IndigenousX
Guardian Australia is proud to partner with IndigenousX to showcase the diversity of Indigenous peoples and opinions from around the country.
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Blak MPs give First Nations women hope we might be listened to
Antoinette Braybrook for IndigenousXThere is a big job ahead, but we have the solutions. Politicians just need to hand back the power to us
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Thirty years after Mabo, First Nations people are on the verge of true self-determination. We hope not to be disappointed
Jamie Lowe for IndigenousXAustralia’s First People have the expertise to negotiate with government, and we will use it to deliver on the promise of native title
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Australia needs to decolonise its mental health system and empower more Indigenous psychologists
Vanessa Edwige, Joanna Alexi, Belle Selkirk, Pat DudgeonFor Aboriginal people, wellbeing is seen as holistic, with mental health inseparable from connections to family, culture and Country
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As we reclaim the stage for Indigenous storytellers, we have a question for colonisers
Alethea Beetson for IndigenousXOur performance honours ancestors, respects Elders and breaks the siloed rules of western arts practice
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A forgotten story of the election is First Nations voices are often excluded from the conversation
Sarah CollardMany people I’ve spoken to feel invisible and sidelined in politics, but their concerns should be heard
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Reporting on Indigenous issues is still woeful but we will keep making noise and keep showing up
Luke PearsonI cannot celebrate while Indigenous deaths are justified and our humanity is debated
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The need for Indigenous Australians to be their own narrators is more important than ever
Will Cooper for IndigenousXSocial media has allowed community to tell their stories their way, but non-mob must recognise cultural growth and adaption as well as tradition
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Cultural birthing practices are what Indigenous women need, it’s time we invested
Melanie Briggs for IndigenousXBirthing on country and Aboriginal community-controlled services put culture at the centre of health and wellness which means better outcomes
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We know ‘the system’ has long failed Aboriginal people – so why not cyberpunk it?
Matt Heffernan for IndigenousXIndigenous disruption of cruel government policies could further the cause of self-determination and might even help save the planet
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How four men with a beach umbrella made history in the battle for Aboriginal sovereignty
Jennetta Quinn-Bates for IndigenousXFifty years on, Canberra’s Tent Embassy is proudly adorned with symbols of an everlasting culture
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To be Murri is to know that even at your loneliest you are never truly alone
Jacob McQuire for IndigenousXWe know each other in a deep, timeless sense. When we yarn the only measurement of time we keep is in cups of tea
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Customers know each purchase is upholding, protecting and promoting First Nations sovereignty
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We have shown that type 2 diabetes doesn’t have to be a lifelong progressive disease. Where to from here?
Ray Kelly for IndigenousXToo Deadly for Diabetes is a proven program backed by research. It could be in every Aboriginal medical service within weeks
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To heal, we must untangle the coping mechanisms learned from generations of trauma
Joe Williams for IndigenousXA life of sobriety allowed me to reflect on my behaviours, understand them and implement positive change
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First Nations people are controlled by the criminal system under the guise of protection
Carly Stanley for IndigenousXPolicies that continue to disproportionately inflict violence and disruption on First Nations people show we are still a penal colony
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So many Indigenous Australians are arrested and jailed, but this doesn’t solve anything
Ash Dahlstrom for IndigenousXHeavily policing our communities does not reduce crime or combat poverty. It just results in overrepresentation in prisons – and stigmatisation
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The cycle of Indigenous trauma continues in the workplace. Diversity policies are not the answer
Mandy BraddickIndigenous employees working in Indigenous affairs are living the stories at home and at work, and that comes at a cost
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Protest through Indigenous works is not just the preserve of city ‘rabble rousers’. The home of land rights is in the bush, and our art reflects this
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Australia’s First Nations people need healing – of our families, our lands and waters
Ngarra Murray for IndigenousXNaidoc week’s ‘Heal Country’ theme demonstrates the need for an awakening that respects the uniqueness of 60,000 years of Aboriginal custodianship
To keep young children out of adult prisons, Australia must urgently raise the age of criminal responsibility