Latest news: Indigenous

An Indigenous activist was killed on average every other day in the Amazon region in 2020, according to research from Catholic aid group Adveniat.

A Northern Territory policeman's long-awaited trial for allegedly murdering an Indigenous man during an outback arrest has been postponed due to COVID-19.

The National Museum’s new exhibition is a physical and aural exploration of the yidaki that breaks convention from a typical museum display.

Australian Football Clubs across Canberra will be holding significant events this weekend to help acknowledge Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Sir Doug Nicholls Round is recongised from the elite level to grassroots and celebrates...

Julie Tongs OAM is angry that a proposed investigation into systemic racism at an ACT prison will not take place.

A proposed investigation into racism at the ACT’s prison, the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC), will not take place.

Indigenous Canberrans will administer more than $7 million in partnership with the ACT Government, on priorities they themselves have identified.

A new North Canberra Aboriginal family service has received $25,000 from the ACT Government to help with start-up costs.

Aussie country singer Matt Scullion has livestreamed his new single, 1868, just in time for NAIDOC Week, 8-15 November.

Born from the collaborative vision of Worimi man Kieran Hynes and his fellow Indigenous classmates at a Melbourne Business School masterclass two-years-ago, Canberra’s Indigenous Business Precinct in Fyshwick is now open.

Although official NAIDOC Week celebrations have been postponed due to COVID-19, several events will still be held in July to bring the community together.

Accomplished Canberra community leaders Cindy Mitchell, Dion Devow and Francis Owusu were all moved by the recent Black Lives Matter protests.

A panel of Indigenous professors, politicians, authors and activists have spoken of the shared trauma of colonisation, child removal, custodial deaths, and cultural genocide while identifying truth telling as a pathway to peace in an online forum on Monday (22 June).

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Canberrans are able to mark Reconciliation Day at home this year via online engagement and family-friendly activities.