In 1923 a policeman, Constable McLeay and a police boy came to the Dampier Peninsula WA to arrest a Bardi man, John Boxer, who had been accused of stealing from white settlers. They took him in a dinghy across rough tidal waters to an island in search of the stolen property. The …
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 …
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.
Kaja-warnu-jangka ‘From the bush’ is a unique biographical tribute to two senior Warlpiri men, Jerry Patrick Jangala OAM and Henry Cook Jakamarra, who tell their own narratives of their remarkable lives over 85+ years. Dynamically bringing together previously unpublished …
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.
In this biofilm, Aunty Dot Peters discusses her connections to culture, her family, and the Australia she loves. With her son, Dr Andrew Peters, they throw a light on the truths behind being Indigenous Australians past, present and future, and talk about reconnecting with their …
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