Joseph Lycett, Views in Australia, or, New South Wales & Van Diemen's Land…, 1824, Museum of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

http://welchwrite.com/blog/2026/02/11/lycett/

Follow My Photos on Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/927292758121758421

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Government of Western Australia: Online database sheds new light on Wadjemup/Rottnest Island incarcerations. “For about 100 years to 1931, more than 4000 Aboriginal men and a small number of boys were sent to Wadjemup from across the State, often for petty offences or for cultural-related acts that followed customary laws and practices. The resource seeks to assist Aboriginal people by […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/03/government-of-western-australia-online-database-sheds-new-light-on-wadjemup-rottnest-island-incarcerations/

AUTHENTIC OR FAKE: the Welcome to Country and related ceremonies…
Maybe like me, you too might have seen claims that the Aboriginal Welcome to Country, Acknowledgement of Country and smoking ceremonies are not authentic. The story goes that they are fake ceremonies of recent invention designed to make money.

Curious, I went out in search of an answer.

Read it here…
https://medium.com/pacificedge/indigenous-welcoming-ceremonies-fake-or-authentic-695686cb79ce?source=friends_link&sk=e8cc2e44db65d77b277a7b3b9d4d0ada

#Aboriginalceremonies #welcomnetocountry #smokingceremonies #Aboriginalculture #politics #Australianpolitics #disinformation #misinformation

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Vanessa Harries from Bay & Basin 92.7 FM community radio interviewed Julienne McKay on her show THE SLAM (Shoalhaven Live Arts & Music), on Wed 4th Sep 5:05pm.

Listen to the interview audio recording here, and support the first ever First Nations film festival in the Shoalhaven. You can still get your tickets at https://trybooking.com/CSWJG

#filmfestival #films #huskisson #shoalhaven #koori
#TicketsOnSale #firstnations #radio #sanctuarypoint
#aboriginal #AboriginalCulture

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Our own Julienne McKay was interviewed this morning by Jane Richter on her show COMMUNITY ACCESS at Shoalhaven Community Radio Triple U FM , about the upcoming Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival (SFNFF).

Did you listen LIVE on the radio today? If you did not, you can listen to your interview here.

https://youtu.be/7E4548N9F6Q

Tickets for the festival are selling fast. Don't miss your chance to be part of something so big for our community. Get your tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/CSWJG

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The Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival (SFNFF) has only been made possible by the kindness and support of a group of wonderful individuals and organisations.

We are very thankful to our supporters and donors for their contributions to SFNFF; specially to Aunty Delia Lowe, Uncle Gerry Moore and the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council.

Join us and be part of the first film festival of this kind in our area, which we hope will become an ongoing feature of the Shoalhaven for years to come.

Get your tickets here https://www.trybooking.com/CSWJG

#filmfestival #films #huskisson #shoalhaven #ticketsonsalenow #firstnations #aboriginal #aboriginalculture

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FLICKERFEST 2024 INDIGENOUS SPOTLIGHT SHORTS
Sat 21 Sep 7:45pm, Huskisson Pictures

Flickerfest & Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival (SFNFF) are thrilled to present an inspiring evening of First Nations storytelling celebrating First Nation Filmmakers.

Flickerfest has made a special selection of 9 stunning short films from First Nations filmmakers, and they have provided those films to SFNFF to be shown at our festival.

Check the image provided for the names and details of all these wonderful films; and don't miss this your chance to watch them in Huskisson. There are still tickets available but must be quick!

Film Trailer: https://vimeo.com/900677384

#filmfestival #films #huskisson #shoalhaven
#TicketsOnSale #firstnations
#aboriginal #aboriginalculture

Groundbreaking research has identified that levels of genetic diversity among Indigenous Australians may be among the highest in the world.

First Nations people first arrived on the Australian continent more than 65,000 years ago and dispersed to every corner of the country, where both strong cultural and genetic diversity developed between groups.

Discover how understanding this diversity can improve First Nations health… https://ausgeo.co/indigenousdna

📷 Brooke Sutton Contemporary Indigenous Artist

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