Dingaal clan member and Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation Chairperson Kenneth McLean joins us for a discussion on the discovery of 2000 - 3000 year old pottery on Jiigurru island, which is expanding our understanding…
A two-interview episode comprising of a discussion with Larrakia, Kungarakan, Gurindji, and French writer and performer Laniyuk, discussing her urgent campaign to protect Lee Point on her traditional lands of Larrakia country, which…
On this episode of Indigenuity we chat to Gomeroi artist Clare Jaque Vasquez, whose paintings capture stories and weaving practices in raised textural form on her canvases, utilising layering to embed and protect…
On this two-interview edition of Indigenuity we chat to Wiradjuri artist Jazz Money, whose practice is centred around poetics, while producing works that encompass installation, digital, performance, film, and print. Secondly, we speak…
A conversation with Gudanji/Wakaja writer Dr Debra Dank, who made history in 2023 by taking home an unprecedented four prizes at the 2023 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, and who will be…
A two interview episode of Indigenuity, featuring a chat with Muruwari man, Dr Joseph West, who is the Associate Dean (Indigenous) with the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of…
Kystal De Napoli speaks to Dr Katrina Wruck, a Mabuigilaig/Goemulgal Torres Straight Islander Woman, with a focus researching innovative and green solutions for industrial problems, from mining waste to detergent.
On this episode of Indigenuity we are visited by Wiradjuri poet and the associate professor in creative writing at the University of Melbourne, Jeanine Leane, who discusses and reads from her new collection…
A conversation with Bundjalung poet Evelyn Araluen who is a writer, researcher and co-editor of the Overland Literary Journal. Evelyn discusses her contribution to the new poetry anthology Woven, which weaves together…
A conversation with Yidinji woman Kirsten Clark, who is the Associate Director of Indigenous Strategy for the Office of the Provost at the University of Melbourne, who joins Indigenuity to discuss her recently…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Host Krystal De Napoli shares her thoughts on the problems associated with the dramatic proliferation of satellites in our skies, resulting in clusters of space junk known as mega-constellations. By altering and obscuring…
Wiradjuri man Ben Armstrong, the director of the Aboriginal founded and run not-for-profit Indigitek, whose aims are to increase the participation and success of Indigenous people in the tech industry, talks about Indigitek’s…
Host Krystal De Napoli shares a piece from her book Astronomy: Sky Country, written with Karlie Noon, about the ways in which the skies inform the land in Indigenous knowledge systems, as…
In this episode host Krystal De Napoli shares two pieces of her own writing. The first was delivered at Queerstories, an event as part of Melbourne Writers Festival, detailing how an early experience…
Darug woman, researcher and archaeologist Maddison Miller talks with Jadawadjali, Gunditj-mera, Wemba Wemba, Wergaia, Bindjali, Ngargad person and fellow archaeologist Leah Hunt. They talk about the difficulties in reconciling the colonial worldview of…
