How this Aboriginal Australian family uses traditional art to share their faith The Bird family — an Aboriginal family of artists living in the remote red desert of central Australia — has long used their people’s artistic tradition to preserve a vibrant and visual history of their homeland and ancestors’ stories. As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the family has also adapted their people’s art practice — called “Altyerre,” or “dreaming” in English — to spread forth and testify of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to Aboriginal Australian communities in a shared visual language. Three members of the Bird family came to a media event held Thursday in Salt Lake City for an exhibit showcasing their work. “Whole communities (in central Australia) have been baptized because (the family) shares” their faith through art, exhibit curator Laura Paulsen Howe said at the event. Paulsen Howe discovered the Bird family’s artwork years ago and played a key role in helping their artwork arrive in Salt Lake City, where it is now on display at the Church History Museum’s newest exhibit — “From Above: Aboriginal Australian Art from the Bird Family.” “I feel happy when I do paintings,” Gary Bird Mpetyane of the Bird family told the Deseret News...

How this Aboriginal Australian family uses traditional art to share their faith
->Deseret News | More on "Aboriginal Australian art preserving faith" at BigEarthData.ai | #Aboriginal

Campbelltown Arts Centre.

There were some stalls set up in front of the gallery on the day I visited.

The front entrance to the gallery.

The foyer of the gallery. Rememory, the theme of this year's Biennale, is painted on the walls.

Today, I saw a really powerful short film by Aboriginal filmmaker Vernon Ah Kee. His film features firsthand accounts from Aboriginal children about their experiences in the Northern Territory juvenile prison system. They discussed how they were locked away […]

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Hidden artworks rewrite history A stash of more than 800 mysterious drawings has been revealed for the first time, rewriting the timeline of Aboriginal art and reconnecting families with long-lost relatives.   #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #libraries #museums #galleries #history #visual #genealogy #ancestry

A stash of more than 800 mysterious drawings has been revealed for the first time, rewriting the timeline of Aboriginal art and reconnecting families with long-lost relatives.
  #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #libraries #museums #galleries #history #visual #genealogy #ancestry

Mauk Donnabhain (@maukdonnabhain) I'm thinking this morning about a podcast I listened to on BBC Sounds yesterday, part of a series called Soul Music where they take one song and interview people the song means a lot to, for whatever ...

I'm thinking this morning about the Australian singer, Dyagula, who translated a Bob Dylan #song into #Wiradjuri, a 65,000-year-old #Aboriginal language.

She speaks passionately about the role #language plays in a #culture, and how she would like to reclaim that.

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NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Network opposes Crown Lands Bill in emergency meeting More than 250 leaders from across the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Network have voiced their opposition of the new Crown Lands Management Amendment Bill, with an emergency meeting held on Monday.The Cro...

NSW government distracts #Aboriginal communities with Treaty consultations while introducing a bill that threatens to destroy the Aboriginal Land Rights Act.

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#Aboriginal #LandRights #StopTheBill #NSWALC
#CrownLands #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
#nswpol

A bunch of Tammy's, my girl, my oc
#oc #characterdesign #aboriginal #indigenous #blakspirit #visualdevelopment

“Born with innate talent to nurture people, her career ranged from nursing, creative director, acting, festival director, producer and cultural adviser.”

Deep respect and rest up now Aunty #australia #nurse #aboriginal

Connected to the past, strong into the future: Passing on traditional languages Three Indigenous languages are spoken by a handful of people in the remote community of Kalumburu — now efforts are underway to revive them and teach the next generation. #aboriginal #language #learning

Three Indigenous languages are spoken by a handful of people in the remote community of Kalumburu — now efforts are underway to revive them and teach the next generation. #aboriginal #language #learning

A colourful abstract, a rectangular centrepiece studded with circles and horizontal lines emerging outwards.

‘Apanyin’ by Patju Presley of the Pitjantjatjara people, Australia. Presley began painting on canvas when he was 59, his work is informed by the Western Desert, and stories of Country and Dreaming.
#art #aboriginal #indigenousart #abstractart #davesfaves #australia

“Putuparri and the Rainmakers” covers 20 years of Tom “Putuparri” Lawford’s life as he navigates the chasm between his Western upbringing and his desire to keep his #Aboriginal culture alive. This film presents an emotional, visually breathtaking story of love, hope, and strength.🖤💛❤️
#documentary

What is the future of Aboriginal ranger work for the South Coast? Just over five hours south of Sydney, dozens of Indigenous rangers gathered for a three-day forum – the first ever ranger conference for the far South Coast. Taking place at Mystery Bay, the event is surrounded by significant Dreaming sites – the Mother mountain Gulaga and her two sons, the island Barranguba and smaller mountain Najanuga. For Yuin Djiringanj Elder Warren Foster, seeing the intergenerational cohort makes him feel "proud and deadly". “It’s good to see all those younger rangers coming together. Connecting together and learning off each other," he told NITV. “They’re learning a lot about looking after Country, looking after Mother." Over 50 rangers from six of the South Coast’s Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) attended the summit, representing ranger programs at various stages of development. Aboriginal ranger work covers a variety of land management tasks, including cultural burning, monitoring threatened species and managing sacred sites. This summit is a mixture of LALC delivered skill-sharing workshops and other expert demonstrations, including thermal drone imagery to track pest and endangered fauna, weed identification, cultural mapping and using virtual reality headsets for surveying cultural sites. Hosted by NSW South East Local Land Services, the event responds to growing investment in...

What is the future of Aboriginal ranger work for the South Coast?
->SBS | More on "Aboriginal rangers protecting South Coast" at BigEarthData.ai | #Aboriginal

Danish royals visit sacred waterhole at Uluru before heading to Canberra Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark have begun the second day of their royal visit to Australia after waking in the red desert sand of Uluru in Central Australia. #royalty #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art

Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark have begun the second day of their royal visit to Australia after waking in the red desert sand of Uluru in Central Australia. #royalty #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art

'Sleeping' Indigenous burning technique awakens in Cape Hillsborough A practice that has helped care for land for more than 60,000 years returns to Yuwibara Country in north Queensland.

Is there evidence that #culturalburning has stayed the same for 60k years?

Indigenous people adapted techniques!

They may not have formally experimented but it's likely #Aboriginal people did what they felt like & repeated what worked.

#Auspol #prehistory
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Outback band launches debut EP inspired by language and culture A group of young musicians from Queensland's Gulf country are turning stories and language into song, and are now set mentor other aspiring performers. #indigenous #music #aboriginal #language #rural #remote #communities #australian #composers

A group of young musicians from Queensland's Gulf country are turning stories and language into song, and are now set mentor other aspiring performers. #indigenous #music #aboriginal #language #rural #remote #communities #australian #composers

Indigenous dance academy celebrates 50 years of cultural pride Australia's longest-running First Nations dance academy has helped to shape the cultural fabric of the nation.  #indigenous #australians #dance #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #performing #arts

Australia's longest-running First Nations dance academy has helped to shape the cultural fabric of the nation.  #indigenous #australians #dance #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #performing #arts

Racism allegations in ACT Public Service referred to commissioner Allegations of systemic discrimination against First Nations staff in the ACT Public Service have been referred to the ACT Public Sector Standards Commissioner, amid calls from Indigenous leaders for ...

Allegations of #discrimination against #First_Nations staff in #ACT Public Service referred to independent watchdog

The allegations were raised by the former head of the Office of #Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (OATSIA) Brendan Moyle

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Pilbara artist's work taken on 5,000km road trip for Sydney show From the Pilbara to Penrith, an Indigenous WA community has taken its prized cultural and artistic possessions across the country for the Biennale of Sydney. #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #indigenous #culture #australians #regional #communities

From the Pilbara to Penrith, an Indigenous WA community has taken its prized cultural and artistic possessions across the country for the Biennale of Sydney. #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #indigenous #culture #australians #regional #communities

A New Chapter in an Old Friendship - Conservative Party of Canada The following is a transcript of the Hon. Pierre Poilievre’s remarks from March 4, 2026. These remarks have been edited for clarity. Check against delivery. Berlin, Germany – It’s an honour to be in B...

PP:

"We will override bureaucracies and other levels of government if needed to get projects approved and under construction."

PP promising to disregard the rights & legal obligations of other govts and First Nations.

#Québec
#ABpoli
#aboriginal
#Constitution

www.conservative.ca/a-new-chapte...

Indigenous Australians share the racist messages they receive online: ‘No one’s feeling safe’ Australia has announced an inquiry into racism and hate directed at First Nations people, as Lidia Thorpe says racism has ‘never been this bad’

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #Indigenous #Australians #Racism #FirstNations #RoyalCommission #Aboriginal #BlackLivesMatter

I forgot (never was on twitter etc) and don’t really know if this helps boost shite, but anyways here goes

#aboriginal #nurse #australian #feminist

Australia: Worsening conditions for Aboriginal workers and youth in latest "Closing the Gap" report The 2026 “Closing the Gap” report provides another stark picture of the deepening social crisis confronting Aboriginal workers and youth. While the Albanese Labor government has presented the report as evidence of small progress and record “investment,” the data points to a very different reality. Nearly two decades after the “Closing the Gap” program was first introduced by the Rudd Labor government in 2008, only four of the 19 national targets are on track to be met by the 2031 deadline. Most are improving only marginally, while four key indicators are moving decisively backward. These findings again underscore the widening gulf between official rhetoric and the lived conditions facing Indigenous people. Moreover, by presenting inequality as a “gap” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, the annual reports divert attention from the broader erosion of wages, housing and public services affecting the working class as a whole. These are conditions produced by the capitalist system, which concentrates wealth in the hands of a minority while imposing deprivation on the majority. Presenting the report to parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared he was “not contemplating failure.” He proposed continuing the existing arrangements and highlighted partnerships with Aboriginal organisations. Albanese’s remarks obscure the reality...

Australia: Worsening conditions for Aboriginal workers and youth in latest "Closing the Gap" report
->World Socialist Web Site | More on "Aboriginal inequality worsening despite targets" at BigEarthData.ai | #Aboriginal

Know Your Rights: A Community-Led Shield for Aboriginal Families Against the Child Protection System Readers please be advised that this article contains mention of instances of children being taken from their families. The child ‘protection’ crisis Every year, more Aboriginal children are removed from their families and communities by Australia’s child protection systems. In NSW, the number of Aboriginal children entering out-of-home care (OOHC) rose by 25% from the previous year. Across Australia, there are close to 20,000 Aboriginal children living in OOHC, with thousands more on guardianship orders. Nationally, the restoration rates are dismal, with only about 15% of children being reunified with family. In NSW, restoration rates have declined by more than 40% over the last decade. Too often, young people ‘age out’ of care, abandoned by the system and forced into unstable housing, homelessness, and poverty. These are not just figures- these statistics represent the thousands of children displaced from their home with loving family who desperately want them back. Child protection systems are failing our children, families and communities. This truth is not only highlighted in the statistics, but through the dozens of reports, inquiries, and reviews that have exposed this fact for decades. However, this failure is by design, and for the benefit of the colonial agenda. Aboriginal leaders...

Know Your Rights: A Community-Led Shield for Aboriginal Families Against the Child Protection System
->IndigenousX | More on "Aboriginal children family rights protection" at BigEarthData.ai | #Aboriginal

Canada signs Aboriginal rights, fishing and marine management agreements with Musqueam The federal government has released details of recent agreements with the Musqueam Indian Band recognizing Aboriginal title over an area potentially covering much of Metro Vancouver. The agreements do not have any effect on privately owned land, according to the government. The office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty said in a statement the agreements instead provide "general recognition" of Musqueam Aboriginal rights and title within their traditional territory, while establishing a framework for future negotiations on "how and where those rights and title could apply." In addition to a 30-page rights recognition agreement, the ministry provided copies of a marine management agreement and a fisheries agreement with the band that were all struck last month. The rights agreement says it does not "create, amend, establish, abrogate or derogate" from Musqueam title, nor does it constitute a treaty or land claim. While the agreement does not include a map of the title area, it defines Musqueam territory as spanning from Harvey Creek in the Howe Sound east to Indian Arm and down to the Burrard Inlet and English Bay, all the way south to the Fraser River, encompassing much of Metro Vancouver. CBC News has reached out to the Musqueam...

Canada signs Aboriginal rights, fishing and marine management agreements with Musqueam
->CBC | More on "Musqueam Aboriginal title recognition agreements" at BigEarthData.ai | #Aboriginal

#Platypus #habitat can see the bubbles on surface of water - little caves along the edge of the water body - little tracks through the rocks #nature #observe #protect #document #share #photography #australia #alwayswasalwayswillbe #aboriginal #land #ancient

#abiya collection #lavishy #original #design #silver #gold plated #filigree #earrings inspired by #American #aboriginal #pattern for #wholesale & #onlineshopping at www.lavishy.ca

#abiya collection #lavishy #original #design #silver #gold plated #filigree #earrings inspired by #American #southwestern #aboriginal #pattern for #wholesale & #onlineshopping at www.lavishy.ca

Event planners of Barunga Festival 'blindsided' by hiring of new agency The major annual festival of Indigenous art, culture, sport and music will be run by new organisers this year, with previous event planner Sprout saying it was "blindsided" by the change in direction.  #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #carnivals #festivals

The major annual festival of Indigenous art, culture, sport and music will be run by new organisers this year, with previous event planner Sprout saying it was "blindsided" by the change in direction.  #aboriginal #torres #strait #islander #art #carnivals #festivals

As one of the oldest living continuous cultures in the world, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have inhabited Australia and its islands for over 65,000 years.

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#Australia #Aboriginal #OralTraditions

Michael Jagamara Nelson, “Five Stories” (1984), acrylic on canvas (© Estate of the artist, Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd; photo Tom Cogill, courtesy the Parker Foundation)
#art #indiginous #nelson #michaeljagamaranelson #aboriginal