My Culture Story with Kado Muir

**Right now, across the Central Deserts, ceremonies are ending for this season.** People are rolling their swags, preparing for the long journey home. What they carry with them is something extraordinary — an unbroken chain of Law, ceremony, and responsibility that has flowed for sixty thousand years. "We still got our Law," you hear Elders say. And it's said with pride. But here&#39...

Note: After this podcast was recorded, the Federal Court postponed the determination for Waturta into early 2026. Payarri Determination remains the same. This podcast shares some thoughts and observations from Kado Muir in relation to native title determination for his tribal lands.

Launch of Mamutjitji Story App in honour of passed elders.

aaarrgghhh... Kado starts to ramble on about the Voice, flailing heritage laws, diverted reconciliation and life generally. hope you enjoy.

In this episode, I respond to some listener queries about how they should vote on the Voice. My first point is that your vote is precious, it is a fundamental part of our democracy and you need to vote as your conscience dictates, and yes, we'll done for seeking to educate yourself. The next step is to then understand how and where the campaign for the Voice comes from. These are my views, and I h...

Carto Nullius In this episode I introduce the concept of Carto Nullius, which is strictly not linguistically correct but a play on the latin terms terra nullius, a term that for so long was used to marginalise and dispossess Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is my contention that cartography as a discipline has for a long time been empty of even very general traditional Aboriginal...

In this episode of my culture story Kado Muir explains a key cultural concept known as Nyaamiri or skin groups listen to the episode and if you want to find out more about skin groups go to, https://www.blurb.com/b/9878611-working-together and purchase Kado's book and you can also sign up for to learn Ngalia language lessons at, https://kadomuir.mastermind.com/masterminds/34611   palunya enjoy.

In this episode of my culture story I offer an insight into the background to The Voice. Why is it so important? Is it a new thing? What are some of the Historic encounters that have brought us to this point in time?

welcome in the new year with my culture story by Kado Muir. Happy New Year everyone

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This episode is an introduction to the series exploring Ngalia a language in detail, translating Ngalia concepts into English in a more wholesome appreciation of the true meanings.

In this episode Kado Muir shares some insight and awareness in relation to questions asked about the importance of cross-cultural negotiations in the native title context. He touches on some important Aboriginal cultural protocols, including use of deceased persons names, respect, reciprocity, lived experiences and offers a simple approach to finding information and planning engagements via RESPEC...

The ‘Stolen Generations’ Testimonies’ project is an initiative to record on film the personal testimonies of Australia’s Stolen Generations Survivors and share them online.  The Stolen Generations' Testimonies Foundation hopes the online museum will become a national treasure and a unique and sacred keeping place for Stolen Generations’ Survivors’ Testimonies. By allowing Australians to liste...

In this episode of my culture story we explore the healing properties the energies of the land Ngurrara interacting with the healing properties of plants or Warta Hope you enjoy it. Image: Sunset at Tjiwarl

Traditional Owners celebrate the Yeelirrie approval expiry Traditional Owners of the Yeelirrie area are celebrating the expiry of the environmental approval to mine this significant area. The approval to mine Yeelirrie had a condition that required the proponent, Cameco, to mine within five years. The approval expired on 20 January 2022 with Cameco failing to meet their condition. Traditional Owne...

Introduction Second week of 2022 and two big announcements and two big events coming toward us. Jody Broun appointed CEO of the National Indigenous Australians Agency Ms Broun, a Yindjibarndi woman from the Pilbara in Western Australia, will become the most senior Indigenous person in the Australian Public Service. “I am immensely proud that the National Indigenous Australians Agency will be led b...

04 January 2022 | Media release | Joint media release The Hon Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP Minister for Indigenous Australians The Morrison Government will build Ngurra, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural precinct, on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in the Parliamentary Triangle, on Ngunnawal country (Canberra). Ngurra, meaning ‘home’, ‘country’ or ‘pla...

In this our twentieth episode Kado Muir shares some thoughts, comments and insights into NAIDOC 2020. Always was, always will be. What started in 1938 as a day of mourning on the 26th January has now been transformed into a week of celebration. The controversy of Australia day still haunts this nation but one of the first protests against it has been transformed into a week of celebration for all...

Australia's Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander people's are not strangers to climate change. Major climatic events in Australia's prehistory were backdrops to the occupation and emergence of the various Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander cultures. This interchange between humans and the climate is represented in the archaeological record of Australia, particularly in the form of rock art pai...

Australia's Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander people's are not strangers to climate change. Major climatic events in Australia's prehistory were backdrops to the occupation and emergence of the various Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander cultures. This interchange between humans and the climate is represented in the archaeological record of Australia, particularly in the form of rock art pai...

In this episode Kado is visiting the Helena Aurora Range with activists who were instrumental in stopping a destructive iron ore mining operation which would have destroyed this natural and cultural wonder. It is dawn, the chorus of birds are calling as kado reflects on how extractive mining for resources often results in destruction of natural wonders. Find out more about Bungalbin by visiting th...

In this episode Kado shares the introductory comments he made to shareholders of BHP during a briefing session with the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). This episode gives some insight and background into Aboriginal spiritual and cultural connection with country and how mining to extract resources by its very nature competes with these values. The challenge for all parties...

In this episode we interview Amanda Haas Lovitt a Councillor at the Shire of Harvey who was called to action when seeing the outrage and despair amongst Aboriginal people and their supporters brought about by the State Library of WA inviting a speaker to rehash white Australia policy speak under the guise of a disruptive ideas festival. Amanda responded to a comment posted by Nic Fardell, aspiring...

Kado has just returned from hosting two weeks of a special meditation retreat on country, where two groups of between 12-14 people spent between 5-9 days walking, sleeping and in deep silence and personal reflection in the desert. In this episode kado shares his thoughts and insights on walking bare foot on sacred lands in the deserts of Australia.

Kado shares a snapshot of some of his insights and background understanding of the Aboriginal Heritage Act (WA). All while laying in his swag looking up into the dark starry winters desert night.