ABC Feeds'Fear and hope' of foster care journey inspires teen artist
By Marina Trajkovich
An Indigenous teenager is already making a name for herself as an artist, using her work to explore her identity and experiences in the care system.
Authors exit publisher after Indigenous picture book pulped for anti-Semitism
By Hannah Story
Writers including Evelyn Araluen and Randa Abdel-Fattah have left University of Queensland Press after the publisher axed publication of an Indigenous kids book over its illustrator's past 'anti-Semitic' comments.
#Books #Author #KidsBooks #Novel #Fiction #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousCulture #HannahStory
'It's just bulldozed through': Native title holders allege cultural sites have been destroyed by mining company
By Peta Doherty
A First Nations group on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula says a mining company has bulldozed areas of cultural significance and has started development without a formal agreement with Traditional Owners, but the company says it has "continuously engaged" with the group.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/hillside-copper-mine-cultural-heritage-agreement/106167974
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #NativeTitle #Copper #Gold #IndigenousCulture #PetaDoherty
'It's just bulldozed through': Native title holders allege cultural sites have been destroyed by mining company
A First Nations group on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula says a mining company has bulldozed areas of cultural significance and has started development without a formal agreement with Traditional Owners, but the company says it has "continuously engaged" with the group.
The mystery of an outback 'catch and kill' squad during WWII has been solved
By Erin Parke
In the 1940s, a shadowy military unit was assembled to catch and kill Japanese soldiers on Australia's remote northern coast. The identity of the so-called Solomons Six was a mystery — until now.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-19/solomons-six-mystery-wwii-kill-squad/106498028
#History #MilitaryOccupation #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousCulture #UnrestConflictandWar #WorldWarII #WorldPolitics #GenealogyandAncestry #ErinParke
mmrRhythm as language. Movement as memory.
A glimpse into the Cipia tribe of the Amazon—
where dance isn’t performance, but connection:
to the land, to the community, to something older than words.
Not staged. Not polished. Just human.
#IndigenousCulture #Amazon #TribalDance youtu.be/UDEP4m2xaxU
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Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Manitoulin Island: The World's Largest Freshwater Island 🌊
Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest freshwater island located in Lake Huron The current name of the island is the English version, via French, of the Ottawa or Ojibwe name Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ). It's home to hiking trails, Indigenous communities, and serene beaches. You can even find lakes *on* the island—with islands in them!
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseCBC: How a virtual museum is preserving Igloolik culture from the 1960s and 70s. “From games for children to hunting equipment for men, a new interactive virtual museum is bringing Igloolik culture right to your phone with one click. ‘Inuit Worlds: From Past to Present’ is an online museum that features more than 50 objects collected by the late anthropologist Bernard Saladin d’Anglure in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/cbc-how-a-virtual-museum-is-preserving-igloolik-culture-from-the-1960s-and-70s/Manitoulin Island: The World's Largest Freshwater Island 🌊
Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest freshwater island located in Lake Huron The current name of the island is the English version, via French, of the Ottawa or Ojibwe name Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ). It's home to hiking trails, Indigenous communities, and serene beaches. You can even find lakes *on* the island—with islands in them!
Word of the Day: "Potlatch"
…a ceremonial feast practiced by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, including BC’s Haida Nation, involving gift-giving and cultural celebrations. This practice was banned from 1884-1951 but has since been revitalized. 🇨🇦 #IndigenousCulture #Canada
TinDrumRE: https://saturation.social/@debcha/116270451828256063
holy shit but these're beautiful
Deb Chachra (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Was asked today, as an icebreaker, to share what I was currently obsessed with. My answer: The design and function of these wooden (Pacific) halibut hooks that have used by the communities of the northwest coast of the US for thousands of years: https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-halibut-hook-revival/ I went to see these examples, from the Haida, at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, yesterday. https://moa.ubc.ca