First Australians

Aboriginals had the continent to themselves for 50,000 years. Today they make up less than 3 percent of the population, and ...

Indigenous preschools teach language and culture to young and old

A Gumbaynggirr elder was never allowed to speak her native tongue, but now she learns alongside her great-granddaughter at an ...
Medical Xpress

Indigenous Australians want to use cultural medicines more often, but access remains difficult

First Peoples say cultural medicines remain central to health and well-being despite a lack of access. Access to physical medicines (ingested, inhaled and topical) is a top priority, according to new ...
Phys.org

Indigenous Australians were the world's first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I'm a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don't just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient knowledge system that ...
Good Men Project

Maintaining Cultural Identity: Key to Children’s Development, Particularly for Australia’s Aboriginal Children

How do we help children thrive when they face a hostile environment – racism at school, in daily interactions, and in almost every aspect of their public lives? This is a crucial question, ...

Australia's bushfire risk: Research suggests Indigenous cultural burning could help reduce it

New research suggests changes in land management have contributed to Australia's bushfire risk. Researchers say Indigenous ...
Phys.org

Discovery of pottery rewrites Aboriginal history

The discovery of the oldest pottery ever found in Australia on Jiigurru/Lizard Island off the Queensland coast is challenging the idea that Aboriginal Australian communities were unaware of pottery ...
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The one word white Australians are told not to use when talking about First Nations people

Indigenous Australians were called 'blacks' and 'natives' at the time of white settlement and over the past two centuries have been subjected to far more racist labels. But as the term 'First Nations ...
TES

Aboriginal Australians Word Search | Culture, Art & Geography Vocabulary

Bring your Australia studies to life with this Aboriginal Australians Word Search, designed for Grades 4–7 and carefully created to ensure respectful, accurate, and age-appropriate vocabulary. This ...
Psychology TodayOpinion

Indigenous Peoples’ Day vs. Columbus Day

The words we use to describe history influence what we remember, whose stories we celebrate, and whose experiences we ...
Yahoo Finance

Indigenous Australians want to use cultural medicines more often, but access remains difficult: new study

LISMORE, Australia, July 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Peoples say cultural medicines remain central to health and wellbeing despite a lack of access, with access to physical medicines (ingested, ...
The Conversation

Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I’m a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don’t just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient knowledge system that ...