This page celebrates both Aboriginal traditional culture and current achievements in our modern art environments.
The Sweetness of the Fig by
About 20 women of Mornington Island, especially Elsie Roughsey, discuss what it is like to be part of a society in transition, where traditional ways are fored to accommodate to Western influences
Yuendumu Everyday by
Focusing on an isolated community in central Australia, it presents insights into the cultural underpinnings of indigenous daily life through evocative narratives revolving around five Warlpiri women. The seemingly contradictory realities of a distant hunter-gatherer past and current life in a first-world nation-state are addressed as this refreshing study answers questions about the specifics of camps, sleeping arrangements, public and private boundaries, and how indigenous people in praxis relate to each other. This analysis illuminates the personal, utilizing rich vignettes and narrative portraits to expand understandings of indigenous Australia.
The Kaurna People
The Aboriginal people of the Adelaide Plains
Welcome to country : a travel guide to Indigenous Australia
The Ngarringjeri People
Aboriginal people of the River Murray, Lakes and Coorong
Talkin' up to the White Woman by
As a Geonpul woman and an academic, she provides a unique cultural standpoint and a compelling analysis of the whiteness of Australian feminism and its effect on Indigenous women.Through an extensive range of articles by non-white scholars and activists, she demonstrates the ways whiteness dominates from a position of power and privilege as an invisible and unchallenged practice.
Living in the Margins by
Provides an innovative, integrated account of Australian social structure in the 1990s
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Born to Run: My Story by
Ever since I was little I only had one dream - to win a gold medal at the Olympics. When I was twenty-seven years old, my dream came true. I'll never forget that night at the Sydney 2000 Games - as I crossed the finish line, it was as if the whole of Australia was cheering for me. Sometimes I still wonder how it happened. When I was growing up, I felt no different to anyone else.
Cathy Freeman: a journey just begun by
Australian sprinter who excelled in the 400-metre dash and who in 2000 became the first Australian Aboriginal person to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
Clan by
2014 marks Bangarra Dance Theatre's twenty-fifth year. Clan honours this milestone and those people who have inspired Bangarra over the years. By having its feet in both worlds of old and modern, Bangarra creates contemporary theatrical experiences that are influenced by timeless stories and customs.
