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ACT government apologises to Canberra's Ngambri people for failing to recognise them as traditional custodians

Ngambri community members took the ACT government to court last year over its Indigenous protocol, which listed only the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the land. The government today issued an apology for any "hurt or distress" caused, saying it would review the protocol.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2023

National Indigenous Art Triennial at National Gallery of Australia centres the ongoing process of ceremony in Aboriginal art

Thirty-eight artists from around the country have made new work for the National Indigenous Art Triennial, to enact and explore ceremony within and around the National Gallery of Australia.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

‘Fifty years of resistance’: Aboriginal Tent Embassy began with an umbrella and became a symbol of sovereignty

1972 was the first time many saw First Nations people confront the establishment. Now elders say it’s a legacy for future generations

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2022