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Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It's time to relearn cultural burning

For 60,000 years, many First Nations peoples managed the land that sustained us. Fire, for us, was not destructive. It created new life. We believe bringing back cultural burning is an important step towards creating a more just and sustainable future.

The Conversation

Canada’s fires are getting fiercer – and rebuilding is becoming a challenge

As fires rage across the country, the experiences of those who lost everything in Lytton in 2021 raise larger questions about Canada’s ability to rebuild

The Guardian - US

Don’t panic? How the Indigenous voice to parliament is faring four months out

With some signs of poll fatigue, the yes campaign will have to work hard and hope an appeal to the heart is enough to get it over the line

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How we collaborated in creating The First Inventors to celebrate extraordinary Indigenous peoples' knowledges and technologies

First Nations cultures and languages are being revitalised around the country. More non-Indigenous Australians are becoming interested in what Indigenous knowledges can teach us today.

The Conversation

Scars from atomic weapons tests still being felt today

A delegation of Aboriginal people and veterans is visiting Canberra to call on the prime minister to sign the treaty to ban nuclear weapons.

AAP

Why are First Nations children still not coming home from out-of-home care?

Reducing the number of First Nations children in out-of-home care is a priority of the national Closing the Gap targets.

The Conversation

Voice, treaty, truth: compared to other settler nations, Australia is the exception, not the rule

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased people.

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‘Set up to fail’: boy, 12, attempted suicide after Queensland police demanded rearrest at bush camp

Exclusive: Twice in two years police intervention thwarted attempts to rehabilitate young serial offender

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide Thunderbirds celebrate decade as leaders of First Nations Round

The Adelaide Thunderbirds were the first team to host an Indigenous game at the national level in 2013. One of their foundation players from 16 years prior says more can be done to recognise the club's past First Nations talent, writes Brittany Carter.

ABC News

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

Quotes from prominent First Nations activists, writers, academics and politicians who have critiqued the notion of a Voice to Parliament have appeared in new No campaign social media ads. But some are not willing participants.

ABC News

AFL urged to become 'cultural leader' amid fallout from Hawthorn probe

Indigenous advocates have slammed the AFL's handling of the Hawthorn probe, and urged the league to become a "cultural leader" by addressing alleged mistreatment of First Nations players across the sporting code.

ABC News

AFL Players Association criticises league’s handling of Hawthorn racism allegations

Association’s CEO says ‘flawed’ process could prevent people from speaking out

The Guardian - AU

New study among First Nations Australians shows effective immune response after COVID-19 vaccines

The study offers immunological evidence that supports the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations among First Nations Australians, according to researchers.

ABC News

Brumbies First Nations program supporting young Indigenous athletes to pursue rugby careers

The Brumbies First Nations Pathway program aims to get more Indigenous athletes into the Super Rugby competition so rising footy stars can see rugby union as an option.

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Former Hawks staffer Jason Burt says he 'overstepped the mark' in incident with First Nations player, but has nothing to apologise for

Former Hawthorn welfare manager Jason Burt says he has 'nothing to say sorry for' after he was named in a club investigation into the treatment of First Nations players.

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As netball tries to move on from its past failures, it should do more during its First Nations Round than just pay lip service

Netball has a complicated relationship with First Nations culture, and although many would love to move on from the sport's past failures, it would be remiss to only tell one side of the story, writes Brittany Carter.

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Watch: First Nations call for a say, Ferocious Sydney fire, Paedophile priest in court

Watch: Two 13-year-old boys have handed themselves in to police following the massive inferno that tore through an abandoned heritage listed building in

The Conversation

What can we learn from the marriage equality vote about supporting First Nations people during the Voice debate?

In recent months in Australia, we have seen vigilante racism in Rockhampton, booing, abuse and vitriol directed at First Nations footy players, and the appalling treatment of First Nations children jailed in adult prisons.

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Netball joins sporting bodies' push for 'yes' vote

Ahead of Super Netball's First Nations round, Netball has joined the other major Australian sporting codes in backing the Indigenous voice to parliament.

Newcastle Herald

Embracing culture: First Nations students connect through art

"We've only got one culture and it's all ours."

The Guardian - AU

High stakes for Victorian treaty umpire as negotiations between First Nations and government loom

Treaty Authority will oversee disputes while being ‘completely respectful of the principles of self-determination’

ABC News

Australian Fashion Week celebrates designs by Next Gen winners

The award that helped launch labels including BEC + BRIDGE and sass & bide, shines the spotlight on the next generation at this year's Australian Fashion Week.

The Guardian - AU

How the Hawthorn racism inquiry became an interminable mess where everyone loses

With the narrative focused on the impact on Clarkson and Fagan, the stories of First Nations families appear all but erased

The Guardian - AU

One year in, Anthony Albanese is betting big on Australia’s better angels

The mantle of office has settled on a man who wants to enlarge Australia’s idea of itself, and is staking his prime ministership on it

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The Voice isn't apartheid or a veto over parliament – this misinformation is undermining democratic debate

Readers please be advised this article discusses racism.

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