IndigenousX
Guardian Australia is proud to partner with IndigenousX to showcase the diversity of Indigenous peoples and opinions from around the country.
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Indigenous education is so much more than some dot art and a ‘cultural’ song you found from the Wiggles
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Even education has been used as a weapon of white supremacy in Australia
Amy Thunig for IndigenousXAttitudes and actions done under the guise of ‘good intentions’ have shaped the education system over the past 230 years
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Learning Torres Strait Islander languages is not just learning about words but also our relationships to the land, sea and sky
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A First People's Assembly could deliver what our people have been demanding for so long
Marcus StewartThe stakes are high. As we try to take treaty from rhetoric to reality, we need to contend with generations of expectation
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We must demand a seat at the table when decisions are being made about us – it's Mabo's legacy
Jayde GeiaAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is vibrant, our people are resilient. Why are we still the most disadvantaged group in Australia?
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We can't afford to leave Indigenous students behind as we prepare our future workforce
Melinda Mann for IndigenousXIf Australia is serious about jobs for Indigenous youth we must invest in specialist career roles in schools
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I set off a year ago carrying three message sticks as an invitation and a challenge. You are part of us and this land now
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Australia must embrace 'cultural safety' if we are to close the gap
Gregory Phillips for IndigenousXIndigenous people must have equal power and sovereignty to help solve climate change and our national identity crisis
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I was well cared for, loved by my parents and adopted siblings. I feel for those of us who were removed and weren’t protected
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The western world is just catching up to what we know
Jacinta KoolmatrieIs your interest in Indigenous heritage genuine? Or are you just here to see how it relates to western histories?
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It is time to shatter a few supposed truths about out-of-home care
Kirsten Gray for IndigenousXDo we ever ask if we are really giving these kids a better life? Many of us grow up locked in a cycle of depression and pain
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For some of us voting is an indignity that is a choice between the lesser of racists
Sana Nakata for IndigenousXThere are a lot of reasons not to vote. But I’m going to tell you why I do, and why I think you should too
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Fire, water and astronomy: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture comes to life in the classroom
Marcia LangtonSchool children should go out into the world with a respect for the first peoples of Australia and all they have achieved
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Memorialising a white man who died 220 years ago seems to be more important than saving the lives of our young people
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Indigenous suicide shows our traumatic past is just too heavy a burden
Shannan Dodson for IndigenousXOur families have been stripped of the coping mechanisms all people need – and it’s killing us
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My music is a declaration of survival
Nathan Bird for IndigenousXSeeing artists like Ice Cube speak out against racism was an eye-opener. Since then, my passion for hip-hop has never wavered
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I turned my Torres Strait Islander culture into a video game
Rhett Loban for IndigenousXYou are not just an observer of Torres Strait culture, but immersed in it
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Queer black mob face struggles beyond marriage equality
Mitch Hibbens for IndigenousXThe burdens faced by queer Indigenous mob need to be recognised. We should find strength and solidarity through our queerness
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Type 2 diabetes is killing our people – and its victims are getting younger
Ray Kelly for IndigenousXIf Aboriginal people are every going to improve their health, then it must be in Aboriginal hands
Birth certificates are currency. For some Indigenous Australians, their cost is too high