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Quesnel RCMP have made an arrest after an occupied residence was destroyed by fire in the city. On February 8,...

/PRNewswire/ -- The 4th World Indigenous Media Lab invites Indigenous creators to apply for its 7th annual cohort. The lab is made possible through its...

Sunday, Feb 14th – Terrace, BC An unofficial and last-minute march was held today in Terrace aligned with the 30th Annual Women’s Memorial March to honour murdered and missing Indigenous women. The call by local organizer Hilary Lightening went out just the day before, on Saturday on social media, and the march was afoot at 11 am this morning to call attention to local MMIWG. A dozen people walked, masked up and following COVID safety protocols, while a few drove along Highway-16 starting f...

Date Time Reconciliation Day 2021 community grants open Reconciliation Day has become a significant date on the Canberra calendar. The Reconciliation Day Grants, which are now open, will support the community to organise events and activities which promote Reconciliation in the ACT. The Reconciliation Day Grants provide funding for initiatives to be held in the lead-up to, during, or in support of the Reconciliation Day Public Holiday on 31 May 2021. Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...

Healthcare workers in the ACT and surrounding region who are most at risk from COVID-19 through their work will be some of the first people to receive...

The Aboriginal health service tasked with delivering at least 26,000 COVID-19 vaccines MonMonday 15 updated WedWednesday 17 FebFebruary 2021 at 4:34am Danila Dilba provides health services to thousands of Indigenous people a year across nine medical clinics. ( Share Print text only Cancel In the traditional language of the Larrakia people, "Danila Dilba" refers to the dilly bag used to carry bush medicines. Key points: The health service plans to inoculate clients at two large vaccination hubs...

Date Time CCTV released in St Kilda robbery investigation Detectives from the Port Phillip Criminal Investigation Unit have released CCTV footage of a woman in relation to a robbery in St Kilda last month. Investigators have been told an unknown woman forced an 84-year-old man into a public toilet before stealing his cash and Medicare card about 3pm, 19 January. Police have released CCTV of a woman inside a nearby licensed premises a short time after the incident. Detectives believe this woman ...

Aboriginal community tensions grow following SA parliamentary inquiry proposal SunSunday 14 FebFebruary 2021 at 2:40am The group of Aboriginal leaders believe the proposed inquiry suggests "Aboriginal people … are less capable of managing their own affairs". ( Share Print text only Cancel A group of Aboriginal leaders has warned that a parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal governance in South Australia risks causing "great harm to individuals, tearing families apart and damaging communities"....

Apology for Aboriginal art and cultural thefts to Tasmanian Indigenous communities long time coming SunSunday 14 updated MonMonday 15 FebFebruary 2021 at 3:26am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 s Historic footage from the late 1960s of excavation work on Aboriginal carvings in north-west Tasmania (no audio) Share Print text only Cancel Two of Tasmanias oldest institutions have apologised to the states Aboriginal community f...

JOINT STATEMENT Queensland’s journey towards a new future between First Nation’s people and all Queenslanders has taken the next step with two Co-Chairs and members of Queensland’s first Treaty Advancement Committee formalised. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Treaty Advancement Committee would continue the momentum of the Path to Treaty process, develop options and provide independent advice on how to progress treaty-making for all Queenslanders. “Queensland has achieved many gre...