Failed referendum inspires two top dance companies to join forces
By Hannah Story and Rudi Bremer
Sixteen dancers from Bangarra Dance Theatre and 19 ballet dancers from the Australian Ballet have joined forces for Flora, choreographed by Bangarra artistic director Frances Rings.
#Dance #PerformingArts #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousAustralians #Art #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #HannahStory #RudiBremer
CBC: 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/Arnhem Land rock art raises questions about mainland Tasmanian tigers
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Newly documented rock art in Arnhem Land has raised questions about how long Tasmanian tigers lived on the mainland before they were wiped out.
#IndigenousCulture #AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #JosephHathawayWilson
From farm to fashion festival: Indigenous designs stun on the runway
By Rebekah Lowe, Steve Martim, and Grace Marshall
When a farmer and a First Nations artist join forces, something beautiful emerges — thanks to Japanese knitting technology.
#Fashion #IndigenousCulture #RebekahLowe #SteveMartim # #GraceMarshall
Art created for NT school reading program goes on display in Canberra
By Niki Burnside and Lish Fejer
More than 40 years ago, a program was created to help Papunya children in remote NT learn to read in Pintupi-Luritja languages. Those books are now an insight into the people, stories, history and culture of the Papunya and are on display at the National Library of Australia.
#Art #IndigenousCulture #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #NikiBurnside #LishFejer
More than 40 years ago, a program was created to help Papunya children in remote NT learn to read in Pintupi-Luritja languages. Those books are now an insight into the people, stories, history and culture of the Papunya and are on display at the National Library of Australia.
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
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holy shit but these're beautiful
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
Sun Journal: UMaine to return human remains, burial objects to Wabanaki Nations. “The University of Maine has identified the remains of at least 26 Indigenous people and 532 burial objects held in its collection that are now slated to be returned to the Wabanaki Nations.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/15/sun-journal-umaine-to-return-human-remains-burial-objects-to-wabanaki-nations/Chronogram: Lakota-Led AI Research at Bard College Explores Ethics Through Indigenous Knowledge. “At Bard’s Wíhaŋble S’a Center, artist and scholar Suzanne Kite is rethinking artificial intelligence through Lakota knowledge—combining hide tanning, beadwork, dream research, and land-based practice to imagine a more ethical relationship with technology.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/11/chronogram-lakota-led-ai-research-at-bard-college-explores-ethics-through-indigenous-knowledge/
Chronogram: Lakota-Led AI Research at Bard College Explores Ethics Through Indigenous Knowledge. “At Bard’s Wíhaŋble S’a Center, artist and scholar Suzanne Kite is rethinking artificial intel…
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