Shine on Gimuy will celebrate First Nations art and culture with light installations, art sculptures, animations, and soundscapes, and a full festival program with music performances, cultural dance, comedy, and conversations. The festival's artistic director Rhoda Roberts shares what drew her to Shine on Gimuy, and explains the importance of spotl…

Thou Shalt Not Steal is the latest show from Kateye filmmakers Dylan River and Tanith Glynn-Maloney. Dylan discusses why he’s drawn to telling stories of young people. Then Rhoda Roberts has brought that expertise to Shine on Gimuy, a budding light festival in Cairns. She explains why it’s important to feature local talent. Plus for Word Up, Jane E…

Meet Jane Edwards in Derby in the west Kimberly. She’s our language legend this month. Today, Jane shares a Nyigina word that can describe someone’s daughter. It’s also the word for a great-grandmother – who becomes a daughter to her great-grandchildren.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dylan Rivers' latest project Thou Shalt Not Steal follows the story of a rebellious teen named Robyn, who races through 1980s Central Australia in a stolen taxi. Dylan explains how he's using comedy to bring First Nations issues to a wider audience, and how his eclectic back catalogue informs his filmmaking.…

An incredible panel discussion about First Nations perspective in poetry was recorded at the NSW State Library during National Poetry month for BBC Arts Hour and Red Room Poetry. Daniel Browning Lulu Houdini, Rob Waters and Nicole Smede talk through the action of writing poems.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Kalkatungu is the language of the Mt Isa area, and Will Blackley has been working with a team to revitalise it. For his final time on Word Up, Will shares the Kalkatungu words he uses when there’s a storm brewing.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Hear a panel discussion about the role (and state) of First Nations poetry with four poets at the NSW State Library as part of BBC and Red Room Poetry’s Contains Strong Language poetry festival. Plus for Word Up, Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu words he uses when a storm is brewing.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Will Blackley live in the Mount Isa area on Kalkatungu Country. But his life started on Palm Island. He describes how he got to know his language when he wasn’t on Country, and shares the Kalakatungu word for kangaroo.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Bruce Denny is Yamatji actor, director, poet and playwright based in Western Australia. His new play, Operation Boomerang, follows the central character Nana as she enlists the help of her family to break out of her nursing home. Bruce explains how Operation Boomerang grew from a role play for medical students into a full-length show.…

Alethea Beetson shares how her most recent show Meet Your Maker influenced the way she thinks about theatre, performance and her own voice. And Yamatji actor and director Bruce Denny discusses his show Operation Boomerang. Plus, for Word Up Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu word for kangaroo.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

As an advocate for Blackfullas in music, film and theatre, Alethea Beetson is typically creating space for others. She explains what she learnt by centring herself in her last work — Meet Your Maker.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Kamilaroi Bigambul artist Archie Moore accepted the Golden Lion at the 60th Venice Biennale earlier this year. His installation – kith and kin – was a vast yet intricate piece that the judges praised for offering “a glimmer of possibility for recuperation."By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Earlier this year, Archie Moore became the second First Nations artist featured in the Australia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale as a solo artist. He was also the first artist from Australia to win gold. Visit Venice with Archie and his creative team to hear how kith and kin came together.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu word for ‘fire’ and explains how the pronunciation of the language has shifted over time.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Brady Bunch are a pretty big deal in the Brisbane suburb of Inala, famed for the big feeds in their kitchen and the deadly tunes on the turntable. One of 11 siblings, Troy Brady has slick dance moves borrowed from R&B superstars like Bobby Brown and Boyz II Men, but what he doesn’t have is a connection to Language. A cup of tea with a 104-year-…

Ben Armstrong and Dr Rhett Loban discuss what it takes to embed First Nations perspectives in video games, and how games can do so much more than entertain us. Then, Kuku Yalanji man Jungaji's love of music has taken him on an incredible cultural journey. Plus, Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu name of a familiar constellation.…

As a format, digital games do a great job of reflecting First Nations perspectives. Our stories tend to be nonlinear and expansive narratives that link the past, present, and future together. Games work in a similar way: they can tie the material to the spiritual and operate outside Western narrative trajectories. So why aren’t there more Indigenou…

Will Blackley is part of a team of people working to revitalise Kalkatungu language in north-west Queensland. He's also our language legend on Word Up this month. Will shares the Kalkatungu name of a familiar constellation.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property - or ICIP - is a framework that describes all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural expressions. This can mean medicinal knowledge, language, artistic expressions and more. But how do ICIP principles keep our culture strong? A panel discussion recorded at Garma festival answ…

This month, Christine Anu has been sharing some of her maternal grandfather’s language – Kala Kawa Ya. For her final time on Word Up, Christine shares a word she learned recently after her Uncle Michael Jenson Warusam-Waigana heard her on the radio.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dr Terri Janke says Indigenous cultures are like Indigenous lands: they aren’t free to be taken. It’s something that we (mostly) understand when it comes to visual art, but what about food? Or dance? Or even language? At Garma Festival this year, Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch facilitated a discussion between Jake Budd, Joel Webber, Patricia Adjei an…

First Nations participation in the Olympic Games has come a long way in a relatively short time. Eleven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes competed across eight sports in Paris, and four Indigenous athletes will compete in the Paralympics later this month. But the first Aboriginal person to compete in the Olympics was Francis Roberts — …

Me, Antman & Fleabag follows three central characters as they pack up the car, crank some Slim Dusty and drink in the good things in life like family, laughing and travelling. The 22 short stories are big-hearted, colourful, and full of humour. In the nearly two decades since it was published, Gayle Kennedy wonders if Me, Antman and Fleabag ever re…

Christine Anu has been sharing some of her maternal grandfather’s language, Kala Kawa Ya. She's explained the significance of the 'waku' (a woven mat), and shared a word that means to roll out. This week, Christine shares a word that means to fold or roll up.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Gayle Kennedy and Jared Thomas reflect of the legacy of Me, Antman & Fleabag, and discuss how the book could find a new audience now that it’s been included in UQP’s First Nations Classics series. Then, Lucy Norton shares a poem in honour of National Poetry Month. Plus, Kirk Page is working with Rhoda Roberts to turn the story of the first Aborigin…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have found truths in the sky since the beginning of time. But how does that knowledge work in tandem with studies like astrophysics and astronomy? Dr Krystal De Napoli and Peter Swanton are two of a growing number of First Nations people working in STEM, and helping to weave these knowledges together.…

Straight from the Strait is a new Torres Strait Islander musical from Opera Queensland. It pays homage to a group of men and women who travelled from their island homes to work on the Mount Newman railway construction project. Cultural consultant, Aunty Ruth Ghee discusses the inspiration behind the show, and what it means to her to share the story…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have always found guidance, connection and answers in the stars. In honour Science Week -- which this week ask us to look to the night sky -- Dr Krystal De Napoli and Peter Swanton discuss some of the astrophysical events witnessed by our ancestors. Then, Aunty Ruth Ghee is helping translate an incredibl…

Christine Anu shares a Kala Kawa Ya word that means to roll out a woven mat.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Established by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in 1984 the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards recognises and celebrates the diversity of Indigenous art throughout Australia. With a total cash prize of $190,000 – including $100,000 for the major prize – it’s arguably Australia’s richest art prize. …

Singer-songwriter Christine Anu shares the Kala Kawa Ya name for a woven mat: waku.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

In Wajarri Yamaji Country, the CSIRO is building more than 130,000 antennae to unlock the secrets of the universe. Des Mongoo and Lockie Ronan explain how the CSIRO has worked with traditional owners to design and build major observatory Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Celebrate some of the best Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from emerging and established artists with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. Then on Wajarri Yamaji Country, scientists are looking to the night sky to unlock the secrets of the universe. Discover how the CSIRO has worked with traditional owners to des…

A self-confessed "sensitive people pleaser", Steph Tisdell says her first novel – The Skin I’m In – is probably the most vulnerable thing she’s ever done.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Christine Anu is a prolific Australian music icon. This month she's sharing some of her mother's language Kala Kawa Ya from the north-west region of the Torres Strait. Her first word is a welcoming word: sew ngapa.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Having taken on stand-up comedy and acting, Steph Tisdell is adding a new string to her bow: fiction writing. She explains how her debut novel The Skin I'm In explores the nuances of representation, and brings diversity to diversity. Then choreographer Vicki van Hout discusses her upcoming surrealist sojourn into mortal musings set to take place at…

Vicki van Hout is an independent artist with more than three decades of experience. A dancer, choreographer, writer and thinker, Vicki delights in finding the line between the pedestrian and the sublime. This month Vicki and her longtime collaborative partner Marian Abboud will invite people to take part in a "surrealist sojourn into mortal musings…

As the appetite for diverse stories grows, the publishing industry has been looking for ways to ensure those stories reflect our diverse world accurately. One solution: sensitivity readers. Rudi joins forces with two other sensitivity readers for RN's Big Weekend of Books to discuss what the job looks like in practice.…

As writers embrace the need to accurately reflect real-world diversity on the pages of their books how do they make sure they’re walking in someone else’s shoes in a way that’s thoughtful, careful and sensitive? Author, academic and publishing all-rounder Melanie Saward joins Awesome Blak’s Executive Director Travis De Vries to discuss the role of …