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Heading back to our roots and building on the work we undertook in the leadup to the 2023 Referendum, Victorian Aboriginal News (VAN) Talks focuses on the positivity that is Aboriginal Victoria. Covering everything from Voice, Treaty and Truth and Reconciliation through to Aboriginal businesses and Traditional Owner initiatives, the VAN Talks podcast is the only podcast that travels across the State to deliver interviews and stories that are the truth of Aboriginal Victoria.
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Send us a text Featuring three great tracks from the band's latest album, Solar Eclipse, this interview has VAN's Charles Pakana yarning with Blackfire co-founder, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Grant Hanson about the album and the history of this iconic Naarm-based Aboriginal rock band.
Send us a text We catch up with Austrade's first Head of Indigenous Engagement and Export, Yuin woman Melanie Harris, to discuss First Nations businesses making headway in international trade
Send us a text From being taken from her home and family in 1969 by Victoria Police, Stolen Generations survivor Aunty Evajo Edwards now works as an Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer with that same organisation...and shares positive perspectives.
Send us a text We conclude our extended interview with Gunditjmara man and co-Chair of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Rueben Berg, deep-diving into Treaty legislation and the Treaty itself.
Send us a text We continue out deep-dive into the Victorian Treaty Legislation and proposed Treaty with Gunditjmara man and co-Chair of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Rueben Berg.
Send us a text We're rapt that Victorian Aboriginal News was chosen by the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria to interview co-Chair Rueben Berg for a deep dive into the Victorian Treaty Legislation and proposed Treaty. This is part one of a three-part extended exclusive interview, recorded just days before the legislation was passed in the Victorian Parliament's lower house.
Send us a text Gunditjmara woman and co-founder of Clothing the Gaps, Laura Thompson, joins VAN's Charles Pakana to talk about the importance of clothing as a means of sparking change and conversation.
Send us a text Somewhat off our normal track, in this episode I speak with Tahlia Azaria from the Foundation for Young Australians about that organisation's Young Mayors program.
Send us a text Ex-Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner, Aunty Jill Gallagher, looks back at the challenges facing the Treaty process during the formation of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria.
Send us a text Led by Gunditjmara woman Aunty Lisa Briggs, NgaweeyanMaar-oo (voice of and from the people) is working with local governments to help them achieve their Closing the Gaps obligations
Send us a text In this episode of VAN Talks, I catch up with the leader and founder of Victoria's only Blak- and queer-led first aid service provider, Nic Radoll. He leads an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation (ACCO) that's another clear demonstration of the value to ALL community of self-determination.
Send us a text With the Victorian Treaty legislation now tabled in the State's Parliament, grassroots level support is on the rise. A key player in this is First Nations-led Common Threads. We speak with one of the organisation's founders, Larissa Baldwin-Roberts.
Send us a text Despite being underfunded by the Federal Government, First Nations media across Australia plays a critical role in dispelling myths and misinformation. We speak with First Nations Media Australia CEO, Wally Tallis.
Send us a text Less than two hours after Australia's first Treaty legislation was tabled in Victorian Parliament, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria co-Chair, Gunditjmara man Rueben Berg, met up with VAN's Charles Pakana to record the first of an extended series of interviews discussing the legislation and future of the Assembly.
Send us a text A partnership led by the Municipal Association of Victoria, and including Victorian Aboriginal News, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Treaty Authority and Reconciliation Victoria, sees Victorian Local Government Authorities start educating themselves - and their communities - about the Local Treaty process. VAN's Charles Pakana catches up with MAV Director of Community and Sector Services Kath Brackett.
Send us a text Every day the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation receives engagement requests from government, corporations, community groups and individuals; and with 29 Local Government Authorities (Councils) operating on its Country, the load on the corporation is enormous. We catch up with CEO Kupa Teao to gain an understanding of the organisation and how engagement can be achieved respectfully and effectively.
Send us a text North of Naarm (Melbourne), the Taungurung Land and Waters Council (TL&WC) and the Local Government Authorities on its Country, have banded together to establish a forum - one that seeks to identify and achieve common goals for the good of all community members. In this episode VAN's Charles Pakana speaks with CEO of TL&WC, Matt Burns, and forum co-chair, the Mayor of Bendigo, Councillor Andrea Metcalf
Send us a text Treaty Authority chair, Djab Wurrung man Jidah Clark, talks frankly about the current state of the Victorian statewide Treaty, and the Authority's commitment to work with ALL parties, especially Local Government Authorities, in regard to local Treaties.
Send us a text As the Victorian Government considers introducing even further backward steps in the State's already archaic bail laws, VAN's Charles Pakana catches up with the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Director of Legal Services, Ali Besiroglu to discuss the current situation and Poccum's Law.
Send us a text As we continue to explore the many facets of the Victorian Treaty process, VAN’s Charles Pakana speaks with Treaty Authority member and Yorta Yorta woman Dr Petah Atkinson and Worimi man Dr Jacob Prahn about the critical importance and role of data sovereignty and governance.
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