers at Munurruu and Gamber Mirri

Laurel Angus tells a story from her two grandfathers, with animation. The weather was stormy and the people who lived on the foreshore were starving, because they couldn't go to sea to hunt...
Made in the animation workshop at the 14th Remote Indigenous Media Festival in Djarindjin, WA.