Indigenous News Update – Culture

by Robbo on 10/03/2010

News

  • Australian Aborigines are the custodians of some of the oldest performing traditions in the world says Grabowsky http://bit.ly/daKJgd

  • Aboriginal culture faces perils in the land down under http://bit.ly/clFtsG – video from WorldFocus

  • Indigenous people to be recognised as ‘first Queenslanders’ http://bit.ly/drbrVn

  • Recognising indigenous people in Queensland preamble ‘divisive’ according to Qld Opposition leader Langbroek http://bit.ly/aNIJKY

  • Constitutional preamble opposed by Indigenous leaders and Opposition. Indigenous say it is offensive as symbolic only http://bit.ly/b7XzMa

The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.



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Wreck Of The Week

by Robbo on 10/03/2010

As cars break down and can’t be repaired by our Bush Mechanics they are left by the side of the road where they are quickly pulled apart for spares.

Every now and then a bulldozer or grader comes along and pushes them, along with other roadside debri back into the scrub.

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Indigenous News Update – Health

by Robbo on 09/03/2010

News

  • Aboriginal Health Workers formally acknowledged as a profession with launch of national association http://bit.ly/9JWD52

  • Survival rates for dialysis patients rise. NT Govt says proof it is improving lives of Indigenous. http://bit.ly/918PWo How many on country?

  • ‘Gomeroi gaaynggal – Gomeroi Indigenous babies’ program comprises two parts research and ArtsHealth program http://bit.ly/c1gVyL

  • Research: An ecological approach to health promotion in remote Australian Aboriginal communities http://bit.ly/agRPZ1

  • The Rioli Fund for Aboriginal Health has a facebook page http://bit.ly/bNUblJ

    • The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.



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    Indigenous News Update – Sport

    by Robbo on 08/03/2010

    News

    • Search has begun to find six Australian Indigenous athletes to run in the New York marathon in 2010 http://bit.ly/8lI17S

    • Indigenous youth Australian rules team, the Flying Boomerangs to tour South Africa http://bit.ly/55SqVV

    • Sport has been demonstrated to be a remarkable way to improve well-being of indigenous communities. http://bit.ly/7hOswj

    • Byron Bay local helps out Australia’s first Indigenous surf club in Gove http://bit.ly/aRZRpc

    • AARON Davey is in the mix to become the first indigenous captain of the world’s oldest football club. http://bit.ly/a4Ii2T

    The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.



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