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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
Darrell Sibosado and his brothers carve guan (mother of pearl shells) in the same shed once used by their father and uncles. It's a shed in Djarindjin/Lombadina on Western Australia's Dampier Peninsula — at the site of the mission where Sibosado grew up, which ran from 1909 until the 60s. "When the mission closed, we took over a lot of the infrastructure," the Goolarrgon Bard man tells ABC Radio National's Awaye!.
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4 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
For the Bardi and Jawi people, 'Ngarrgidj Morr (the proper path to follow) is a way of living that ensures symbiotic harmony. It's a principle that guides the work of contemporary artist and Goolarrgon Bard man Darrell Sibosado, and certainly applies to his forthcoming collaboration with Bangarra Dance Theatre's artistic director Frances Rings. Together they're bringing Darrell's artwork to life in another visual form — dance.
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4 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
Darrell Sibosado is a contemporary artist from the West Kimberley, who carries forward a rich family legacy through his striking printmaking and large-scale metal and light installations. Darrell and Bangarra Dance Theatre's artistic director Frances Rings share a deep creative kinship rooted in precision, line, and innovation.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
On a crisp Sunday morning in May 2000, a crowd of around 250,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the head, Elders wrapped in woollen blankets travelled in golf carts, while more and more people poured out of North Sydney and Milsons Point train stations — a continual unfurling of the crowd's serpentine body heading for Darling Harbour's Tumbalong Park. Warning: The following contains names and images of First Nations people who have died.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Rhianna Patrick |Rudi Bremer
On 28th May 2000, an estimated 250,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to support reconciliation. It was the largest demonstration in Australia’s history in an age before social media, before it was possible to put a call out to thousands of people with the click of a button. But how did it come together?
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
It’s been 25 years since Corroboree 2000 and the Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk but the memory still lives large. Journalist Rhianna Patrick looks back to that weekend in May with Professor Jackie Huggins, Belza Lowah, Karen Mundine, Vicki Scott and Brian Aarons to see how it came about and consider whether we could ever do it again. Plus for Word Up, Brooke Wandin shares the Woiwurrung word for 'unmarried man'. This episode was a collaboration between Awaye and the National Indigenous Radio Service.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
At 36 years-old Kulkalaig woman Tishiko King embodies a powerful intersection of worlds,marine biologist, climate justice defender, and advocate for Traditional Owners in Zenadth Kes, theTorres Strait. She’s launching a documentary about Sea Country known in her language as Malu Lag. Tishiko’s advocacy emerges from one of the most climate-vulnerable regions, where rising seas are threatening homes and a way of life that connects generations of Torres Strait Islanders to their ancestors.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
Guided by Mirning goonminyerra wisdom, Bunna Lawrie the founder and front man of Coloured Stone, brings his spiritual connection to Country to the Sydney Opera House on May 14, where he will be sharing the stage with his children - Jason Lee Scott, Jhindu-Pedro, Lawrie, Yirgjhilya Lawrie and Catherine Satour, in a rare family performance that promises to blend cultural heritage with musical legacy. Find out more about the Generations and Dynasties program at the Sydney Opera House here.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
Mirning Elder and Coloured Stone frontman Bunna Lawrie is a whale song man who finds music is the air. As he prepares to share the Sydney Opera House stage with his children, Bunna reflects on continuing a musical legacy that spans generations. Then Wurundjeri artist Brooke Wandin has created a sound installation that traces the river's path, bringing Woiwurrung language back to Country in a powerful act of cultural reclamation. Plus on Word Up Brooke shares more of the Woiwurrung language.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer
For almost a decade YIRRAMBOI has celebrated First Nations art and culture in Naarm/Melbourne. But how is the biennale festival shaping the broader arts landscape? Join festival co-lead Sherene Stewart, as well as playwright John Harding, and curator Dr Paola Balla as they delve into the latest iteration of the festival. Plus for Word Up, Brooke Wandin shares the Woiwurrung word for 'river'.
