Lauren Scott on protecting Central Desert culture
By Lauren ScottSouthern Arrente and Arabana person Lauren Scott highlights how climate change impacts intangible cultural property such as language.
Tag Archives: First Nations
NGALI GARIMA MALLA JUGUN (We Look After This Country) – A call for submissions
Through a new editorial partnership, Right Now and Groundswell are platforming stories that explore the intersection of climate change and human rights, pertaining to First Nations justice.
Phoebe McIlwraith on dancing with Country
By Phoebe McIlwraithAs the climate crisis intensifies, so too does the language we use about the impacts of harmful human behaviour on the environment.
Animals Make Us Human: Land and Cockatoos
Kirli Saunders in conversation with Sarah JacobAnimals Make us Human is a collection of writings reflecting on the 2019/20 bushfires. Kirli Saunders talks about her essay for the book on the glossy black cockatoo.
Landmark Exhibition Celebrates First Nations Fashion
By Gabrielle EbelingCurated by Kaantju woman Shonae Hobson, the Bendigo Art Gallery’s first-ever First Nations Curator, Piinpi, is a landmark exploration of the cultural importance of Indigenous seasonal knowledge, community connection and storytelling in a contemporary context.
Australians can no longer look away from BLM
By Lena Mountford and Keenan MundineAs the world learns of police brutality in the US, Australians are too ready to ignore the deaths of Bla(c)k people in their own country.
An Indigenous voice can unite Australians
By Shireen MorrisShireen Morris responds to the government’s rejection of the proposal for a national Indigenous representative body.