Aboriginal Way

Yankunytjatjara Anangu woman Karina Lester has just travelled from the APY Lands to Baku, Azerbaijan for the world’s biggest climate change summit – COP 29.

Along with an Indigenous Australian delegation, the traditional owner will share her community’s concerns and ideas about tackling climate change.

As a second-generation nuclear test survivor, Karina will be advocating against nuclear projects as an alternative to fossil fuels.

Karina Lester is an Aboriginal language expert at the University of Adelaide's Mobile Language Team. In her spare time, she advocates against nuclear projects on Aboriginal lands.

Held in the second week of November each year, Nunga Week is an annual week of events to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities’ contributions in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield Council region.

Nunga Week will be held next week, the 10-16th November this year, and AW went down to Port Adelaide to find out more about it from Rodney Welch, Aboriginal Community Development Lead.

Kauwi cultural cruise is a new cultural adventure set to show you a different side of the waters off the southern coast of Kaurna Yerta.

The monthly two-hour cruise is a recent collaboration between Southern Cultural Immersion and Temptations Sailing, who both saw a gap for this offering in Adelaide’s tourism market.

Southern Cultural Immersion offers cultural experiences right across the city of Adelaide from their base at the Living Kaurna Cultural Centre, which they manage at Warriparinga.

Temptation Sailing is a locally based company offering cruises and private charters from their base at Glenelg Marina.

Together, the two businesses share key values of respect for Country and culture, promoting sustainable practices and education.

The tours will be led by a First Nations guide and a marine biologist, so guests will be able to delve deeply into the rich history of Kaurna Yerta and its waters, immersing themselves in local Dreaming stories and learning about the significant aquatic and cultural elements that call it home.

Southern Cultural Immersion invited Aboriginal Way to come along on the first cruise open to the public this week….

Narungga Nation have continued their efforts to restore traditional land management processes, holding inclusive workshops for Yorke Peninsula locals who are eager to explore the benefits of burning on Country.

On September 30 and October 1 workshops were held at Ardrossan and Minlagawi Gum Flat, with Narungga fire practitioners demonstrating controlled burns on site.

The  Cultural Burns Education Project has seen the delivering of workshops and the production of short films to be used on social media and websites, to increase understanding around how native vegetation responds to fire, how it can be managed to reduce fire risk, why it is an important cultural practice, and how caring for Country by Narungga people leads to healthy people and environment.

Narungga Elder, Rex Angie, was present during Narungga burns over the past years and was excited to see their land management practices in the spotlight.

The project was delivered by a steering committee with representatives from Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation, Point Pearce Aboriginal Corporation/Indigenous Protected Areas Rangers, Nharangga Aboriginal Progress Association, Nharangga Aboriginal Cultural Tours, Northern and Yorke Landscape Board, Firesticks, and Narungga community members.

South Australia's First Nations Business Showcase is back for 2024, bigger and better than ever.

AW spoke to Michael Levin from The Circle about the event.