AustLit

'Ernestine 'Bonita' Mabo was a small woman who became a giant of Australia's Indigenous land rights and reconciliation movements.'

'New book Big Fella Rain, by Aboriginal woman Beryl Webber and illustrated by Fern Martins, is designed to educate youth in remote communities.'

'More than 1000 people paid their respects to the late Aboriginal activist Dr Evelyn Scott at her state funeral in Townsville on October 6. Mourners including family, Indigenous leaders and others gathered at the Townsville Stadium for the service.' (Introduction)

'Torres Strait Islander actor Merwez Whaleboat was in the audience for the recent Sydney preimere of Warwick Thornton's new movie The Darkside, in which she played Indigenous woman Lesigo.'

Nine boys from Galiwin'ku in Northern Territory, at Shalom Christian College in Townsville, have used their own drawings and Yolngu-Matha language to share information about nineteen of the animals they know well, including birds, reptiles and fish. The book, Northern Territory Animals was published by Black Ink Press in 2011.

'Palm Island's boxing prowess will be showcased in style tomorrow night with the documentary Boxing for Palm Island one of two films chosen to open the Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival at the Sydney Opera House.' Source: Koori Mail no. 475, 5 May 2010