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Warren Mirko: Not helpful for BC Indigenous leader to declare war on common sense policies

As the incoming B.C. Conservative government prepares to deliver on its promise to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of ...

Aboriginal heritage brings archaeology students and traditional owners together

A group of archaeology students and First Nations people have carried out research at a significant Indigenous site near ...

How to build health care Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men would actually use

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men are not simply ‘hard to reach’, nor are they uninterested in their health.
The Australian National University

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' access to Country now a climate and health measure

For the first time, a measure of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' connection to Country has been included as a key indicator of the impacts of climate change on health in the 2026 ...
BIOENGINEER

Indigenous-led six-domain framework reveals how Aboriginal health services prescribe social wellbeing

For more than fifty years, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, known across Australia as ACCHOs, have ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Aboriginal health groups appeal to governments to do more to close life expectancy gap

Aboriginal health organisations have told the federal and Northern Territory governments a lot more work is needed to improve on gains achieved in closing the Indigenous life expectancy gap. Research ...
CNN

Lowitja O’Donoghue, trailblazer for indigenous Australian rights, dead at 91

Lowitja O’Donoghue, one of the most respected and influential Aboriginal activists in Australian history, has died at age 91. O’Donoghue, who passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday in Adelaide ...

There's an ambitious plan for a stunning Indigenous art museum in Alberta

There's an ambitious design for a new Indigenous art museum northeast of Edmonton, but bringing it to life will require ...

Victorian state election: what’s at stake for treaty and Indigenous self‑determination?

Victoria has made significant progress in advancing Indigenous rights. However, those achievements sit precariously as the ...
Nature

Indigenous groups look to ancient DNA to bring their ancestors home

Local communities and geneticists are working together to sequence DNA from remains that were taken from their homelands decades ago. Several years ago, Gudju Gudju Fourmile welcomed back several ...