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Deadly Sounds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards
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History

The Deadly Awards, established in 1995 and held annually, celebrate Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.

The awards recognise the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders both to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and to Australian society, and showcase outstanding achievement and excellence.

Source: http://www.deadlys.com.au/awards/ Sighted: 29/11/2013.

Notes

  • 'Since 1995, Vibe Australia has hosted the Deadly Sounds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards (aka the 'Deadlys').' Beginning at Boomalli Artist Co-op in Redfern' the Deadlys promote 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement as a marketable and growing force within Australia, the Deadlys provide a tangible forum by which the wider community can learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music and culture.'

    (Source: The Deadlys website, http://deadlys.vibe.com.au/)

Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)v1291

Year: 2013

winner (Female Actor Of The Year) Deborah Mailman
winner (Published Book Of The Year) y separately published work icon Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari Traditional Healers Of Central Australia: Ngankari Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjar Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council Aboriginal Corporation (NPY) , Broome : Magabala Books , 2013 6009782 2013 selected work biography life story

'The ngangkari are the traditional healers of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Lands, encompassing 350,000 square kilometres of the remote western desert. For thousands of years the ngangkari have nurtured the physical, emotional and social well-being of their people. To increase understanding and encourage collaboration with mainstream health services and the wider community, the ngangkari have forged a rare partnership with health professionals and practitioners of Western medicine. Experience the world of the ngangkari as they share their wisdom, natural healing techniques and cultural history through life stories, spectacular photography and artwork. ' (Publisher's blurb)

y separately published work icon The Colour of My Skin : Stories by Stolen Generation Survivors Stories by Stolen Generations Survivors True Australian Aboriginal Survivors Group , Albury : True Australian Aboriginal Survivors Group , 2013 6499849 2013 single work oral history children's

The Colour of my Skin is a children's book that tells stories from Stolen Generations members in the Albury Wodonga and Woomera area, a group known as the 'True Australian Aboriginal Survivors'.

nominated
winner (Lifetime Achievement in Leadership) Pat O'Shane
winner (Visual Artist of the Year) Brenda Croft
winner (Single Release of the Year) Jessica Mauboy for 'Something's Got a Hold on Me'
winner (Album of the Year) Archie Roach for 'Into the Bloodstream'
winner (Male Artist of the Year) Troy Cassar-Daley
winner (The Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports) Adam Goodes
winner (The Lifetime Contribution Award for Healing the Stolen Generations) Archie Roach
winner (The Jimmy Little Award for Lifetime Achievement in Music) Steve Dodd

Year: 2012

winner Deborah Mailman Female Actor of the Year - Mabo

Year: 2011

winner Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu finalist for Album of the Year and Male Artist of the Year

Year: 2009

winner (Outstanding Achievement in Television) form y separately published work icon Message Stick ABC Television (publisher), 1999 Australia : ABC Television , Z1569327 1999 series - publisher film/TV

Produced by the ABC Indigenous Programs Unit, Message Stick is a half hour TV program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, culture and issues. It features profile stories, interviews, video clips, short films and cooking segments and provides a slot where indigenous Australians can tell their stories in their own way. The program delivers articulate, contemporary human stories from around the country and features engaging, inspirational local characters, and allows intimate access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, perspectives and aspirations.


winner (Outstanding Achievement in Literature) y separately published work icon Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? Lorraine McGee-Sippel , Broome : Magabala Books , 2009 Z1585948 2009 single work autobiography

'Lorraine McGee-Sippel was just a small girl when she asked her parents what a half-caste was. It was the 1950s and the first step on a journey that would span decades and lead her to search for her birth family.

'In the historic climate of the Rudd Government's Apology, McGee-Sippel aligns herself with the Stolen Generations as she reveals the far-reaching effects of a government policy that saw her adoptive parents being told their daughter was of Afro-American descent.

'This is not just a story of displacement, but an honest telling that explores the fragility of reconnection, cultural identity, and the triumphs of acceptance.' (Publisher's blurb)

Year: 2005

winner form y separately published work icon The Djarn Djarns Wayne Blair , ( dir. Wayne Blair ) Sydney : RB Films , 2005 Z1519509 2005 single work film/TV 'A comedy drama very much suited for young people, The Djarn Djarns is a dance film with a sports feel, and the possibility of young people particpating in their cultural heritage is a very pertinent subject.' (Film Notes)
Special Presentation : Lifetime Achievement Award Justine Saunders

Works About this Award

19th Annual Deadly Awards Crowd Packs Opera House 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 25 September no. 560 2013; (p. 33-36)
Archie Roach - Song Man of a Generation 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Deadly Vibe Magazine , 30 September no. 199 2013;
Deadly Archie Tells Tony Abbott: We Want Action for our People 2013 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 18 September vol. 12 no. 329 2013; (p. 5)
Inspriational O'Shane Honoured at Deadlys Peter Vincent , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 September 2013; (p. 6-7)
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