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47,000 years of Aboriginal history destroyed in mining blast in Australia

Humans used the now-destroyed rockshelter throughout the last ice age until just a few decades ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
The Digital Universe

BYU’s Museum of Art welcomes Aboriginal Australian artists

Marlene Nampitjina speaks about her art with MOA visitors. Nampitjina shared stories about her family and their connections to her art. (Emmeline Blythe) BYU’s Museum of Art hosted an artist panel to ...
Observer

The Largest-Ever Survey of Indigenous Australian Art Is Coming to the U.S.

Amid growing recognition of Indigenous art in the contemporary art world, a new partnership is set to elevate the global presence of Indigenous works. The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., ...
Observer

Yasufumi Nakamori On Aboriginal Art Coming to the Asia Society Museum

On September 17, the Asia Society in New York will open a unique exhibition showcasing the rich history of Aboriginal Australian bark painting. “Maḏayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark ...
Labroots

Pottery Discovery Upends Aboriginal History Assumptions

Humans have been painting on rocks and in caves for tens of thousands of years. Some of the oldest rock art made by people could be as much as 73,000 years old, while the oldest cave art has been ...
The World from PRX on MSN

New play reimagines Australian history from Aboriginal viewpoint

A groundbreaking Australian play has come to New York for a few weeks. It’s called "The Visitors," and it tells an important ...
The Conversation

Ancient mud reveals Australia’s burning history over the past 130,000 years – and shows a way through our fiery future

Michela Mariani receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and is affiliated with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) and the Centre ...
CNN

Lowitja O’Donoghue, trailblazer for indigenous Australian rights, dead at 91

Lowitja O’Donoghue, one of the most respected and influential Aboriginal activists in Australian history, has died at age 91. O’Donoghue, who passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday in Adelaide ...
The Conversation

The more you know: people with better understanding of Australia’s colonial history more likely to support moving Australia Day

Olivia Evans receives funding from Australian Research Council. Iain Walker has received funding from the Australian Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund. Kate Reynolds receives ...
The New York Times

After Bruising Vote, Indigenous Australians Say ‘Reconciliation Is Dead’

The rejection of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is likely to lead to an irreversible shift in the nation’s relationship with its first peoples. By Yan Zhuang Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...