Coming Up
"Straight Talk" summit, 15th Sports and Cultural Festival and Indigenous Cabin Crew Trainees
Oxfam Australia is planning to hold a summit for Indigenous women in Canberra next year and you'll find out how you can get involved, the 15th annual First Contact Sports and Cultural Festival hits Brisbane next weekend and you'll follow three Indigenous cabin crew trainees as they prepare to take to the skies.
Past Programs
From Little Things Big Things Grow Book and Keeping Our Mob Safe program
A new children's book has put pictures to the words of the song written by Uncle Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly. The song, "From Little Things Big Things Grow", is about the 8 year strike by the Gurindji stockmen who walked off Wave Hill in the Northern Territory in August 1966. The children of the Kalkarindji (the original area of the Wave Hill walk off) have contributed the illustrations for this book. Plus you'll learn more about the "Keeping Our Mob Safe" project which is part of the National Emergency Management Strategy for remote Indigenous communities.
FATSIL National Languages Conference and John Newfong Media Prize
Recently on the Gold Coast, the Federation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages (FATSIL) held its National Languages Conference. FATSIL Manager, Paul Herbert talks about the hot topics at the conference and where Indigenous Language Policy stands with the current Federal Government. You'll learn about who John Newfong was, his contribution to print journalism and why a Media Award has been named after him plus find out how Indigenous Australians viewed the election of Barack Obama.
In Conversation with Patrick Johnson - 100m and 200m Olympic Sprinter
In August, I hosted a public talk with Olympic sprinter Patrick Johnson as part of the New South Wales Art Gallery's Living Black Exhibition and its Art After Hours series.
In July, Johnson lost his appeal to be included in the Beijing Games team for the 100m, 200m and 4x100m Relay. Despite not making the team, Johnson continued training and now has his eye on a spot in the Commonwealth Games team in 2010.
Mobfest 08 and Part 2 of musicians - Michael Franti and Cherine Anderson
You're heading bush to Ti Tree, a remote community north of Alice Springs for the inaugural Mobfest which is part of the Music Outback Foundation program. You'll hear Part Two of last week's interview with U.S Musician, Michael Franti and Jamaican Dancehall artist, Cherine Anderson and you'll learn more about what Centrelink WA is doing in helping young Indigenous people re-establish their lives after being released from jail.
U.S Musician - Michael Franti and Dancehall artist, Cherine Anderson
U.S Musician, filmmaker and peace campaigner, Michael Franti dropped by with Dancehall artist, Cherine Anderson to talk about Spearhead's latest album "All Rebel Rockers". You also head to Narrabri in North-Western New South Wales to find out about a cotton traineeship for young Indigneous people in the region.
