Aboriginal Communities
“All I do is attend funerals” — healing the heart of the health crisis
Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra OAM, a senior Yolngu elder, is exhausted by the constant death rates ...
I’m just a social security cheque now
Domestic violence does not go away until you empower the family unit and its members. When men, w...
Community building – educate first in the creator space
In the midst of the US election, it’s a good time to look at community builders and the secret to...
Never use the beckoning finger!
Ngunhi nhe dhu wiripulil makarr-yindilil marrtji wangalil, ngunhiyiny dhuka wangaynguyam dharra g...
Adopting a Balanda – accepting you as our own
“Very difficult for Aboriginal people if you are not adopted. They do respect that you are coming...
Avoidance relationships – don’t pick up the baby!
Yolngu have a complicated kinship structure that involves both ‘care’ and ‘avoidance’ relationshi...
Stop people in remote communities smoking – overnight!
For Aboriginal groups in North East Arnhem Land, tobacco was seen as holy, only smoked by Elders ...
Hitting rock bottom – starved of oxygen, starved of information
“When I was at school this kid came back after the holidays with a chemical sniffing way of getti...
Dictionaries only for Dominant Culture?
Many Aboriginal people are struggling in mainstream education because they do not speak English a...
How language can lead to kidney failure
Communication is the fundamental key to learning and mutual understanding, and yet when it comes ...
Dry dead leaves – How Aboriginal people fall before their time
Dry dead leaves – How Aboriginal people fall before their time
Why are Balanda (mainstream Australians) so frightened of coronavirus?
This series of 4 videos looks at some of the European history of disease, including the meaning b...
