Michael Anderson-Eckord runs cultural training programs and shares his cultural stories to inform others about Aboriginal language, land, culture and country. My name is… Michael Anderson aka Michael Eckford or my tribal name Ghillar, meaning bird who invented the comeback boomerang. I’m from… Euahlayi country which is near Lightning Ridge in Far Western NSW. Their […]
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and band front man Carl Stewart has been on a few journeys in his life. He’s been a soldier in the Australian Army, an Aboriginal Educational Assistant and Community Liaison Officer, and now he’s a fireman. But if there’s one thing that stayed with him through thick and thin, it’s been his […]
A culturally based juvenile justice program which focuses on the relationship between drugs and alcohol and offending has won the NSW Juvenile Justice’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) recognition award. ‘Dthina Yuwali’ which means tracking footprints in the Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay language, is NSW Juvenile Justice’s flagship program for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) […]
Having just won last year’s Young, Black and Deadly competition, Loren Ryan has no choice but to ‘fess up’ to the fact that she is one awesome young performer. Growing up in Australia’s country music capital -Tamworth, Loren was destined for a career in music. “Living in Tamworth and having a really, really musical family […]
Maybe it’s just me but I always like a happy ending which is, I guess, what makes reading historical fiction so difficult. We all know for example how the invasion of Australia ended – and it wasn’t happily ever after. Still I found myself caught up in hoping that maybe this book could somehow still […]
My name is… Torres Bradley Webb My position is… I’m a Movement Monitoring Officer working for the federal Department of Immigration and Citizenship. I aspire to be a good role model and leader for my people in the Torres Strait. I’m a part of the Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network. I’m also a part of […]
Indigenous hip hopper Briggs, has been rolling with some fine company of late, rubbing shoulders on tour with The Hilltop Hoods and none other than rap icon, Ice Cube. He’s also just released his first full length album, and joined us in the Deadly Sounds studio for a yarn. DS: We’ve been listening to Wrong […]
David Williams, the North Queensland Fury’s exciting young striker is heading south, for the time being at least, after signing a six month contract with Sydney FC. The talented 23 year-old joined the Fury from Danish club Brondby FC in 2008 and has enjoyed two stand-out seasons in Townsville, finishing the current A League season […]
The Vibe 3on3® is a fun, free event for Aboriginals and non-Indigenous Australians. There’ll be basketball, dancing, music, health and culture to entertain and challenge young people. The event encourages sportsmanship, teaches new skills and builds self-esteem, as well as promoting reconciliation at a grassroots level. Hosted by former Harlem Globetrotter Dwayne Cross and Aboriginal […]
The countdown has begun to Wyong’s National Indigenous Vibe 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge (Vibe 3on3®) and the event is shaping up to be a great success. A host of talented performers and sports stars will attend the Wyong Vibe 3on3® as role models to pass on valuable experience and encourage and inspire students. […]
Yalangbara: Art of the Djang’kawu is the name of a new exhibition which has just opened at the National Museum of Canberra and tells the remarkable story of the Marika family of Arnhem Land, three generations of artists, cultural diplomats and custodians of one of Australia’s most important spiritual sites “The story of the Djang’kawu […]
Bangarra Dance Theatre commences 2011 with three key events, comprising two vital fundraising performances and one of the biggest European tours the company has ever undertaken. Special performances of the awe-inspiring Spirit will take place at the Sydney Theatre on February 4 for indigenous communities affected bythe Queensland Floods and on February 5 in support […]
My Country… Newcastle My name is… Abie Wright My position is… musician/songwriter and performer in Street Warriors with my brother Wok. My mob is… I’m born and bred in Newcastle which is Awabakal country but my family links and my mobs are originally Gamilaroi, Anaiwan and Dungutti. I live in… Newcastle. The population here is… […]
Koori Radio 93.7FM proudly invites Sydney and Australia to celebrate the survival of Aboriginal cultures at the Yabun Festival in Victoria Park on 26 January 2011. Now in its ninth year, Yabun is Australia’s premiere one-day festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture presenting the best in music, dance, sport and so much more. […]
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development and Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today announced the Australian Government’s Learn. Earn. Legend! program will partner with the AFL in 2011. The funding will support the AFL Indigenous All Stars team participating in the AFLPA Indigenous Camp from January 29 to February 5 and will encourage young […]
If you like basketball, art, hip hop, rapping and break dancing, then you don’t want to miss Wyong’s National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® on Friday 18 February 2011. The Vibe 3on3® – an fun, free event for Aboriginals and non-Indigenous Australians – is returning to Wyong by popular […]
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