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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

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'He lived fully. He loved deeply': Tributes for journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, January 16, 2026

Award winning Māori journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau has died at the age of 49. A post on Facebook confirmed he died ...

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Aboriginal-led breastfeeding program shows promise in NSW pilot

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, December 26, 2025

A community-led breastfeeding program designed by Aboriginal women has completed its pilot phase in regional New South Wales , with researchers ... View article...

How to Honour Indigenous Cultures in Your School's Christmas Celebrations

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, December 23, 2025

You're celebrating on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land, but the celebrations rarely reflect that reality. Why Indigenous Representation ... View article...

TAC slams 'secret transfer' of Aboriginal youths to adult prison

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, December 26, 2025

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC) has condemned what they call a “secret transfer” of three Aboriginal youths from the Ashley Detention Centre ... View article...

Australian stars shine in 2025 Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa season

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Simmons shared the same sentiment and mentioned the Hoiho 's Māori cultural advisor, Matiu Workman . “It felt really natural for them to weave in a ... View article...

Buried fire, shared roots: A Maori and Papuan stone-cooking bond

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, December 26, 2025

One pit followed the careful steps of a Maori hangi , a centuries-old cooking method from New Zealand . The other drew on bubigi , or masak bakar batu , a ... View article...

Is very clear Tamihere is the true leader of Te Pāti Māori

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, December 23, 2025

This makes it very clear that despite not being an MP , John Tamihere is both the president and leader of Te Pati Maori . Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer ... View article...

Why swim safety matters this summer

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, December 26, 2025

Rising temperatures are drawing crowds to beaches across Aotearoa, and the call for water safety is stronger than ever as we enter our highest ... View article...

Supporting First Nations tourism in South Australia

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, December 23, 2025

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The funding will go towards five tourism projects at the Yitpi Yartapuultiku cultural precinct in ... View article...

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How Victoria's treaty with Aboriginal Australians could pave the way for the rest of the country

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Victoria has become the first jurisdiction to introduce treaty legislation to parliament , paving the way for a formal agreement between the ... View article...

Celebrating 10 years of impact and innovation

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, January 13, 2026

New scholarship to improve Aboriginal health in NSW prisons · WA inquest into death of 10-year-old First Nations ... View article...

How the return of Bardi Jawi artefacts set a new standard for repatriation

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, January 15, 2026

The paper examines the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies' ( AIATSIS ) Return of Cultural Heritage project, which ran ... View article...

How New Zealand's Justice System Produces Māori Over-Incarceration

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, January 13, 2026

In the 19th century, British settlers established detention centers to suppress Māori resistance and dismantle tikanga , the Indigenous law that saw ... View article...

New private credit fund backs Māori economy

Australian Eastern Time — Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Toroa wholesale fund promises Māori enterprises a different kind of lender and gives private capital investors direct access to the fast-growing Māori ... View article...

'I Am the River': How Indigenous Knowledge Reshaped New Zealand's Law

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The Whanganui River is officially a living being and legal person. Māori leaders explain how Indigenous knowledge and persistence made it happen. View article...

'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tāmaki Makaurau regional field advisor Dot Dalziell said up to a third of Māori landholding is locked, but the problem was particularly acute in the ... View article...

'How do the people break through?' – third of Māori land considered landlocked

Australian Eastern Time — Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Tāmaki Makaurau regional field adviser Dot Dalziell said up to a third of Māori landholding is locked, but the problem was particularly acute in the ... View article...

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