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Lois Peeler, an original Sapphire singer, named NAIDOC Female Elder of the Year

She was a model, a member of a girl group, and helped start Australia's only Aboriginal-led girls' boarding school. Now Lois Peeler has added another honour to her impressive career.

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Children get NAIDOC lesson from the art

Kids get lesson in Indigenous art and culture.

The Canberra Times

NAIDOC Awards: Ash Barty named Person of the Year for contribution to youth sport and education

Tennis star Ash Barty is named Person of the Year at the NAIDOC Awards. The awards recognise the contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make to improve the lives of people in their communities and beyond.

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Presenters Matty Mills Tyrone Pynor On What NAIDOC Week Its 2022 Theme Means To Them

PEDESTRIAN.TV spoke with First Nations creatives, Matty Mills and Tyrone Pynor, to learn what NAIDOC Week means to them and how they're celebrating this year and beyond.

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Eddie Mabo's grandson Kaleb continues legacy with work to restore Mer Island

Kaleb Mabo was always curious about the home his grandfather Eddie "Koiki" Mabo fought so hard to protect, but it was on a return visit three years ago that he was inspired to act.

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‘Be loud and proud’: Linda Burney calls for support for referendum on First Nations voice to parliament

Minister for Indigenous Australians addresses packed forum in Sydney while expressing support for referendumGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing

The Guardian - AU

Blak MPs give First Nations women hope we might be listened to

There is a big job ahead, but we have the solutions. Politicians just need to hand back the power to us

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No time for Uluru Statement 'argy-bargy'

Labor senator Patrick Dodson wants to quickly reach a consensus on the wording for the referendum on the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

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Eddie Mabo and Gerard Brennan overturned the terra nullius policy and changed Australia forever

As a young reporter, I saw a listing for a case at the High Court of Australia. Few Australians then knew the name Eddie Mabo but I sensed this case may change Australia, says Stan Grant in this extract from his 2022 Mabo Lecture.

ABC News

Thirty years after Mabo, First Nations people are on the verge of true self-determination. We hope not to be disappointed

Australia’s First People have the expertise to negotiate with government, and we will use it to deliver on the promise of native title

The Guardian - AU

It's 30 years since the Mabo decision was handed down, overturning terra nullius

Today marks 30 years since the Mabo decision was handed down in the High Court, overturning the concept of terra nullius, which claimed Australia was owned by no-one prior to white settlement.

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Eddie Mabo changed Australia. Thirty years on, what's his legacy?

As Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo sketched out his plans to shake the foundations of Australian law, he told his teenage daughter his prophecy: "One day, all of Australia will know my name." He was right.

ABC News

Thirty years on, the Uluru Statement from the Heart campaign can draw inspiration from Mabo

A notable early similarity of the Albanese and Keating Labor governments is a key focus on Australia’s First Nations peoples

The Guardian - AU

Linda Burney calls for Peter Dutton to show his 'different side' with support for Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney calls for Liberal leader Peter Dutton to support a referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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Linda Burney tells Peter Dutton to be ‘on the right side of history’ regarding voice to parliament

New minister for Indigenous Australians says after a decade of divisive political discourse ‘this is an opportunity for unity and for leadership’

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‘Ready to take on the challenge’: Linda Burney on the Uluru statement, treaty and building consensus

The first female Indigenous affairs minister is hitting the ground running, with a voice to parliament top of a long list of priorities

Newcastle Herald

Culture at centre of celebrations as city gears up for NAIDOC Week

Culture will be at the centre of celebrations as NAIDOC Week events prepare to kick-off across the region.

The Guardian - AU

Linda Burney says investigating Youpla funeral fund will be ‘top of my agenda’

Incoming Indigenous affairs minster says predicament of families affected by collapse of predatory funeral fund is ‘totally unacceptable’

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First Nations Artist Blak Douglas Won The Archibald For Portrait Of Another First Nations Artist

His painting "Moby Dickens" focuses on the Lismore floods.

The Conversation

'I can't think of a more timely painting': Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize

In 2020, the year Vincent Namatjira was awarded the Archibald for his double portrait with Adam Goodes, I was also impressed by the painting hanging next to it, Blak Douglas’ (aka Adam Hill) Writing in the Sand. It was both passionately political and visually very clever, incorporating the speech that…

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Archibald Prize won by Blak Douglas for portrait of artist Karla Dickens, the second time an Indigenous artist has won

It's fifth time lucky for Sydney-based Dhungatti artist Blak Douglas (aka Adam Hill), who has become the second Indigenous Australian to win the Archibald Prize.

The Guardian - AU

Archibald prize 2022: Blak Douglas wins $100,000 for portrait of Lismore artist Karla Dickens

The unanimous decision was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited from 14 May

The Conversation

Compelling even to his critics: Mission by Noel Pearson explores rights, land and justice

How does one tell the story of a life lived well in public service, and in service of your community?

ABC News

Indigenous academics warn Australian brands not to over-commercialise NAIDOC week

NAIDOC Week is a now a firm date in the corporate calendar, but Indigenous academics and artists warn that support for Indigenous Australians cannot be tokenistic.

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‘We look at it more holistically’: how to heal Country beyond Naidoc Week

Today marks the last day of Naidoc Week 2021, however the learning and discussions of the last seven days must continue beyond this momentDownload the free Guardian app; Get our morning email briefing

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