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The Far North Queensland Deaf Indigenous Dance Group empowers d/Deaf First Nations artists through Culture and dance, and its showcase, Deaf in Dance.

‘Slowly, slowly, things have changed, but not perhaps as quickly as we had assumed they would.’ Photograph: Daniel Boud “There was a lot of pioneering work.” This is how Rhoda Roberts, producer, arts executive and Widjabul Wiyebal woman from the Bundjalung nation, describes being the first person to take on the role of head of First Nations programming at the Sydney Opera House back in 2012. It’s a description freighte...

‘Australian institutions have quite a bit of work to do’: Rhoda Roberts farewells the Sydney Opera House Stephanie Convery “There was a lot of pioneering work.” This is how Rhoda Roberts, producer, arts executive and Widjabul Wiyebal woman from the Bundjalung nation, describes being the first person to take on the role of head of First Nations programming at the Sydney Opera House back in 2012. It’s a description freighted with historical irony. The internationally fam...

Phoenix-based Indigenous Enterprise introduced the nation to their unique cultural dancing this past spring. Author: 12 News Updated: 2:07 PM EST January 23, 2021 PHOENIX — A very special Native American dance group from Phoenix was chosen to perform for the millions that watched Bidens inauguration Wednesday morning, but it’s not their first time on a national stage.   Phoenix-based Indigenous Enterprise introduced the nation to their unique cultural dancin...