I’m promoting Australian Indigenous artists and their artworks from the central desert in Australia so that these artists gain popularity and sell their artworks in other parts of the world. I also want people in other countries to have access an enjoy these wonderful and beautiful artworks in their own homes. Artists in this film: Elizabeth Katakarinja (Walpiri), Mary Nabraula (Willowra, near the Tanami Desert) and Allan James (North West Arnhem Land). Don’ t hesitate to visit my website www.aidah.com.au displaying a large selection of beautiful artworks and artists stories.
Aboriginal Artists from Central Australia talking about their culture and art
On May - 25 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Australia is a ‘Nazi’s wet dream’ – Robbie Thorpe’s Welcome to Country
On May - 24 - 201025 COMMENTS
Intervention update: Compulsory land acquisitions in the Northern Territory to start from August ’09. Robbie Thorpe – Gunai/Kurnai Elder – 29 July 2009, at the ALP headquarters, Melbourne, Victoria. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has announced that the Commonwealth Government of Australia is going to compulsorily acquire Aboriginal Community Town Camps in the Northern Territory. This will start happening from early August 2009. The main focus has been on the Tangentyere Council which is based in Alice Springs. Tangentyere provides services to the 1600 people from most Central Australian tribal groups living on the 18 town camps around the town. Over the years the council has been a spearhead for the establishment of other organisations as the need arose, such as Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (medical services), Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Planning Unit (alcohol rehabilitation), Institute for Aboriginal Development (educational institution), Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service, Yipirinye School (independent Aboriginal school), outstation resource centres and so on. The NT Intervention took out compulsory 5-year leases over the town camps serviced by Tangentyere, along with outstations and other remote communities. The government said it needed powers to build housing quickly but not a single house has been built for Aboriginal people through the Intervention. Communities across the NT have been told that no housing will be built …
Kakadu & Arnhem Land Culture Photo Journey, Australia
On May - 24 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Visit a place where time stands still and an ancient culture lives on. For more than 40000 years, the Aboriginal people of Kakadu and Arnhem Land have lived at one with the land. Follow in their footsteps and discover Australia through their eyes. Stories, told on rock canvasses, endure on the walls of Ubirr and Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu and further east at Injalak Hill in west Arnhem Land. On the remote, unspoilt coastline of Port Bradshaw at Bawaka, share their culture through traditional song and dance. Here, men attempt spear fishing mud crab and mullet, while ladies learn the ancient craft of pandanus weaving. Aboriginal history is intrinsically linked with the land and a visit to the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre in Yirrkala, 17 kilometres south of Nhulunbuy is a must. If you’re lucky, you may get to watch artists bring their canvasses to life. For more information visit en.travelnt.com For more information about Kakadu National Park visit en.travelnt.com
The first people in Australia
On May - 22 - 20103 COMMENTS
The origins of Australia’s Aboriginal people.
Classical Jazz World Fusion Australia ARC dreaming
On May - 22 - 20101 COMMENT
Classical Jazz World Fusion, didgeridoo aboriginal culture dance fusions and classical jazz world fusion music. Visions of a Nomad perfoms ARC Dreaming @ the Powerhouse theatre in Brisbane Australia. ARCdreaming involves Aboriginal and Contemporary music and dance combined. This show has received rave reviews around the globe!Cast includes Nunukkel Kanjeil, Sharman parsons Ryan Crowe, Polynesian dancers, Teraimana, Marama and guests.