History & Culture
The art of aeons
Emerging from the world’s oldest living culture, contemporary Aboriginal art has taken to the global stage to tell tales of ancient landscapes and storylines.
Tag: aboriginal
AustroPalaeo
Rock shelter provides earliest evidence of humans in the outback
Aboriginal people were already living in Australia’s interior 49,000 years ago, according to an incredible series of new archaeological discoveries.
History & Culture
GALLERY: Modern Aboriginal art
Emerging from the world’s oldest living culture, contemporary Aboriginal art has taken to the global stage to tell tales of ancient landscapes and storylines. Read our full story on the history and future of Aboriginal art in AG #131, available now.
News
Ancestral remains returned to Kimberley traditional owners
The stolen remains of three Bardi Jawi people have been returned to their traditional lands in an emotional ceremony in Western Australia.
Science & Environment
Sowing the seed: Amelia Telford
Our 2015 Young Conservationist of the Year, has created an environmental network that has given a voice to Aboriginal youth.
Destinations
APY lands: In the home of the Anangu
Come on a privileged journey into a remote part of Australia where few outsiders have ever stepped as AG discovers the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, or Aboriginal APY lands.
On This Day
On this day in history: Albert Namatjira was born
After taking up painting aged 33, pioneering artist Albert Namatjira shaped indigenous Australian art forever.
Destinations
Australian Geographic Adventures: ep 3 pt 3
We take a look at some sacred Aboriginal rock art in the Hawkesbury region
History & Culture
Remembering the indigenous Anzacs
Indigenous Australians were forbidden from voting in 1914, but that didn’t stop them from enlisting when war broke out.
History & Culture
Unravelling the mystery of Arnhem Land’s ancient African coins
An AG Society-sponsored expedition set out in July 2013 to solve the mystery of 12th Century coins found in the NT.