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On this episode of Reality Unplugged, Suzie has a yarn with Rick Baldwin. A proud Gunai Kurnai man, Rick is CEO, head coach and mentor at the Koorie Basketball Academy – a community basketball team supporting young people in having the opportunity to play sport in a culturally safe and fun environment.
NIDA and NAISDA creates a safe cultural space for First Nations and non-Indigenous students to experiment and collaborate through dance.
An indigenous pilates instructor is sick of being asked her what 'percentage' Aboriginal she is due to her light complexion. Lily Hodgson, 23, who posts TikTok videos under the account Thrlils about her cultural history, is often targeted by trolls questioning her right to celebrate her racial identity. 'At what generation do you stop calling yourself Aboriginal? ten, five, or two per cent? Will your grandchildren still be claiming to be Aboriginal?' one wrote. But the proud Wiradjuri woman hit back, calling them 'uneducated morons' and said being Aboriginal has nothing to do with skin colou...
A Pilates instructor who's proud of her indigenous ancestry has blown up on TikTok at followers who questioned her Aboriginal heritage. Lily Hodgson, 23, who posts under the account Thrlils, recently got a tattoo of the Aboriginal flag on her arm, prompting some social media users to dispute her racial identity. One commenter said: 'You are white! Stop pretending like you understand the struggle that a real Aboriginal has been through, quite insulting.' But the proud Wiradjuri woman hit back at trolls, calling them 'rude, uneducated, ignorant and racist' - and said being Aboriginal has nothi...