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1 Trans-Tasman Play Hide the Dog Presents a First Nations Celebration of Strength in Unity Jillian Mundy , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 16 December no. 741 2020; (p. 5) Imagine if all First Nations people from around the world stood together — we'd be too strong." That's a message playwrights Nathan Maynard and Jamie McCaskill hope audiences will take away from Hide the Dog, an adventurous trans-Tasman creation that opens at the Sydney Festival in January. The play tells the story of a palawa girl Niarra and Maori boy Te Umuroa trying to save a Tasmanian tiger they have found by taking it across the ocean to Aotearoa in a hybrid palawa/Maori canoe. 
1 Mob in Tassie Living with Threat of Death Jillian Mundy , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 1 July no. 729 2020; (p. 7) When Bianca Templar received death threats while organising the recent Black Lives Matter Vigil in Launceston, from people claiming to the be from white supremacist hate group the Ku Klux Klan, it served to reinforce her resolve.
1 Plans for Return of Rock Art Welcomed Jillian Mundy , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 15 January no. 717 2020; (p. 6-7)

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) has agreed to return rock art they have held for more than 50 years to the Aboriginal community. 
1 Cinema Confronts Our Brutal Past Jillian Mundy , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 August no. 708 2019; (p. 8-9) 'The highly anticipated and critically acclaimed feature film The Nightingale, a Tasmania at the height of the Black War in 1825 hits Australian cinemas tomorrow (Thursday)
1 Our Stars Shine Bright on This Musical Night Jillian Mundy , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 August no. 707 2019; (p. 5) 'Baker Boy and Mojo Juju were the big winners at this year's National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs), announced at a star studded concert on Saturday night in Darwin.' 
1 Compelling Theatre on Show at Festival Jillian Mundy , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 June no. 702 2019; (p. 26-27) 'Under the banner of the Knowledge Industry Network, the performances are intended to place First Nations voices first and provide authority to determine 'our narratives, presented our way'. They were Night River by Mark Coles Smith, his first work as musical alias Kalaji, Daddy by Joel Bray, The Honouring by Mark Sheppard and Blood Quantum - a mother/daughter dance and narrative piece by Professor Tracey Bunda and Ngioka Bunda-Heath.' (Introduction)
1 Tas Film Documents Grave Relocation Jillian Mundy , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 30 January no. 693 2019; (p. 3)

'The 25th anniversary of multi-award winning documentary film Black Man's Houses has been celebrated with screenings of a restored digital version and panel discussions, and there are plans for a remake.' (Introduction)
1 The Art of History Jillian Mundy , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 October no. 686 2018; (p. 8)

'The National Picture : The Art of Tasmania's Black War and Thomas Bock exhibitions in Hobart reveal a visual record of the island's first people and history of the brutal years following invasion.' (Introduction)
1 National Indigenous Music Awards Jillian Mundy , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 22 August no. 683 2018; (p. 26-27)

A brief report as well as two pages of images from the 2018 National Indigenous Music Awards.
1 The Nightingale Goes to Venice Jillian Mundy , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 8 August no. 682 2018; (p. 5)

'Highly anticipated feature film, The Nightingale, which is likely to contain the most accurate depiction of Tasmanian Aborigines on the big screen to date, has been selected to premiere, in competition, at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival later this month.'
1 A Not So Traditional Story Is Here Jillian Mundy , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 11 July no. 680 2018; (p. 7)

'Primary school students across Tasmania are being treated to a history lesson with a difference.' (Introduction)
1 He's Proud to Be Black Jillian Mundy , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 June no. 679 2018; (p. 1, 26-27)

'There is no dispute that the image of AFL legend Nicky Winmar lifting his St Kilda jumper, pointing to his chest and declaring he is black and proud - to racist and hyped-up football fans - is etched into the Australian conscience.' 
1 Confronting the Dark Past of Tasmania's History Jillian Mundy , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 18 April no. 674 2018; (p. 5)

'A Tasmanian Requiem - an ambitious musical production aimed at revealing the terrible legacy of the Black War and grieving the resultant loss - premiered in Hobart last week.'
1 Harrow Marks Anniversary Jillian Mundy , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 21 March no. 672 2018; (p. 28-29)

'Very few people know about what could be, and many believe should be, Australia's most significant sporting tale: an Aboriginal cricket team's 1868 tour of Britain. Even lesser known is the story of Harrow, the tiny town In Victoria's Wimmera that immortalises the team's star cricketer - Unaarrimin (aka Johnny Mullagh). It is the enduring story of the first sports team to represent Australia Internationally. The team was predominantly Gundjitmara, Jardwadjall and Wutyubaluk men, with all bar one from the western Wimmera district of Victoria. The Koori Mail's Jillian Mundy went to Harrow to find out more.' 
1 Mansell's New Book Launched Jillian Mundy , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 January no. 668 2018; (p. 8)

About 300 people crammed into Fullers Bookshop in Hobart for a conversation between Tasmanian Aboriginal lawyer and activist Michael Mansell and former Greens leader Bob Brown to officially launch Mansell's book Treaty and Statehood.
1 25 Years of Treaty Jillian Mundy , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 December no. 666 2017; (p. 37)

'The Yothu Yindi Treaty project marks the 25th anniversary of the ARIA winning Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix.) There's also seven fresh remixes, including a hip hop version featuring rising Yolngu star Baker Boy and Dhapanbal Yunupingu, the daughter of the late Dr M Yunupingu, and a techno house version, to be released in the new year.'
1 25 Years On, Treaty Still Rocks Jillian Mundy , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 December no. 666 2017; (p. 5)

'No doubt about it, more than 25 years on and Yothu Yindi's protest anthem Treaty is every bit as current as the day it was written, and as popular with audiences as when it burst onto the charts in 1991.'
1 Justice at Last : Copyright Finally Back With Namatjira Family Jillian Mundy , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 18 October no. 662 2017; (p. 1,8)

Albert Namatjira's family and clan have finally won back the rights to the art great's work, after having been denied them for more than 30 years.'
1 Thompson Wins Inaugural Award Jillian Mundy , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 4 October no. 661 2017; (p. 7)

'Pakana man Adam Thompson, from Launceston, has won the inaugural Emerging Tasmanian Aboriginal Writers Award (ETAWA) for his short story Sonny.
1 Crowd Packs Opening Jillian Mundy , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 23 August no. 658 2017; (p. 37)

'Hundreds flocked to the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards awards ceremony under the stars and exhibition opening at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin.' (Introduction)
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