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From : YouTube :: Tag // brasil
street children can we find them justice? Author: notlqueen Keywords: meninos poor pobre favela Brasil Brazil streetkids kids Black indigenous hardcore children love BBC Added: November 16, 2008 ]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:52:40 -0500 Some of my photos 12304710 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2008-11-16-intervention-unintended-consequences/12304710/
From : Background Briefing
While remote Aboriginal communities are safer, everyday living is more complicated. There's a 600 dollar cab fare to town, and then Centrelink has to approve toys for your kids. Lorena Allam reports from Katherine in the Northern Territory. 'Signs we should have', artwork by Chips Mackinolty. ]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 2008-11-16 Intervention: unintended consequences 12268010 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/ghost-dance-music-of-cusco-band-played-by-raices-group/12268010/
From : YouTube :: Videos by urdunchimeg
A slideshow of Native American Culture set to the song Ghost Dance Music by Cusco Band interpreted by the Andean band Raices Group Un Slideshow de la cultura Indigena de America del Norte con la tema Baile de Fantasma Musica del Banda Cusco inerpretado por la banda Andina Grupo Raices Author: Urdunchimeg Keywords: Ghost Dance Cusco Native American Indigenous Indian Grupo Raices Group Flute Pan Panflute Folk Stomp Sioux Added: November 13, 2008 ]]> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:33:25 -0500 Ghost Dance-Music of Cusco Band played by Raices Group 12270106 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/media-rpt-2008-11-13/12270106/
From : The Media Report
Indigenous jobs, commercial media Indigenous voices and faces are a reality on ABC and SBS, but why are there still so few Indigenous Australians working in the mainstream commercial media? How much is the attitude of the Indigenous community to blame? Backed into the closet Those concerned about human rights and freedom of speech have condemned the passage of new 'anti-pornography' legislation in Indonesia. Critics say the real intention of the legislation is to wind back the liberties and freedoms won in recent years. John Badalu is the director and founder of Indonesia's Q Film Festival which features gay and lesbian cinema. He says this new legislation will now force many artists and media professionals back into the closet. ]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Media Rpt 2008-11-13 12241615 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/wednesday-7-54-report-card-on-progress-in-indigenous-affairs/12241615/
From : RN Breakfast-individual stories
The Rudd government came to power almost a year ago with high expectations for change and engagement with Indigenous Australia. Tonight in Adelaide the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma, will deliver his report on the government's progress. It's a mixed bag, ranging from 'some terrific initiatives and hefty commitments' to 'inaction, lack of thought and serious and worrying contradictions.' In addition, constitutional change, compensation for the Stolen Generations and a national Indigenous representative body, a new ATSIC, are all seen as crucial to real and lasting progress in Indigenous Affairs. . ]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Wednesday 7:54 Report Card on progress in Indigenous Affairs 12313163 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/camouflage/12313163/
From : hummingcrow: one squall voice
In March 2007 I made a video about Table Mesa Road. I was looking through the clips that ended up on the cutting room floor and found this one. The star of this video is just about 2 inches long. When you can see him. ]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:34:29 -0500 Camouflage 12312609 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/camouflage/12312609/
From : hummingcrow: one squall voice
In March 2007 I made a video about Table Mesa Road. I was looking through the clips that ended up on the cutting room floor and found this one. The star of this video is just about 2 inches long. When you can see him. ]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:34:29 -0500 Camouflage 12198304 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2008-11-08-patrick-dodson-peace-warrior/12198304/
From : AWAYE!
Patrick Dodson is only the second Australian to receive the Sydney Peace Prize, after the former Governor-General Sir William Deane. The inaugural chair of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation believes open and frank dialogue is the only way to repair the fractured relationship Australia has with its Indigenous people. We join Aunty Noeline Briggs-Smith, historian and archivist, who's found the lost graves of Aboriginal servicemen in the historic Moree cemetery. Also in this program, the artist Tony Albert talks about his obsession with the uncollectable - Aboriginalia, or mass-produced Aboriginal kitsch. ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 2008-11-08 Patrick Dodson: peace warrior 12182066 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2008-11-08-call-for-a-national-indigenous-languages-policy/12182066/
From : Lingua Franca
Despite Australian Indigenous languages being among the most endangered in the world, their use in education facilities is becoming evermore restricted, with the focus instead on schools providing better English-language skills to Indigenous students. But there is also a groundswell calling for a national Indigenous languages policy, as well as for the promotion of bilingual or 'two-way' education in schools, using Indigenous languages as well as English. ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 2008-11-08 Call for a national Indigenous languages policy 12154523 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/thursday-8-14-fiona-stanley-annual-hawke-lecture/12154523/
From : RN Breakfast-individual stories
Over the past decades, a collection of Royal Commissions, Inquiries and Surveys have made recommendations to Government on ways to address the many problems facing Indigenous Australia. Yet a serious crisis in the state of Aboriginal health remains a chronic problem. Former Australian of the Year, Dr Fiona Stanley has seen first hand the consequences of the failure to adequate address this problem. She believes that Indigenous communities deserve more action and accountability from government at all levels. Tonight in Adelaide she will deliver the annual Hawke lecture to address what she has called "The Greatest Injustice: Why we have failed to improve the health of Aboriginal people". ]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Thursday 8:14 Fiona Stanley: Annual Hawke Lecture 12155728 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/late-night-live-2008-11-05/12155728/
From : Late Night Live
Requiem for a Beast Matt Ottley's picture book Requiem for a Beast won this year's Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year prize, and the Young Adult Book Award at the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. But Matt's book is a challenging work which deals with shameful aspects of Australian history and culture, and not everyone is a fan. The Fortuitous Writer Acclaimed writer, Ha Jin, spent his earlier days as an uneducated soldier with the People's Liberation Army in China during the Cultural Revolution. Thirty three years later, he is a resident of the US, a Professor of English and has written eight books and three works of poetry, all in English. And yet, none of his work is available in China. ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Late Night Live - 2008-11-05 12138585 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/wednesday-8-11-dodsons-peace-prize/12138585/
From : RN Breakfast-individual stories
Aboriginal leader, Pat Dodson is only the second Australian to win the annual Sydney Peace Prize. He'll be presented with the award tomorrow at a gala dinner in Sydney, and tonight he'll deliver the 2008 Peace Prize lecture. Pat Dodson is expected to use the occasion to reflect on everything from black political leadership to global warming and the international financial crisis. ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Wednesday 8:11 Dodson's Peace Prize 12101347 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2008-11-02-kidney-disease-amongst-aboriginal-people/12101347/
From : Ockham's Razor
Health Director of the Jimmy Little Foundation and film maker Don Palmer tells us that kidney disease amongst Aboriginal people in Central Australia runs somewhere between 30 to 50 times the national average. Nearly 200 people are receiving dialysis treatment in this area alone. ]]> Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:00:00 -0400 2008-11-02 Kidney disease amongst Aboriginal people 12068133 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/friday-7-54-warren-mundine/12068133/
From : RN Breakfast-individual stories
Warren Mundine is involved with the Jobs Covenant signed by Andrew Forrest and Kevin Rudd. He's a senior Aboriginal figure within the Labor Party. ]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 Friday 7:54 Warren Mundine 12068126 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/friday-7-48-aboriginal-groups-in-the-pilbara-calling-for-greater-share-in-iron-ore/12068126/
From : RN Breakfast-individual stories
Fortescue Metal's Andrew Forest has now launched his plan for corporate Australia to employ 50,000 Aboriginal people over two years. But Aboriginal people in the Pilbara say in their part of the world a job is not always the answer. They also argue they should have a greater share of the enormous profits from the iron ore mining in the region. ]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 Friday 7:48 Aboriginal groups in the Pilbara calling for greater share in iron ore 12053944 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/urgent-action-alert-colombia/12053944/
From : YouTube :: Videos by undercurrentspaulo
10,000 indigenous people march in Colombia http://colombiasolidarity.org.uk http://colombiasolidarity.org http://visionon.tv Author: undercurrentspaulo Keywords: colombia colombiasolidarity globalviews humanrights indigenous visionontv Added: October 28, 2008 ]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:11:29 -0400 Urgent Action Alert - Colombia 12048418 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/urgent-action-alert-colombia/12048418/
From : VisionOnTV
10,000 indigenous people march in Colombia http://colombiasolidarity.org.uk http://colombiasolidarity.org http://visionon.tv ]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:11:23 -0400 Urgent Action Alert - Colombia 12025344 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/urgent-action-alert-colombia/12025344/
From : YouTube :: Videos by undercurrentspaulo
In Colombia more than 10,000 indigenous people march in protest against President Alvaro Uribe. They are protesting the militarization of their lands, the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, and continuing state and paramilitary violence against their communities which has led to at least 24 assassinations since early September. Please make your voice heard today. http://colombiasolidarity.org.uk http://visionon.tv Author: undercurrentspaulo Keywords: colombia colombiasolidarity globalviews indigenous Added: October 25, 2008 ]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:14:09 -0400 Urgent Action Alert - Colombia 12018757 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/urgent-action-alert-colombia/12018757/
From : VisionOnTV
In Colombia more than 10,000 indigenous people march in protest against President Alvaro Uribe. They are protesting the militarization of their lands, the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, and continuing state and paramilitary violence against their communities which has led to at least 24 assassinations since early September. Please make your voice heard today. http://colombiasolidarity.org.uk http://visionon.tv ]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:14:04 -0400 Urgent Action Alert - Colombia 12018405 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2008-10-26-caring-for-the-soul-of-the-country/12018405/
From : Encounter
The sound of the digeridu, or Yidaki as it's known in North East Arnhem Land, has been adopted as a symbolic part of Australian culture. But how well do non-Indigenous Australians understand the spirituality of traditional Aboriginal music and its centrality to wellbeing? This Encounter travels from Darwin to North East Arnhem Land to attend the 10th Garma Festival of Traditional Culture. Held in Yolgnu country on the Gove Peninsula, it draws together over 1,000 people to watch, perform and celebrate traditional culture. Caring for the Soul of the Country examines the idea of cultural practice as central to wellbeing -- spiritual, social and physical. It looks in particular at ceremony -- a sacred crucible of the broader practice of 'caring for country' -- as vaccination against illness of the spirit and of the body. And it asks if a clearer understanding of the centrality of 'caring for country' might affect government policy on social provisions for Aboriginal communities. Note: The music in this program was performed by singers from the Gumatj, Maugn, Anindilyakwa and Kuninjku clans. Special Audio Downloads Download MP3 An extended interview with Tom Calma, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Race Discrimination Commissioner. ]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 2008-10-26 Caring for the Soul of the Country 12018474 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2008-10-25-casting-shadows/12018474/
From : AWAYE!
In the history of representation, Aboriginal people have been defined by the colonial gaze - from ethnographic photographs to film - into a shadow of our selves. Today we present a talk by Dr Romaine Moreton on the Aboriginal self through the Western eye. She says through film, Aboriginal people are confronting and splitting the colonial gaze. Dr Romaine Moreton, a Goernpil woman whose family hail from Stradbroke Island, spoke at the Black2Blak 2 conference held in tandem with The Premier State, an exhibition at the Campbelltown Arts Centre featuring Aboriginal artists from across New South Wales. Also, the lawyer Terri Janke explains why we need a national authority with statutory powers to protect Indigenous cultural rights, from intellectual copyright to traditional knowledge. And we meet Graeme Talbot Junior, the young ranger from the Northern Territory who's been nominated for Young Apprentice of the Year. ]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 2008-10-25 Casting shadows 12013626 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/friday-6-21-caring-for-the-soul-of-the-country/12013626/
From : RN Breakfast-individual stories
In measuring what makes somebody healthy and happy, diet, exercise and lifestyle factors are usually primary considerations. But for Indigenous Australians living in remote areas, music, ceremony and ritual have always played a critical role in terms of social, physical and mental wellbeing. According to a recent study, participating in ceremony and 'caring for country' were all associated with much better health outcomes. Listen to the full report on Encounter, Sunday 26 October 2008 at 7.10am, repeated Wednesday 29 October at 7pm. ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 Friday 6:21 Caring for the Soul of the Country 12013622 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/friday-7-51-compulsory-income-management-to-continue-in-nt-intervention/12013622/
From : RN Breakfast-individual stories
Compulsory income management will continue under the Northern Territory intervention, despite a recent review team recommendation to the federal government that it be made voluntary. The Indigenous Affairs minister, Jenny Macklin, says the scheme will remain in place while a new program is developed over the next year. Until now, the income program has been able to operate because the Racial Discrimination Act has been suspended. Ms Macklin says the plan is for a program that would be allowable under the Act. ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 Friday 7:51 Compulsory income management to continue in NT intervention 11995433 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/colombias-indigenous-protest-against-uribe/11995433/
From : YouTube :: Videos by therealnews
More at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=081001YT Thousands gather for 62-mile march to demand justice and land Author: TheRealNews Keywords: therealnews real news politics media colombia indigenous protest uribe justice Added: October 23, 2008 ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:50:39 -0400 Colombia's indigenous protest against Uribe 11976651 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/lms-2008-10-22/11976651/
From : Life Matters
Indigenous enterprise Both the public and private sectors should make it their policy to seek out Indigenous tenders, a new parliamentary report recommends. Work in the second half The economic downturn means more people will need to work longer while their superannuation funds recover. A day in the life of your body How many colds do you get a year? Are you a morning person or an evening one? Your feedback Today's letter of the week comes from Jane: ]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 LMS 2008-10-22 12019133 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/a-day-on-the-117/12019133/
From : CitizenJournalism - recent posts - blip.tv (beta)
In 1991 Algonquins of Barrier Lake negotiated a groundbreaking Trilateral Agreement with Canada and Quebec giving their joint managment of their traditional territory. Both governments refuse to honor the agreement. The community has maintained their traditional form of governance. In march of this year, the federal government recognized a minority faction who does not prioritize the Trilateral - the third time in a decade. On October 6 2008, the community peacefully blockaded highway 117, three hours north of Ottawa. Their demands: that Canada and Quebec honour signed agreements and respect their traditional government. i took my video camera. For more information: barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com ]]> Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:55:29 -0400 a day on the 117 11943104 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/defenders-of-the-land/11943104/
From : - blip.tv (beta)
In 1991 Algonquins of Barrier Lake negotiated a groundbreaking agreement with Canada and Quebec giving their joint managment of their traditional territorty.Both governments refuse to honor the agreementOct 6 2008: The community peacefully blockades highway 117, three hours north of Ottawa. Their demands: that Canada and Quebec honour signed agreements and respect their traditional government.For more information: barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com ]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:31:36 -0400 Defenders of the Land 11936316 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2008-10-18-chicka-dixon-and-the-tent-embassy/11936316/
From : AWAYE!
Charles 'Chicka' Dixon is one of the most influential figures in contemporary Aboriginal Australia. He grew up at Wallaga Lake and Wreck Bay on the New South Wales south coast. At 14, he worked as a labourer on the waterfront at Port Kembla, where his involvement in strike action sparked an interest in politics. He then moved to Sydney, where he became active in trade union circles and took a leading role in the campaign for the 1967 Referendum. Chicka Dixon was both an instigator and an organiser of the 1972 Aboriginal Tent Embassy. As one of the few experienced campaigners, he acted as a mentor for a firebrand group of young activists who sought to bring Aboriginal rights issues into the mainstream. His influence helped the tent embassy activists gain direct access to senior government figures and was instrumental in encouraging the media to question the living conditions of Aboriginal Australians. In 1984 Chicka Dixon was nominated for Aboriginal of the Year in recognition of his contributions to Aboriginal health, community development and culture. He continues to travel the country, lecturing and sharing his wisdom. Also, a profile of Carly Wallace, a young Aboriginal woman from the Atherton Tablelands, who is set to one day be a leader in Indigenous media. ]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 2008-10-18 Chicka Dixon and the Tent Embassy 11916943 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/book-show-2008-10-16/11916943/
From : The Book Show
Melissa Lucashenko on survival In the second in this year's '3 Writers' Sydney PEN lecture series novelist and essayist Melissa Lucashenko looks at what we mean by survival, both historically and in the modern world. Is survival a sign of strength or is it just about hanging on? ]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 Book Show 2008-10-16 11859363 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2008-10-11-what-comes-after-sorry/11859363/
From : AWAYE!
It has now been nine months since Kevin Rudd apologised to the members of the Stolen Generations. While this symbolic event was very important for Indigenous Australians, Professor Larissa Behrendt of UTS maps out what needs to be done next to help communities build strength, good health and education. In this wide-ranging speech given at a public forum at UTS, she examines the NT Intervention and other government initiatives, to look at what works and what doesn't. We also hear from David Cole, manager of the Balunu Foundation in Darwin. They work with young at-risk Indigenous people, giving them a sense of purpose and pride. 'The name Balunu comes from the Luritja language of Central Australia. The word Balunu means creation and this is what we are about: the creation of strong youth, strong culture, strong leaders, for a strong future by breaking negative cycles and creating positive ones.' ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 2008-10-11 What comes after Sorry?