Indigenous Community news

For Country, For Nation exhibition brings Indigenous perspectives to Anzac Day recognition  The Adelaide ReviewA touring exhibition from the Australian War Memorial (AWM), For Country, For Nation recognises Indigenous Australians who have served in the military as well ...

The English-only movement needs to stop  The Daily PrincetonianIn many ways, this imposes a modern racist standard upon immigrants, much like the one imposed upon indigenous groups in the past. This standard suggests ...

Alec Baldwin is passionate about preserving the planet  WRAL.comActor Alec Baldwin said Tuesday that his passion about preserving the planet for future generations was sparked by meeting indigenous people who are ...

Indigenous World War I soldier Ernest Licey recognised 63 years after his death  ABC NewsBecause he was Indigenous, Ernest Licey, from the New South Wales South Coast, was not considered an Australian citizen when World War I erupted in ...

Mark Olive to headline at A Taste of Kakadu  SBSThe festival is here to teach us how to embrace traditional Indigenous cooking techniques today.

Mental health-boosting video game Sparx aims to help Indigenous youth  The Globe and MailThe video game is designed to teach cognitive behavioural strategies to help youth manage mild to moderate depression and anxiety.

Local indigenous streetwear brand releases 'Black Anzac' design  About RegionalIn the lead up to Anzac Day, an indigenous streetwear business which started out in Queanbeyan/Canberra has released a 'Black Anzac' design to honour the ...

Public asked to give feedback on proposed protection measures for southern resident orcas  Sooke News MirrorThe federal government is looking for feedback on its proposed protection measures to address key threats to southern resident orca whales at public ...

Indigenous leaders at UN meeting push for decade dedicated to language revitalization  CBC NewsIndigenous leaders are calling for the UN's year of Indigenous languages to be expanded to a decade in speeches at a gathering in New York this week of the ...

Aboriginal soldier Percy Pepper was allocated a swamp to farm after World War I  Daily MailAboriginal soldier Percy Pepper came home wounded from World War I hoping to raise his family by farming a small block of land, just as thousands of returned ...

Taxi driver bitten in attempted robbery  620 CKRM.comRegina Police are looking for two people related to an attempted taxi robbery. On Saturday the driver picked u...

Idai causes spike in malaria cases  The HeraldCases of malaria have gone up by about 25 percent this year compared to the same period last year in Manicaland province contributing about 43 percent to the ...

Do Australians Have a Case of ‘Jacinda Envy’?  The New York TimesTwo similar countries, two very different attitudes toward women in leadership.

Inuit organization accuses Nunavut's education system of 'cultural genocide'  Radio Canada International (en)An Inuit organization in charge of overseeing the implementation of the Nunavut Agreement that created Canada's newest Arctic territory 20 years ago told a ...

UBC's Kim McGrail is leading an $81M initiative to increase access to health research data  UBC Faculty of MedicineThe new platform will make it easier for researchers to access and analyze health research data.

Process Nerd: Online hate, military diversity, among topics before committees  iPolitics.caFor well over a century, it's served as an article of faith for parliamentary wonks: If you want to see your elected federal representatives collectively exercise their ...

Before Australian elections, bishops call for help for most vulnerable  Crux: Covering all things CatholicThe government that leads Australia following May elections needs to increase support for vulnerable families and indigenous Australians, provide jobs for all ...

Indigenous-led clean-energy projects could power reconciliation  The Conversation - CanadaA new federal program aims to reduce diesel-dependency in remote Indigenous communities. But are these communities able to do this on their own terms?

Canada's Boreal Forest, Stopover for Billions of Birds, Merits Greater Protection  The Pew Charitable TrustsCanada's boreal forest is known as North America's bird nursery for good reason: It's the breeding ground for almost half the birds on the continent.

Clay Stories exhibition at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery  Bellingen Courier SunArtworks from Indigenous artists working in some of the remotest parts of this vast continent will be on show in the 'Clay Stories' exhibition at Coffs Harbour ...