ABC Indigenous
Horse therapy helps heal trauma and improve wellbeing for First Nations youths
Athena Perkusich says her special bond with a horse helps her connect and relax. She is among thousands of young people benefiting from an equine program in the Kimberley.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Mental Health
'Uncivilised, lazy, violent': Arrernte leader says narratives around Aboriginal people in Alice Springs must change
With election day just months away in the Northern Territory, a prominent Indigenous leader is calling on politicians — and the media — to change the narrative around Aboriginal people.
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
'Mugshots' before they were forced off Country are the only photos of Florence's grandparents
It's this history Florence Onus will share at Queensland's truth-telling inquiry when community sessions begin next month.
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Aboriginal
Queensland police accused of allowing children to 'cosplay as criminals' at NAIDOC week event
A Queensland Police Service spokesperson has told the ABC the "hands-on" use of police property had been approved and "intended to break down barriers".
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
First Nations heroes are celebrated this NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC Week celebrations officially begin on Sunday with the theme: Keep the fire burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. But can everyone celebrate?
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Thorpe calls on Albanese government to be 'fair-dinkum' on family violence, and fix community legal sector funding deficit
A Darwin barrister has raised the alarm on the NT's community legal sector, saying it is 'collapsing', and will only get worse if a nation-wide funding shortfall for community legal centres isn't filled.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politics
Police officer who fatally shot Indigenous woman rejects assertions he breached police policy four times, inquest hears
Giving evidence on the fourth day of a coronial inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman in WA's Mid West, Senior Constable Brent Wyndham says everything he did on the night she died "was right".
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Police
Artist shares her surprise after her design is picked for new NAIDOC collectible coin
A young Indigenous artist will have her work circulated in wallets around the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
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