Blackwattle

Times are a changing...

Indigenous leaders launch 'world's largest' compensation claim, worth $290 billion Noongar people of Western Australia are seeking more than $290 billion for spiritual damage over an area of land almost as big as Victoria.

Lovin these new tunes...

https://open.spotify.com/album/62r5j7m6ciI4PaNR6CALAN?si=Kwb78RnMRz661NvZbeixYQ

The Promise Boomalli · Album · 2020 · 10 songs.

Why is no one talking about this?

The Queensland government has extinguished native title over 1,385 hectares of Wangan and Jagalingou country for the proposed Adani coalmine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin - without any public announcement of the decision.

The decision could see Wangan and Jagalingou protesters forcibly removed by police from their traditional lands, including lands used for ceremonies.
W&J Council leader Adrian Burragubba, and a group of Wangan and Jagalingou representatives, had been calling on the government to rule out transferring their land, arguing they had never given their consent for Adani to occupy their country.

In a meeting with government officials Friday, seeking a halt on leases being issued for mine infrastructure, they learned the state government had instead granted Adani exclusive possession freehold title over large swathes of their lands on Thursday, including the area currently occupied for ceremonial purposes.

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/31/queensland-extinguishes-native-title-over-indigenous-land-to-make-way-for-adani-coalmine

Amazing...

A real history of Aboriginal Australians, the first agriculturalists | Bruce Pascoe | TEDxSydney Indigenous writer and anthologist Bruce Pascoe draws on first-hand accounts from colonial journals to dispel the myth that Aboriginal people were hunters and...

Why does nothing change?

Foley speaks - Melbourne 2004 Same message applies today...

What a deadly photo...

Deadly mob this here! Uncle Preston Campbell ex NRL player, legend of the game and all-round awesome human, the hilarious iconic actor and author Uncle Jack Charles (if ya haven't read "Born again black fella" you haven't lived), enjoying Sobah Beers with Sobah founder, mental health and holistic healing guru Clinton Schultz. Great night for the Wayne Weaver Foundation Art Auction Fundraiser

When will this country learn from the past, from the people that know...

Burning Off: Fire Law Aboriginal people throughout Australia intelligently used fire for thousands of years to regenerate the plants and soils, and keep the land and water clean. ...

Celebrate National NAIDOC

Awesome work from Beyond Empathy.

Moree Madness.

https://youtu.be/aJi8lHv5ZNc

Moree Madness NEXUS

It’s time for change...

Australia's education system needs to change, and this film shows why Dujuan Hoosan is a 10-year-old boy who can speak two languages, knows his cultural history, and has been trained to become a healer. He is a natural born leader in his community, but at school he faces failing grades. Dujuan tells his story in a powerful film, In My Blood It Runs. This new documenta...

We're happy to announce Pirritu Wilyamu Yulii is now apart of the Blackwattle Community Creative.

https://youtu.be/7w7kXZV1Pgg

Pirritu - Brett Lee Waternests Here is a live recording of a song called Waternests. It was recorded a few years ago and I never found a moment to share it with the world. Being an Aborigi...

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The Mabo Oration | 3 June | Playhouse, QPAC Celebrating Eddie Mabo and the landmark High Court decision which legally recognised that Indigenous people had a special relationship to the land that existed prior to colonisation.

An important message from Uncle Les...

https://youtu.be/xL6DU4aqhLU

Uncle Les's Yarn - 'This Is Your Time' (Cowra NSW)

When will they listen?

Aboriginal Elders say Fraser Island dingo attacks 'could have been avoided' The Butchulla people say a program to educate tourists about dangerous wildlife is not working.

Truth...

'It's not Disneyland': Climbing Uluru to be banned from October 2019 Scaling the iconic landmark and sacred site is set to be a thing of the past after the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park board decided unanimously to ban the activity, starting in 2019.

Blackwattle updated their business hours.

We're currently seeking expressions of interest from anyone who believes they should be a member of Blackwattle as a registered indigenous corporation and not for profit organization.

If that's you then please feel free to contact us via Personal Message to discuss your involvement in Blackwattle as we rebuild.

Fresh tunes telling old stories...

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Awesome story from the BushTV Mob...

Edgar’s Last Spear | BushTV Edgar Bendigo knows today may well be his final birthday and certainly his last spear. He’s weak and his hands have lost their power and dexterity but his spirit is still strong.

Anyone else remember the big tree on the walk into Moree East Public School? Our very first project was back in 2014 with the kids from Moree East Public School. Check out our YouTube Channel to watch "Yaama Ghubhii". We've come along way since then... Not long now until we release - "Throwing Stones" Moree 2400.

We're excited to be involved with this weekends workshops at the Byron Bay Film Festival.

https://www.bbff.com.au/co_lab_create/

co_lab_create - BBFF Where Australia’s XR Community Connects October 13 & 14 2018 In 2016 along-side our established program of cutting-edge film content we launched Co_Lab_Create, a weekend of events, workshops and masterclasses specifically aimed at the growing Virtual Reality (VR)/ Augmented Reality (AR) sectors an...

"Throwing Stones" Moree 2400 coming soon to a small screen near you!

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Inspirational work Clinton!

https://youtu.be/_OwjiVsKCng

2018 Outstanding First Peoples Alumnus Award Winner: Clinton Schultz One of fewer than 20 male Aboriginal Registered Psychologists nationally, and a strong Gamilaroi man, Clinton Schultz founded Marumali Consultations to provi...