Indigenous death customs and the media
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Indigenous death customs and the media

Clip from Behind the News

Indigenous Australians

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Following the death of Dr G Yunupingu, reporter Jack Evans investigates why images of the singer were blurred in the media and his first name omitted from reports. And the ...

Following the death of Dr G Yunupingu, reporter Jack Evans investigates why images of the singer were blurred in the media and his first name omitted from reports. And the ABC's Daniel Browning explains what "sorry business" is and how Indigenous communities express grief. (Contains images and voices of people who have died.)

NAIDOC Week a time for moort (family)
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NAIDOC Week a time for moort (family)

Clip from Waabiny Time

Indigenous Australians

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Waabiny Time reveals that NAIDOC Week is a time that moort (family) gather to koort kwobikin (celebrate) Aboriginal culture, and describe a number of other Nyungar terms.

Waabiny Time reveals that NAIDOC Week is a time that moort (family) gather to koort kwobikin (celebrate) Aboriginal culture, and describe a number of other Nyungar terms.

Kakadu's Mountford songline rock art
2:50

Kakadu's Mountford songline rock art

Clip from Going Places With Ernie Dingo

Indigenous Australians

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Kakadu National Park tour guide Trevor Wie takes Ernie Dingo to the Mountford rock art site in Arnhem Land and interprets the songlines.

Kakadu National Park tour guide Trevor Wie takes Ernie Dingo to the Mountford rock art site in Arnhem Land and interprets the songlines.

Nyungar terms for body parts in song
2:50

Nyungar terms for body parts in song

Clip from Waabiny Time

Indigenous Australians

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The Waabiny Time singers perform a song about heart, head, hands and legs in Nyungar language.

The Waabiny Time singers perform a song about heart, head, hands and legs in Nyungar language.

Alfie's Search for Destiny
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Alfie's Search for Destiny

Clip from Mugu Kids

Indigenous Australians

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Indigenous author, David Hardy... reads his story, Alfie's Search for Destiny to a group of students.

Indigenous author, David Hardy... reads his story, Alfie's Search for Destiny to a group of students.

ABC Open
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ABC Open: Mother Tongue: My Pride and Joy Stick

ABC Me May 3, 2017

Indigenous Australians

Languages

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When Aunty Lee Healy decided to make the first dictionary for the Taungurung language she didn't know what she was in for.

When Aunty Lee Healy decided to make the first dictionary for the Taungurung language she didn't know what she was in for.

Aboriginal kids learn opera
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Aboriginal kids learn opera

Clip from Behind the News Special

Music

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Behind The News meets 20 Indigenous kids from Broken Hill who are learning to sing and write opera music with the Short Black Opera Company.

Behind The News meets 20 Indigenous kids from Broken Hill who are learning to sing and write opera music with the Short Black Opera Company.

Segregation, unions and workers rights
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Segregation, unions and workers rights

Clip from Mabo

History

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Eddie makes it to Western Australia and begins working on the railway. In a letter, Eddie tells his parents about his new life. Eddie attends an all-white union meeting; in an ...

Eddie makes it to Western Australia and begins working on the railway. In a letter, Eddie tells his parents about his new life. Eddie attends an all-white union meeting; in an attempt to ensure other Indigenous and Islander workers get a fair go. That afternoon, Eddie join his white colleagues for an after work drink but is told to "go out the back".

The Aboriginal-Afghan desert connection
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The Aboriginal-Afghan desert connection

Clip from Behind the News Special

Indigenous Australians

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Students at an Islamic school in Melbourne are creating a mosaic for NAIDOC week, telling the story of how Afghan cameleers and Aboriginals traded goods and ideas in the desert.

Students at an Islamic school in Melbourne are creating a mosaic for NAIDOC week, telling the story of how Afghan cameleers and Aboriginals traded goods and ideas in the desert.

Learning Aboriginal English with the Honey Ant Readers
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Learning Aboriginal English with the Honey Ant Readers

Clip from Move It Mobstyle

EALD

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A look at young Indigenous students learning to read with the Honey Ant readers.

A look at young Indigenous students learning to read with the Honey Ant readers.

Kids who call the Torres Strait Islands home
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Kids who call the Torres Strait Islands home

Clip from Behind the News

Indigenous Australians

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Head to the far north of Australia to find out more about the kids who call the Torres Strait home.

Head to the far north of Australia to find out more about the kids who call the Torres Strait home.

ABC Open
2:56

ABC Open: Mother Tongue: Wiradjuri

ABC Me May 30, 2017

Indigenous Australians

Languages

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A language that's transforming a town. In Parkes each week, over 1000 people learn the Wiradjuri language, taught in every primary school as well as in high schools and at TAFE.

A language that's transforming a town. In Parkes each week, over 1000 people learn the Wiradjuri language, taught in every primary school as well as in high schools and at TAFE.

Grandpa Honeyant Storytime: An Australian ABC of Animals
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Grandpa Honeyant Storytime: An Australian ABC of Animals

Season 1 Episode 17 ABC2 July 27, 2014

English

Literature

Literacy

Indigenous Australians

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Grandpa Honeyant Storytime is a series comprising of narrated stories. The stories are told by an indigenous character named Grandpa Honeyant, who is a "yerrampe", a honeyant ...

Grandpa Honeyant Storytime is a series comprising of narrated stories. The stories are told by an indigenous character named Grandpa Honeyant, who is a "yerrampe", a honeyant from Central Australia. Today, a colourfully illustrated book of the alphabet featuring Australian animals.

Waabiny Time: Sand Yarning: Celebrating NAIDOC
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Waabiny Time: Sand Yarning: Celebrating NAIDOC

Clip from Waabiny Time

Indigenous Australians

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This clip highlights the importance to Indigenous families of celebrating NAIDOC and can be used to look at how families commemo

This clip highlights the importance to Indigenous families of celebrating NAIDOC and can be used to look at how families commemo

The One and Only
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The One and Only: Kurrunpa Kunpu

Season 1 Episode 5 ABC ME October 6, 2014

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

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The One and Only mini-documentary series explores what it's like to be a 'One and Only' contemporary Indigenous youth living in Australia today. Today, Kurrunpa Kunpu charts ...

The One and Only mini-documentary series explores what it's like to be a 'One and Only' contemporary Indigenous youth living in Australia today. Today, Kurrunpa Kunpu charts the meteoric rise of Derik Lynch's acting career, from growing up in a town camp to shaking hands with the Queen.

Waabiny Time: Teeth
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Waabiny Time: Teeth

Clip from Waabiny Time

Indigenous Australians

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This clip looks at the importance of keeping your teeth clean and eat healthy food. It shows some children getting a check up at

This clip looks at the importance of keeping your teeth clean and eat healthy food. It shows some children getting a check up at

The One and Only
3:01

The One and Only: Footsteps

Season 1 Episode 1 ABC ME October 5, 2014

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

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7-8
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This video has closed captioning
The One and Only mini-documentary series explores what it's like to be a 'One and Only' contemporary Indigenous youth living in Australia today. Today, Footsteps is a story ...

The One and Only mini-documentary series explores what it's like to be a 'One and Only' contemporary Indigenous youth living in Australia today. Today, Footsteps is a story about Arthur Hunter's personal journey from a small town to become his own man, through the exploration of sound-scapes that make up his past, present and his future.

Leaving home for the AFL
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Leaving home for the AFL

Clip from Behind the News Special

Indigenous Australians

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This video has closed captioning
Can you imagine leaving your home for a long period of time even to do something that's really cool A lot of Indigenous Australians who join the AFL end up going back home ...

Can you imagine leaving your home for a long period of time even to do something that's really cool A lot of Indigenous Australians who join the AFL end up going back home after a short time because having to leave everything behind and get used to a new culture and way of living can be difficult. Hear their stories and find out what's being done to make the transition a little smoother.