We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Uncle Dan Mosby is an Elder and storyteller of Masig (Yorke) Island of the Kulkalgal Nation in the Torres Strait. His Visitors Book has been signed by many throughout the years.
You may have heard about Jandamarra, Yagan, Dundalli and Pemulwuy, but there are many other warriors that fought on the frontlines during the Frontier Wars.
A poem about nuku (water) by Torres Strait Islander woman Tishiko King.
First Nations people are the knowledge keepers of some of the oldest forms of jurisprudence (philosophies of law).
Talei Elu is a Saibai Koedal woman from Seisia — a small Torres Strait Islander community in remote Cape York. We yarned with Talei for our 5 Changemakers, 5 Days campaign.
Mililma May is a staunch Danggalaba Kulumbirigin Tiwi woman and co-founder of UP. We yarned with Mililma for our 5 Changemakers, 5 Days campaign.
Birabahn was a prominent Awabakal leader and scholar from the 19th Century in the Newcastle, Hunter, and Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales.
Songlines are a way of mapping Country and storing complex knowledge systems.