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Australian First Nations Rainforest, Plains, and Island Peoples

Australian First Nations Rainforest, Plains, and Island Peoples

Australian First Nations Rainforest, Plains, and Island Peoples For over 65,000 years, Australian First Nations peoples have lived in deep connection with the land and sea. Across the continent, di...

Saltwater, Freshwater, and Desert Peoples: The Deep Connection to Water in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture

Saltwater, Freshwater, and Desert Peoples: The Deep Connection to Water in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture

You may have heard Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people refer to themselves as Saltwater, Freshwater, or Desert peoples. Across Australia, First Nations communities identify as Saltwater, F...

Bush Pharmacy: Traditional Aboriginal Health and Well-being Practices

Bush Pharmacy: Traditional Aboriginal Health and Well-being Practices

For over 60,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived in deep connection with the land, developing a sophisticated understanding of health and well-being. Long before mode...

FNTMP Success Stories: Mandingalbay Authentic Indigenous Tours and Russell Boswell

FNTMP Success Stories: Mandingalbay Authentic Indigenous Tours and Russell Boswell

Mandingalbay Authentic Indigenous Tours (MAIT) is the tourism arm of the Mandingalbay Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation (MYAC). The tours operate on traditional lands at East Trinity, across Trinity i...

Celebrating the Achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Reflections for January 26

Celebrating the Achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Reflections for January 26

We are fast approaching that time of the year where Australia debates, discusses and learns what the 26 January means to them and others. As the CEO of Welcome to Country, I wanted my 26 January 20...

Whose Country Am I On?

Whose Country Am I On?

First Nations people have been the custodians of the lands, waterways and skies of the Australian continent for tens of thousands of years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia is made u...