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AWAYE! presents a diverse and vibrant Aboriginal arts and culture from across Australia and the best from Indigenous radio broadcasters around the world.
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It’s been 17 years since sisters Rachael Maza and Lisa Maza last performed together at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. They take a break from rehearsing Black Light to discuss what their creative dynamic looks like in 2026.Then Mununjali poet Maria van Neerven shares some of her debut poetry collection Two Tongues, and Word Up language legend Kankawa Nagarra pays tribute to her daughters.
Meet some of the young creatives who’ve attended a week of behind-the-scenes intensive workshops at NIDA, exploring prop-making and set design, along with costuming and makeup artistry.Plus Bundjalung songstress Djanaba talks sharp lyricism and emotional grit ahead of her Laneway Festival feature in March.And Kankawa Nagarra shares a little more Gooniyandi language.
Through her role as co-chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue, Bridget Cama has been working not just to effect change, but to help others develop their own skills for political action.She reflects on where protest and political action lives in an increasingly digital world.Plus Buddy Knox looks back at the importance of the Aboriginal Cultural Showcase at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.And Kankawa Nagarra shares some Gooniyandi language for Word Up.
Revisit a collection of remarkable midwives from Waminda South Coast Women's Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation as they prepare to break ground on their new birthing centre.And Mel Armstrong shares her baagii's memories, as she takes you through a lived experience of dementia from an Aboriginal perspective.
Revisit this roundtable discussion with veteran comedian Kevin Kropinyeri, nurse-turned-comedian Janty Blair, and Dr. Angelina Hurley—first Aboriginal PhD graduate from Griffith University Film School—as they discuss how comedy carries cultural knowledge, challenges stereotypes, and heals wounds.
Revisit Dalara Williams' playwriting debut Big Girls Don't Cry, and explore the world and history of Aboriginal debutante balls.Plus for Word Up Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for shy and humble.
Revisit the making of Selve's album Breaking into Heaven with band mates Loki Liddle and Reece Bowden.Plus for Word Up, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares a little more Wangaaypuwan.
From landmark anniversaries to blockbuster exhibitions, language revival to unforgettable live moments, Rudi Bremer and Marcus Wright take stock of the year that was and share some of their favourite behind the scenes moments.And for Word Up Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for unity.
Burlesque performer Bizzi Body has been researching the history of Blak burlesque. It's a journey that's led her to leg shows, nightclubs, and Aunty Veronica Barnett — a living legend who swallowed fire, charmed pythons and shimmied her away across 1960s nightclub stages from Brisbane to Tahiti.
Artistic director Tony Albert gives a guided tour of the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial at the National Gallery of Australia.
Discover the major survey Super Kaylene Whiskey at the National Portrait Gallery, with over 80 works of paintings, video, and installations, where tradition meets the dancefloor and pop icons walk on Country.Then head to the Museum of Contemporary Art where BARKAA took home the inaugural NSW First Nations Music Prize.And for Word Up Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves shares one more word in Warlpiri.
For thirty-seven years Lorna and Ron Haines have been searching for answers about their brother’s death.As they prepared to attend the final days of the most recent inquest, the siblings sit down for an intimate conversation about what it means to endure an inquest decades after losing someone you love. And how that loss can ripple through families and generations when the system fails.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are respectfully advised that this episode contains the names and voices of people who have died. It also includes content that may cause distress.
Yurlu | Country's director Yaara Bou Melhem and Banjima Traditional Owner Janelle Parker, share how they made a film about environmental devastation that's ultimately about love, resilience, and hope.Then head to the waterways of the Royal National Park in Sydney's south with Uncle Dean Kelly where platypus are breeding for the first time in decades.And for Word Up, Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves from Yuendumu shares more of his language – Warlpiri.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this episode includes the names of people who have died.
You know the headlines—the million-dollar paintings, the forgeries that made him the most faked Aboriginal artist in the world. But who was Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, really?
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Uluru Handback with Anangu Elders and artists including Alison Caroll and Rene Kulitja. Then meet singer-songwriter Sue Ray, whose deep, captivating voice and authentic storytelling has earned her three Queensland Music Awards and recognition across the alt- country scene.Plus for Word Up, Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves from Yuendumu shares the phrase for "ceasefire / no guns" as part of his campaign to protect his community.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this story contains the names and voice of Indigenous people who have died.
Clarence Slockee sits alongside Victor Stevenson, author of Fire Country, Professor Brett Summerell from the Royal Botanic Gardens, researcher Doctor Vanessa Cavanagh, and choreographer and performer Henrietta Baird to discuss what it will take for humanity to realign with nature.Plus for Word Up Gari Tudor-Smith Gangulu name for 'catfish'.
Explore opening weekend of Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi at the Art Gallery of South Australia with Yhonnie Scarce, Carol Puruntatameri, Libby Harward and Dominique Chen.Plus for Word Up Gari Tudor-Smith shares the Gangulu word for bird.
Dakota Feirer's poetry collection Arsenic Flower blossomed in the soil of stolen Country thanks to love, resistance and sacrifice.He discusses negating the cycles of trauma, and the experience of finishing a manuscript while living and studying overseas.Then head to SXSW Sydney with Awesome Black's founder and Executive Directory, Travis de Vries. And for Word Up, Gari Tudor-Smith reflects on the way familiar stories and words that are familiar, deepen in meaning over time.
Candice discusses the how Uncle Archie Roach's Singing Our Futures program nurtures emerging musical talent, and introduces some of this year's remarkable cohort of mentees: Naomi Diane, Torres Green, and Wren Arkose.Plus, for Word Up Gari Tudor-Smith shares a Gangulu word with a dual meaning.
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company has welcomed celebrated playwright, director and dramaturge Andrea James as their new artistic director and co-CEO.Andrea discusses what drew her to the role, and why she intends to celebrate "Boldness, Blakness and Brilliance" in all its full power.
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