Indigenuity

An interview with Kamilaroi man Corey Tutt, the founder of DeadlyScience, a not-for-profit organisation that provides STEM resources to remote schools in Australia and connects young Indigenous people with STEM professionals. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/indigenuity Twitter @IndigenuityAU Instagram @indigenuityau

In today's show, Maddi Miller speaks with future Olympian Marissa Williamson Pohlman about her journey to becoming the first Aboriginal woman to qualify for the Olympics in boxing, and the importance of showing up for yourself everyday. Later, Maddie speaks with Tully Mahr, an aerospace enginnering student, who has recently returned from a 10-week-internship with NASA, on theimportance of First Na...

A two guest episode. We speak with Janine Mohamed - a Narrunga Kaurna woman and CEO of the Lowitja Institute – Australia’s National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research, who was recently awarded the Victorian Australian of the Year in recognition of her legacy as a pioneer for Indigenous healthcare. We also speak with Chelsea Aniba of the Dhoeybaw clan of Sabai Islan...

A conversation with the Gunai writer Kirli Saunders, whose written works span poetry, plays, and picture books, as well as being a visual artist, cultural consultant, and the NSW 2020 Aboriginal Woman of the Year. Kirli joins Indigenuity to discuss her latest book, Returning , which captures the complex emotions that come with rediscovering oneself, Country, and connection while addressing contemp...

A conversation with Barkindji artist, curator and Creative Director of the not-for-profit organisation The Torch, Kent Morris. Kent details his experience of working on the program, which provides cultural and arts industry support to First Nations people in Victoria who are incarcerated or recently released from prison, as well as the exhibition ‘Future Dreaming … Visions of the Future’, which is...

A discussion with Yorta Yorta man Jason Tamiru about Yalinguth, which is an app that serves as an audio guide to the cultural significance of locations across Naarm, or which he is the Creative Director. Yalinguth provides story telling and soundscapes from dozens of Elders and knowledge holders, including the late Uncle Jack Charles and Uncle Archie Roach. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Progra...

Today’s episode features two interviews; with Muruwari woman Jane Harrison, who is the director of the Blak and Bright First Nations Literary Festival and a renowned playwright known for her works, Stolen and The Visitors; and Wakka Wakka man Harley Mann, who is the founder of Na Djinang Circus and the director of the upcoming Melbourne Fringe Circus event called Of The Land on Which We Meet . Wit...

Author Melanie Saward, a proud descendent of the Bigambul and Wakka Wakka peoples, joins Indigenuity to discuss her recently published novel Burn , which has been shortlisted twice for the David Unaipon award and once for the Boundless Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/indigenuity Twitter @IndigenuityAU Instagram...

A conversation with Worimi and Biripi poet Nicole Smede, about her work with language as a means of reconnecting with her culture. She is the First Nations Senior Project Manager for Red Room Poetry and has been a key contributor to the Poetry in First Languages program since its inception in 2018, which is a program that delivers First Nations-led poetry workshops to support students to find stre...

An interview Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, BoonWurrung/Wemba Wemba multidisciplinary artist Maree Clarke, discussing the new exhibition Between Waves , which navigates the intersections and collisions between art, culture, materiality and technologies and is currently showing at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA). With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/ex...

A conversation with Wiradjuri prison educator Tara Oliver about her work with indigenous peoples within the incarceration system, and an interview with Bandjalung artist, writer, curator and activist Djon Mundine, discussing his latest exhibition titled The Dingo Project, which is currently showing at Ngununggula in Bowral, New South Wales. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://w...

A conversation with Kalkadoon artist Bree Buttenshaw, professionally known as Little Butten, whose work integrates her proud indigenous background with a contemporary digital approach and was recently featured in the Brisbane Street Art Festival. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/indigenuity Twitter @IndigenuityAU Instagram @indigenuityau

A conversation with young carver and artist at Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, Walter Brooks. Walter uses locally sourced ironwood and earth pigments to make tokwampini (birds), figurative works which represent the Tiwi creation story, tutuni poles and ceremonial spears and joins us to discuss the new exhibition, Warnarringa, Japarra, Amintiya, Japalinga – Sun, Moon & Stars . With presen...

A conversation with early childhood educator, author and Biripi man Adam Duncan, who, along with illustrator Paul Lao, has just released The Bunyip and the Stars, a children’s picture book that is described as part Sky Country creation story, and part exciting adventure tale. In the second half of the show Krystal shares several yarns about sky knowledge, focusing particularly on the Earth’s moon...

In this week’s episode, we are joined by editor, writer and poet of South Sea Islander, Northern Cheyenne, Kabi Kabi and English heritage, Yasmin Smith, who is currently an editor at University of Queensland Press where her work includes overseeing their groundbreaking First Nations Classics series. Also on the program is Harry Murphy, Pathways Program Lead at the National Aboriginal Sporting Chan...

This special episode of Indigenuity was recorded live at the opening of the exhibition ngaratya at Bunjil Place Gallery in Narre Warren and includes interviews with each of the featured artists. ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together)  brings together six Barkandji/Barkindji artists; Nici Cumpston, Zena Cumpston, David Doyle, Kent Morris, Adrianne Semmens, and Raymond Zada. 

Barkandji artist, writer and curator Nici Cumpston joins Indigenuity to discuss the new exhibition Ngaratya , which she has co-curated with six Barkandji artists, as well as the annual Adelaide Aboriginal and Torres Strait arts festival Tarnanthi , of which she is the artistic director. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/indigenuity Twitter @Ind...

An interview with Barkindji/Paakintji multimedia artist and broadcaster Raymond Zada about his upcoming exhibition Ngaratya , which is a collaboration with six Barkandji artists designed to offer a dynamic portal into Barkandji country and connection. Also on the show, a discussion of the recent solar eclipse, including insights into what makes such a phenomena rare and exciting. With presenter Kr...

Arrernte academic Dr Vicki Pascoe joins Indigenuity to discuss her recent appointment to the Manna Institute as a researcher into mental health support in regional Australia and her book Australia’s Toxic Medical Culture: International Medical Graduates and Structural Power. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/indigenuity Twitter @IndigenuityAU I...

Barkandji woman, writer, curator, consultant and researcher Zena Cumpston returns to the show to discuss Plants: Past, Present and Future , a book co-authored with Lesley Head and Michael-Shawn Fletcher, which celebrates the deep cultural significance of plants and shows how engaging with this heritage could be the key to a healthier, more sustainable future. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Prog...

Ngiyampaa singer-songwriter Pirritu joins Indigenuity to discuss his musical process as well as his volunteer work with the Ngiyampaa Language Project, which aims to update and make accessible the grammar first compiled by Tamsin Donaldson in the 1970s. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/indigenuity Twitter @IndigenuityAU Instagram @indigenuitya...

Palawa veterinarian and Assistant Dean (Indigenous) of the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne, Dr. Cam Raw discusses his research on zoonotic parasites in indigenous communities. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/indigenuity Twitter @IndigenuityAU Instagram @indigenuityau

Torres Strait Islander actor Aaron Fa’Aoso explains how the 'SWAT for Safety' national education campaign aims to prevent mosquito borne diseases, such as Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). And linguist Mary Laughren, discusses the newly released Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary: Warlpiri Yimi-Kirli Manu Jaru-kurlu , which features English translations of hundreds of Warlpiri speakers compiled ov...

Wurundjeri man and coordinator for the National Indigenous Business Summer Schools (NIBSS) program Dale Wandin explains the importance of NIBSS in providing Indigenous Year 11 and 12 students with experience in university life, and the chance to learn from Indigenous mentors, business leaders and academics. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/ind...

Brendan Kennedy, a Tati Tati, Latji Latji, Wadi Wadi, and Mutti Mutti man, who is the Vice Chair of Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) and a leader in all areas advocating for First Nations rights to water and Country, stops by Indigenuity to discuss the ongoing dispossession of First Nations water rights as well as the concept of Aqua-nuillias. With presenter Krystal De Napol...