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Latest news: First nations

ANU institute for First Nations gender justice

The Australian National University has established the Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Gender Justice Institute.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy stars in award-winning documentary

We see it whenever we head to the National Triangle, but do you know the origins of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the first people to occupy it, their stories, motives and names?...

Summer at the National Gallery of Australia: Emily Kam Kngwarray

In a first for the National Gallery of Australia, a First Nations woman fills the coveted summer blockbuster exhibition space as the works of Emily Kam Kngwarray are displayed until 28 April. Regarded...

Bringing First Nations art and flavours to Canberra

Young Ngambri, Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri man, Byamee Williams is infusing the Canberra region and beyond with his First Nations artworks and native flavours delivered through his catering company.

Charming sculpture blooms in NGA Sculpture Gardens

The second work commissioned in the National Gallery of Australia X Art Makers series has been unveiled as Janet Fieldhouse becomes the first Torres Strait Islander person to be represented in the...

That’s art and entertainment: Paint the town with colour and culture

The latest in arts and entertainment from around the Canberra region. Highlights this week include a call for Ngunnawal artists.

Preventable heart disease kills two First Nations people each week

Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) and its precursor, acute rheumatic fever, is preventable, yet 10,000 people live with the devastating condition – of whom more than 80 per cent are Aboriginal and Torres...

What’s on in Ngunnawal Country during NAIDOC Week 2023

Yuma! CW has compiled a list of the best ways to celebrate NAIDOC Week, 2-9 July here in Ngunnawal Country.

How to make First Nations ‘Wattella’

Like Nutella, but not. This Aussie version has less bad stuff and more good stuff, and although it’s a little thicker than the real deal, Warndu's Damien Coulthard and Rebecca Sullivan prefer...

Garma Indigenous leaders urge Voice unity

A day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's historic Voice to parliament speech at the Garma Festival, Indigenous leaders have started planning the next steps in their push for reconciliation.

First Nations leaders call for new national forum to drive economic sovereignty

First Nations leaders have issued a call to action on building new and better policies that address the “economic apartheid” facing Indigenous Australians.

Time to end First Nations ‘economic apartheid’: ANU experts

Concerned about the “economic apartheid” facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, experts at the Australian National University (ANU) are calling for an urgent, nationwide strategic approach to ensure their economic self-determination.

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