‘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 …

The film, commissioned by NITV, was produced by Wankangurru / Adnyamathanha woman Lavene McKenzie and was filmed over forty-one consecutive days while the editing took over five weeks. Ambitious in nature the fifteen minute short film traverses Lavene growing up on Umeewarra …

A black-and-white clip shows the dramatisation of a story told by the old people in Central Australia. Children are playing games – clapping, drawing in the dirt. A woman announces that some children are going to go with her to get some food. Other children are left behind with …

Kere Lyeke (Echidna Story)

Betty Conway shares her joyful memories of life on Country after it rains. Animation

Doris Thomas reflects on personal memories, exploring shifts between the past and present.

Animation - Grace Robinya remembers the old days – station life. Cowboys herded cattle whilst women tended to the domestic.

“Old Laddie taught me everything about the bush. I never got tired walking around with her in the bush”, so tells Trudy Inkamala in this beautiful little film about her grandmother Old Laddie

Russell Bryant is an emerging artist with Minyma Kutjara Arts in the remote Aboriginal community of Irrunytju in Western Australia. The art centre is well known for upcycling artwork from found objects.

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 …

Tjawina Roberts is one of the founding members of what was then called Irrunytju Arts and is now a senior artist with the Minyma Kutjara Arts Project. Her paintings draw on ancient tjukurpa as well as contemporary stories.

Minyma Kutjara Arts is located in Irrunytju (Wingellina) in Western Australia. Artists Norma Bryant and Eva Baker are Traditional Owners and custodians of the Minyma Kutjara story (The Two Women Story). This story has been handed down to them by their aunty, Mrs. Cooper. The …

Judy Yuka Trigger is a greatly respected senior woman in Mutitjulu Community and a highly regarded artist who paints the Seven Sisters Tjukurrpa (dreaming story) amongst other subjects, she is also an accomplished wood (punu) carver. As one of a group of traditional dancers from …

Reggie Uluru is a highly respected senior artist with Walkatjara Arts in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. As a well-known traditional owner of Uluru, Reggie took part in the official handback by the Australian Federal Government in 1985.

Three extraordinary and highly renowned artists painting from the Papunya Tula Artists studio in the remote Western Australian community of Kiwirrkura. Join Nanyuma Napangati, Mantua Nangala and Yukultji Napangati as they discuss their work, and their traditional country.

Matthew Tjapangati is an artist with Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, whose work is highly sought after. A Traditional Owner, he works and lives in Kintore, in the Northern Territory and is passionate about young people learning and holding culture.

George Tjungarrayi joined Papunya Tula Artists in April 1976. He is a senior Pintupi lawman. His fine line work using a minimalist palette (Lives of Papunya Tula by Vivien Johnson) is highly sought after. George Tjungarrayi lives in Kintore working out of the Papunya Tula studio …

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 …

Stories of Strength 2021

The Freedom Day songs are sung by Gurindji people who lived and worked at Wave Hill station before they began a protest against poor conditions in 1966. This video features Ronnie Wavehill and other Gurindji singers and is narrated by Violet Wadrill.