Aboriginal Way

More than 100 Aboriginal remains stored at the South Australian Museum were reburied at Kaurna Wangayarta Smithfield Memorial Park this week.

In the past, some remains were stolen by institutions, and others have been disturbed by the development of Adelaide.

The SA Museum has apologised for its involvement and supported Kaurna elders in repatriating their old people to a final resting place.

Hear about the world-first reburial and memorial park through Kaurna elders, SA Museum leaders, and the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority.

A new service by the Department of Human Services (DHS) will connect Aboriginal people with limited English skills to interpreters who can translate important information from government departments.

Executive Director of Community Support and Investment at DHS, Ruth Ambler, shares how the service works and why it will break down communication barriers for Aboriginal people living in South Australia.

DHS is hiring Aboriginal interpreters currently living/working in Adelaide, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Port Pirie, Eyre Peninsula and APY Lands. For more information contact: 8226 6661 or [email protected]

Immersion is a 360-degree experience educating audiences about the significance of water to South Australia.

Virtual reality technology allows you to step into locations from 50 million years ago, to see how Kaurna land has transitioned from rainforest to the Adelaide plains we know today.

Immersion's director Nathan Bazley, and Kaurna cultural producer Jack Buckskin, joined Aboriginal Way to share more.

Immersion is on show at Light, 63 Light Square Adelaide, until the 28th of November. Tickets are available at immerseadl.com.au

Since 2006, Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project has helped high school leavers from remote communities start their tertiary education journey.

IYMP Adelaide supports young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples between the ages of 16 to 24 by providing housing and support to students while they study away from home.

We caught up with IYMP Adelaide coordinator, Kevin Coleman, and IYMP education support officer, Gillian Bowie, at Turkindi Expo 2021 to find out more about the project.

Turkindi is a Kaurna word that means coming together and sharing information. For 21 years, the service has helped Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples find meaningful employment and training opportunities.

On November 9, Turkindi is holding an expo featuring service providers, which will be available to provide information about employment, education, housing, and health.

Turkindi's chairperson, Ivan Tiwu-Copley, joined Aboriginal Way to talk about the expo taking place from 10am to 2pm at the Lights Community and Sports Centre.

Head to www.turkindi.com.au to find out more.

April Lawrie was appointed South Australia's first Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People in late 2018.

Until now, the Mirning and Kokatha woman was working in partnership with the Children's Commissioner, but a change in legislation has given Ms Lawrie independent authority to investigate systemic issues facing young Aboriginal people.

In this episode, the Commissioner reflects on her first term, why she is reapplying for the role, and how she would use her investigative powers to improve the lives of Indigenous youth.

Forty years on, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 remains unprecedented in Australian lands rights history.

Initially called the Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act, it gave traditional owners inalienable freehold title to their land in the far north-west of South Australia.

Members of APY determine how the 103,000 square kilometres of land is managed by an executive board, which reports directly to Premier Steven Marshall.

Although celebrations have been postponed to April 22, APY general manager Richard King reflected on the past, present and future of the region.

A virtual reality film is helping people access Country from hundreds of kilometres away. The film is called Arabana Songlines and launched during Tarnanthi, the festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, at a venue called The Lab.

Director Colleen Strangways and videographer Vivian Wong spoke to Aboriginal Way about the production of Arabana Songlines and the power of virtual reality storytelling.

Welcome back to Aboriginal Way, brought to you by SA Native Title Services. Narungga and Kaurna man, Les Wanganeen won Kinship Carer of the Year at the inaugural SA Child Protection Awards after five years of caring for his grandson. Les shared his story with Aboriginal Way and has advice for prospective kinship carers.

Welcome back to Aboriginal Way, brought to you by South Australian Native Title Services. Only 80 years ago, the black-footed rock-wallaby, or warru, were swarming in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, but in 2007 they were South Australia's most endangered mammal.

In 2021, a successful warru conservation program received an $8.3 million funding boost from the National Indigenous Australian's Agency to continue its work for another seven years. APY Lands manager of land management, Neil Collins, said the funding will help APY Rangers continue their conservation work and create more employment opportunities for Anangu people.