Posts


Search this blog:    Aboriginal  Māori




Bega funds to build multi-storey health facility secured

Kalgoorlie-Boulder's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice this week received a $3.5 million grant to help fund a new multi-storey social ... View article...

Buried treasure: the tale of Tasmania's hidden carvings

Tools of hard quartzite and basalt have also been found, perhaps the Aboriginal sculptors' chisels. Giants of Australian archaeology were once ... View article...

Aboriginal Ranger Program round two recipients announced

“The McGowan Labor Government's Aboriginal Ranger Program is creating opportunities for Aboriginal communities across Western Australia. View article...

Kids Stress Less conveys positive mental health messages to children

... Mental HealthCentral Australia, Mental Health Central Australia Child and ... Atwemme Drummers, Bluearth,Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, ... View article...

Martin Clunes reveals his Doc Martin character is a big hit in the Australian Outback

It is aired in New Zealand and Australia and has been adapted for ... But the realisation by the aboriginal community that Doc Martin was paying a visit ... View article...

Community radio's Amrap to boost First Nation music

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)'s Amrap initiative is set to raise the profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

I am cheeky, but no kid should be in jail. This is why I addressed the UN at just 12 years old

It shows what it feels like to be an Aboriginal kid in Australia and how we are treated every day. Many things happen to me in this film. View article...

Planning schemes to support ATSI knowledge, culture and tradition

Queensland's planning legislation is leading Australia in its recognition of the need to value, protect and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

Huakina exhibition opens new pathways for prisoners

In te reo Māori Huakina means “to open.” For prisoners in Aotearoa New Zealand, art is often a means of opening up new forms of expression – and ... View article...

Smaller prisons, better visiting hours mooted as part of 'whānau-facing' justice system to address ...

Smaller prisons, better visiting hours and more whānau involvement are some of the ideas researchers suggest to break the cycle of Māori ... View article...

New Zealand history will be compulsory in all schools by 2022

History lessons are expected to include the arrival of Māori, early colonisation, the Treaty of Waitangi, immigration to New Zealand, and the evolving ... View article...

My te reo journey: Whaea Kaa Williams

Whaea Kaa Williams is a lecturer in te reo Māori at Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa. She remembers a time when she ... View article...

Māori language has real-life applications

It's the time of year when debate ignites about whether te reo Māori should be taught in schools, or if it ... After all, I live, work and play in New Zealand. View article...

Key aspects in New Zealand history we should all know

It was once thought Māori first came to New Zealand in a great fleet of seven canoes. The modern understanding is that many canoes made the ... View article...

Air NZ trying to trademark Kia Ora logo 'offensive to many Māori'

An intellectual property rights expert says Air New Zealand applying to trademark its 'Kia Ora' logo is overreaching and "would be offensive to many ... View article...

Māori Language Week: How simple steps are exposing young minds to Te Reo

"We don't expect everyone to be fluent overnight but we want to be able to create an environment that supports New Zealanders to connect to the ... View article...

Kevin Hart, Person Who Has Never Come Out, Questions Importance Of Lil Nas X's Coming Out

Yes, the obvious rose-tinted goal is to reach a point where no one will ever feel the need to come out, but until we get to a point where LGBTI folk ... View article...

LGBTI Health Alliance calls for Census inclusion on World Suicide Prevention Day

The National LGBTI Health Alliance is calling for an LGBTI question in the 2021 Census to improve data collection around LGBTI health issues. View article...

Batu Kawan MP calls for more efforts to prevent suicide

... who are constantly facing and experiencing discrimination and prejudice, such as refugees and migrants, indigenous people, the LGBTI community ... View article...

Many LGBTI persons still experience discrimination, bullying and abuse that ...

Many LGBTI persons still experience discrimination, bullying and abuse that can lead to feelings of isolation and depression, or suicidal thoughts. View article...

Who are the real bigots?

“A survey by the National LGBTI Health Alliance showed that LGBTI people aged between 16 and 27 are five times as likely to attempt suicide than ... View article...

New tools improve quality of life for LGBTI seniors

“Discrimination against LGBTI people continues to exist in our society and in health and wellbeing settings despite increasing social acceptance and ... View article...

20th Sebastiane Awards

Like every year, San Sebastian will host the Ibero-American LGBTI Film Festival Meeting, with the participation of 16 festivals from eight countries. View article...

AME church fires 'homophobic' bishop

In court papers, Klaas alleged: “He (Kawimbe) does not believe that the LGBTI people should be accorded similar privileges in the AME or that, as an ... View article...

2019 report card on welfare of Australians released

In recent years there have been improvements in a range of areas of wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians,' Mr Indraharan ... View article...

Minecraft Education Edition is all set to inspire Kiwi students with Te ao Maori culture

In a similar attempt, Minecraft Education Edition's New Zealand team has released a new world for students, focussing on New Zealand's indigenous ... View article...

Labor labels Coalition's drug-testing plan 'demeaning'

Guardian Australia understands Labor will not support the Greens' move to ... Indigenous Australians, new migrants and people from different ethnic ... View article...

Indigenous boy to address UN on the age of criminal responsibility

He'll be imploring Australia to stop putting ten-year-olds in jail, which is currently legally possible in all states and territories, despite repeated official ... View article...

Losing te reo could threaten Kiwi 'humanity' and follow in Australia's footsteps

Te reo Māori fluency is declining among Kiwis, and if the language is lost forever, New Zealand could run the risk of losing its indigenous identity, ... View article...

Indigenous art knock-offs result in $2.3 million fine

The Federal Court has sent a strong message to businesses who mispresent the provenance of art and souvenirs as Australian Indigenous products, ... View article...

More indigenous move into ownership group

More indigenous Australians than ever are homeowners, fewer live in overcrowded accommodation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ... View article...

Indigenous group dispute blocking major highway duplication

A bitter dispute between indigenous groups over trees that stand to be bulldozed to make way for Victoria's Western Highway duplication is ... View article...

WatchMojo to create Māori Youtube channel

Te Māngai Pāho and Māori Telelevision have inked a deal with Canada-based video content producer, publisher, and syndicator WatchMojo.com for ... View article...

Wairarapa's Māori place names

During Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, the Wairarapa Times-Age is publishing a story a ... There are many places in Wairarapa that retain their Māori names. View article...

Māori sidelined in suicide response

The Government's suicide action plan is being described as extremely disappointing for Māori who had been pushing for a standalone Māori suicide ... View article...

Singing off the same song sheet for Māori Language Week

Singing off the same song sheet for Māori Language Week ... This year Vodafone New Zealand decided to step up its efforts creating an original ... View article...

West Auckland seniors embrace te reo

​As part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week — seniors from Metlifecare's Waitākere Gardens have taken up beginner te reo lessons ... View article...

Rob Ruha's big plans for te reo Māori Hollywood musical

The last job I quit was … as senior lecturer at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, head of discipline for the Bachelor of Māori Performing Arts degree ... View article...

Māori Council threatens to take Air NZ to court over 'hairbrained' request to trademark Kia Ora

The New Zealand Māori Council is threatening to take Air New Zealand to court and call for a Māori boycott of the airline over its bid to trademark "Kia ... View article...

Huakina exhibition opens new pathways for prisoners

In te reo Māori Huakina means “to open.” For prisoners in Aotearoa New Zealand, art is often a means of opening up new forms of expression – and ... View article...

More Than Half the British Public Support Primary School LGBTI-Inclusive Education

A majority of British people (60 per cent) believe it's right to teach primary school pupils about different kinds of families, including same-sex parenting. View article...

Australia discusses new legislation to protect religious bigots

... so Canberra is directly weakening protections for them, as well as for women, LGBTI people and anyone else who falls foul of traditional religious ... View article...

Accept-LGBTI Cyprus 'disappointed' by AG's decision on Morphou Bishop

The LGBTI community in Cyprus has voiced disappointment at the decision of attorney general Costas Clerides not to bring charges of hate speech ... View article...

'Homosoc' exhibition to show findings about LGBTI life in communist Bulgaria

An exhibition entitled “Homosoc” is to show the realities of life for LGBTI people in Bulgaria during the country's communist era. The exhibition will be ... View article...

Pastor alleges in court that he was axed for backing LGBTI rights

The Star reports that an international church of roughly three million members worldwide is embroiled in a contentious court war after a pastor was ... View article...

LGBTI in Turkey's prisons: A double punishment

Can companies be an ally in the fight for LGBTI equality? As Pride season kicks off, the economic benefit for countries and companies of LGBTI ... View article...

Senator Jacqui Lambie raises concerns over Religious Discrimination Bill

Tasmania's LGBTI community have praised Lambie for questioning the proposed bill and its override of Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act. View article...

'Often left in the dark': Plea on LGBTIQ suicide rates

The National LGBTI Health Alliance has said more must be done to address suicide rates in the Australian LGBTI community. Speaking on World ... View article...

Sutherland Library launches Aboriginal Australian collection of books

The chance to learn more about the nation's past will be given a literary boost as Sutherland Library launches it first official collection of Aboriginal ... View article...

Indigenous charities left in the dark over fees to use Aboriginal flag on clothing

Indigenous charities left in the dark over fees to use Aboriginal flag on ... seen by Guardian Australia, noted the design may be used by Aboriginal ... View article...

Shocking footage shows the moment an Aboriginal woman taken into custody for public ...

Shocking footage shows the moment an Aboriginal woman taken into .... A Victoria Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: 'As the matter is ... View article...

Ethics teacher in Australia stood down for saying Stolen Generations due to bad parents

A volunteer ethics teacher in Australia has been stood down from a Sydney primary school for telling students that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

New history of first contact tells two sides of our past

... perspectives of European explorers and the Indigenous Australians they encountered. The First Wave includes poetry by Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal ... View article...

Seeking ideas to grow heritage tourism in SA

“Heritage already underpins many South Australian visitor experiences – such as showcasing Aboriginal cultural heritage, exploring the ruins from our ... View article...

Celebrating the experimental

An exploration of his insatiable cravings for father figures and the imperial all-consuming hunger for Aboriginal Australia, Daddy probes one of the ... View article...

Other states line up for housing debt write-off

Western Australia, which has the second-largest housing debt to the ... its historic responsibility of funding remote Aboriginal communities and should ... View article...

Te reo Māori on the menu at Kiwi cafes and fast food chains

Te reo Māori is being embraced by a number of Kiwi-owned businesses and international franchises across New Zealand. Cafes are serving up ... View article...

SIA launches cultural capability and language programme

"I'm very happy to be launching SIA's programme for Te Reo Māori," says Dorothy Adams. " Kia kaha means let's be strong and can also mean let's be ... View article...

People embrace Te Wiki o te Reo Māori challenges

The Māori Language Commissioner says the early response to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori shows more New Zealanders are identifying with Māori as the ... View article...

Hāpai Te Hauora welcomes study findings

"Almost 500 Māori participated in this study, making up 40% of those who took ... The 1124 participants - adults from all over New Zealand who were ... View article...

No more blushing on the inside

Commander calls for te reo Maori to be compulsory in schools ... Among the keynote speakers was New Zealand Police Rotorua Area Commander ... View article...

Colourful Māori Language Week celebrations at Pleasant Point School

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week celebrations commenced in a sea of red, black and white at Pleasant Point Primary School on Monday ... View article...

Project looks at carbon farming for Māori landowners

Over the last three years researchers at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research have worked with Hikurangi Enterprises Ltd to scope Māori ... View article...

VUW announces Emerging Maori Writer's Residency

The Residency, supported by Creative New Zealand, runs for three months and includes a writing room, a mentor, and a stipend of $15,000. Projects ... View article...

Nominations open for Queensland LGBTIQ mental health award

The LGBTI category is open to individuals or organisations providing community mental health related services, programs, projects or initiatives. View article...

Calls For Australia To Include LGBTI Categories in 2021 Census

Australian health professionals are urging the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to collect data on sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex ... View article...

How do we protect ourselves from the culture wars?

Unfortunately all this reignited public debate about the rights of LGBTI people, under the guise of 'religious freedom' this also has the potential, and ... View article...

US Ambassador Eric Nelson Marches In Bosnia's First LGBT Pride Parade

I will take part in the Pride March to give support to all LGBTI community members and their families,” Nelson said, speaking in the local language. View article...

25 years of 'The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert'

... LGBTI community at the centre of Australia's national identity. A few years later Priscilla was featured in the closing ceremony of the 2000 Olympics, ... View article...

South African Pastor Fights Back After Being Fired For Supporting LGBTI Equality

Klaas, who also works for LGBTI organisation The Other Foundation, was charged with heresy and had his employment suspended in October 2018, ... View article...

Defending LGBTI rights

Join us for an inspiring event and in conversation with brave LGBTI activist and Women Human Rights Defender Vitalina Koval to hear about her work ... View article...

First-ever Pride March successfully held in Sarajevo

“This is an important step in the protection of the fundamental rights of all citizens in BiH, including of LGBTI persons, who have the right to live their ... View article...

'Fred believed this was a social justice movement': Hollows' plan to stop Indigenous blindness

The Fred Hollows Foundation has launched a $40 million plan to stop Indigenous Australians going blind at three times the rate of other Australians. View article...

Peak body representing Central Australian art centres fights back against fakes

If you're buying a souvenir with an indigenous design on it, how do you make sure that it's the real deal? Last year a federal parliamentary committee ... View article...

Australia's formidable Northern Territory has new flights, stylish tent stays and even an outdoor ...

Given Australia's vast Northern Territory promises the most soulful of ... the country's largest proportion of indigenous Australians and their rich culture. View article...

Australia's formidable Northern Territory has new flights, stylish tent stays and even an outdoor ...

Given Australia's vast Northern Territory promises the most soulful of ... the country's largest proportion of indigenous Australians and their rich culture. View article...

'Deranged and pathetic': the author who bailed up Lionel Shriver speaks out

"What I didn't want was her to come to Australia, to Aboriginal land, to use hate speech and not face any consequences. That is why I bailed her up in ... View article...

Primary school teacher sparks outrage after telling students the Stolen Generations were taken ...

... when the conversation turned to the mistreatment of Australia's indigenous ... Stolen Generations refers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who ... View article...

Vogue Australia's eating, drinking and arts guide to Darwin

Having recently celebrated the 13th year of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (which included From Country to Couture, a fashion show celebrating ... View article...

Record crowds flock to SA Museum

“There's a real appetite to experience the Australian Aboriginal collection nationally overseas, people want to learn and hear the stories behind… View article...

The fight to develop Māori land despite strong opposition

A Māori land trust is not giving up its fight to build a holiday park on ... Of the 1.4 million hectares of Māori freehold land in New Zealand, about 540,000 ... View article...

250 years on Maritime Museum unfurls new perspectives

Seven contemporary artists explore early Māori and European encounters ... An upcoming exhibition at the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te ... View article...

Minecraft: Education Edition gets a Maori-inspired world for New Zealand students

Minecraft: Education Edition has found plenty of use in classrooms, the latest allowing students to explore New Zealand's traditional Māori culture in ... View article...

'We'll strengthen it together'

Housing New Zealand has launched a kaupapa Māori language line in its Customer Service Centre as part of efforts to contribute to the continued ... View article...

“Horrendous” increase in New Zealand suicide rates

The Maori suicide rate now stands at 28.23 per 100,000 people, while the Pacific Island rate is at 11.49 per 100,000. Maori and Pacific peoples are ... View article...

Scarlett Johansson unveils 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Marriage Story' in Toronto

The New Zealand-born director, who is of Maori and Jewish descent, said the release of the film was timely in today's polarized political climate. View article...

Māori-led suicide prevention programme for men launched today to tackle 'Government inaction'

The initiatives include a new online resource to help people recognise if loved ones may need help, community-led "kōrero circles" and new health ... View article...

Jacinda Ardern hints teaching New Zealand's Land Wars could be compulsory

The Prime Minister kicked off Māori Language Week with a hint that teaching New Zealand's Land Wars could become compulsory in schools. View article...

Nominations open for Queensland LGBTIQ mental health award

The LGBTI category is open to individuals or organisations providing community mental health related services, programs, projects or initiatives. View article...

More Than 6000 Attend First-Ever Bermuda Pride Parade

Clarien Bank, which is based in Bermuda, ahead of Pride announced a $10,000 donation to OUTBermuda, a local LGBTI advocacy group. View article...

By the time there are xenophobic attacks, you're practically a refugee yourself

When we see human rights abuse against women, LGBTI persons, civilians and the like, when we see other governments fall to a corruption that ... View article...

Talking Point: If you want a state of kindness, stand against religious discrimination law

... humiliating and intimidating language against women, Aboriginal people, ethnic and religious minorities, people with disability and LGBTI people so ... View article...

Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe was a 'liberator turned oppressor'

Mugabe was also aggressively opposed to LGBTI rights, saying LGBTI people were “worse than dogs and pigs”. In efforts to escape persistent ... View article...

New Aged Care Resources To Support Safe And Inclusive Care For LGBTI People

Greater choice and better care to support and build safe and inclusive practices for LGBTI communities is now available through a series of learning ... View article...

Sarajevo Faces Tolerance Test With First Pride March

LGBTI people were denied two permits to publicly assemble in 2018. First, they were denied a permit by the Sarajevo authorities to observe the ... View article...

Domestic and family violence can happen to anyone

(Ben volunteers as a QPS LGBTI Liaison Officer. In addition to their regular duties, Liaison Officers provide support and assistance to LGBTI ... View article...

Indigenous charities left in the dark over fees to use Aboriginal flag on clothing

Indigenous charities left in the dark over fees to use Aboriginal flag on ... seen by Guardian Australia, noted the design may be used by Aboriginal ... View article...

Liberal Government expanding permanency options in South Australia

The State Government is aware of the views of the Aboriginal community about adoption of Aboriginal children and young people and accordingly, will ... View article...

White Australia has a Black History

The author writes: “Let me introduce you to William Cooper, a pioneer of the Aboriginal movement for basic human rights who shaped Australia's ... View article...

Lee University To Host Indigenous Film Festival This Fall

Lee University will host the Indigenous Film Festival Series beginning ... now lives in a remote Aboriginal community in the northern part of Australia. View article...