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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.

Ōpōtiki subdivisions gain Māori street names honouring Whakatōhea

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, July 14, 2026

New Māori road names have been approved for three new subdivisions in Ōpōtiki that are providing 37 new homes for the town.

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ACNC releases Action Plan to support commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, June 23, 2026

collaborating with First Nations organisations and other regulators to reduce red tape ; creating a culturally safe workplace where Aboriginal and ... View article...

Who gets to decide what happens to assets held on behalf of all Māori?

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, June 26, 2026

Antony Royal helped build one of the country's largest Māori technology organisations. Now his successor must answer an increasingly difficult ... View article...

Towards vaccine equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0–5 years

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, July 03, 2026

This rapid review used a strengths-based approach to identify enablers and barriers to vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

Nursing students challenge schools to stand up for them — and cultural safety

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, July 07, 2026

... Māori in a culturally safe way. Sam Prouting said he was out of pocket by $410 per week while on placement at Palmerston North Hospital — far away ... View article...

A long storied history of Indigenous Peoples Day

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, June 23, 2026

“National Aboriginal Day”, a yearly celebration. 2001. The Northwest Territories become the first province or territory to make National Aboriginal ... View article...

CultureWise training module drives early gains in cultural confidence across aquatics ...

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, June 25, 2026

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples increasing by 23%. The free, self-paced training module developed by Belgravia Leisure in ... View article...

Qld government accused of removing Aboriginal people from health roles in 'Project Invisibility'

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, June 18, 2026

Queensland Health insiders say the government has failed to fill key Aboriginal leadership roles for the state's hospitals. Indigenous ... View article...

Pathfinders fundraiser nears $500000 goal to help Aboriginal children get birth certificates

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, June 23, 2026

A national fundraiser to secure birth certificates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is closing in on its $500000 goal, ... View article...

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AI-Powered Trial Aims to Transform Ear Disease Diagnosis for Aboriginal Children in Rural ...

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, July 10, 2026

A new clinical trial could help overcome one of the biggest barriers to treating ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in ... View article...

Smallpox Scabs That British Doctors Used to Inoculate Patients May Have Introduced the ...

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, July 10, 2026

Smallpox devastated Australia's Aboriginal communities in the late 18th century, not long after British colonists stepped foot on the continent. View article...

Maia tops list of New Zealand's favourite Māori baby names

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, July 10, 2026

Maia has overtaken Aroha as the most popular Māori name for baby girls in New Zealand, while Ariki has retained its place as the top choice for ... View article...

Aroha, Kauri and the quiet evolution of our naming habits

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, July 10, 2026

Te reo Māori names are holding their own. Google Trends search interest over the past year shows Aroha, Kauri, Nikau and Maia maintaining consistent ... View article...

'What deadly looks like' - Circular Head community celebrates NAIDOC Week at Trawmanna

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, July 10, 2026

Fifty Years of Deadly was celebrated by the Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation at the organisation's annual NAIDOC Community Day in Tasmania's ... View article...

South Canterbury prepares for bumper Matariki weekend

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, July 10, 2026

A range of events will take place across the region to mark the Māori New Year, tying in with the public holiday on Friday, but heavy rain and ... View article...

How to spot the Matariki star cluster in NZ this Māori New Year

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, July 10, 2026

Unlike the standard 12-month calendar, Matariki follows the maramataka - the Māori lunar calendar - and is celebrated on a Friday in either June or ... View article...

Funding boost helps Māori-led events thrive

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, July 09, 2026

More Māori -led events celebrating the stories, traditions and identity of Tauranga Moana and the Western Bay of Plenty are receiving support ... View article...

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