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Bradshaw (Gwion Gwion) paintings could provide answers to archaeology's big questions.They are very old, yet beautifully painted. Most of them are well hidden in the Kimberley.

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Learn about Australia's first Aboriginal theatre company, founded in 1972, and other theatres that came after it.

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Bangarra Dance Theatre is a successful Aboriginal performing arts company fusing Aboriginal culture with contemporary dance.Their performances have excited audiences worldwide.

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Architecture in Australia is starting to incorporate Aboriginal art on a larger scale than anytime before. A sign of Australians reconciling with their past?

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White actors mimed Aboriginal characters by wearing blackface, a practice considered normal up until the 1970s. While more and more Aboriginal people play black characters, blackface is still used occasionally, sparking debates about whether it is…

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When the Chooky Dancers from remote Elcho Island showed their Yolngu version of Zorba The Greek the world went nuts. Now the group, renamed to Djuki Mala, tours internationally.

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If you associate Aboriginal art with dot paintings you limit yourself. Beyond the dots is a universe of art as diverse as its artists.

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Aboriginal musicians had a tough start: with 98% of their music traditions lost, they struggled to get airtime. Can this improve?

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Planes, trucks, cars and buses—Aboriginal art made it on each of those.

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Browse contemporary Aboriginal poems, an art not often found in mainstream media.

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Did you know that Aboriginal painters started dot painting in the early 1970s, inspired by a white school teacher? Dot paintings from Papunya have now become one of the most important phenomena in Australian art.

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Find out the plethora of Aboriginal festivals in Australia celebrating culture and art.

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Discover the sacred Wandjinas and that it is not good to paint them without permission.

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You will be surprised how little Aboriginal artists are paid in many cases, while their paintings fetch prices in the millions.

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Australia has some of the oldest rock art sites in the world. They offer a glimpse into extinct species, spirituality and relationships.

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If you buy a piece of First Nations art from the shops there's a high chance it's fake. What can you do?

Economy | Article

Many Aboriginal people have inadequate financial literacy. They need help with managing money and using ATMs properly.

Economy | Article

For too long Aboriginal economic participation was limited. Australia's mining boom opens a unique opportunity for Aboriginal economy to catch up—if it's done the right way.

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Aboriginal unemployment rates are 3 times the non-Aboriginal rates. Some web-based services exclusively list Aboriginal jobs.