Audio - Possible Indigenous claim to Lake Victoria
An aboriginal elder from far western New South Wales is threatening to take High Court action to prove her ownership of Lake Victoria. Dorothy Lawson's family have been in the area for thousands of years and she hopes to argue that under a legal technicality they have rights as squatters on the land.Deb Banks - ABC News 24 See more: http://sovereignunion.mobi/node/583
3m Jun 07, 2013
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Audio - Discrimination against Indigenous children - ABC RN
The United Nations has once again called on the Federal Government to improve efforts to deal with discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. In particular, it's raised the issue of the 13,000 Indigenous children currently in care, away from their culture and language. Fran Kelly report - Radio National Breakfast - 5 June 2013 Interview with Marta Maurás Perez, vic...
11m Jun 05, 2013
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Audio: Professor George Williams : Murrawarri Sovereignty comments
The Murrawarri people have proclaimed their traditional land a sovereign republic independent of the Commonwealth. But is the proclamation of the Murrawarri Republic a step forward for Indigenous land rights or is it merely symbolic? Following Fred Hooper discussing the Murrawarri assertion of sovereignty, Professor George Williams of the University of New South Wales comments. Source: Aborig...
1m May 27, 2013
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Audio - Murrawarri Republic - Fred Hooper, spokesperson - 'The wire'
The Murrawarri people have proclaimed their traditional land a sovereign republic independent of the Commonwealth. Fred Hooper, convener of the People's Council of the Murrawarri Republic. Source: TheWire Community RadioRadio Adelaide, 2SER in Sydney and 4EB in Brisbane
3m May 26, 2013
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Audio - Fred Hooper, Murrawarri Republic - 4ZZZ
An interview with Fred Hooper on Brisban'es 4ZZZ's 'Anarchy Show' http://autonomousactionradio.com/tag/murrawarri-republic/ Sound quality is low but is recommended listening to those who are following this First Nations initiative.
6m May 26, 2013
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Audio - Deaths in Custody: people dying at high rates
The Australian prison population has more than doubled in the last twenty years from 15,000 to 31,000. Between 2000 to 2008 prison custodial deaths attributed to natural causes rose to 24.6 per cent per year nationwide. From 1990 to 1999 natural deaths had been 16.3 per cent and in the 1980s they had been at 10.6 per cent. See reports on http://.sovereignunion.mobi
4m May 24, 2013
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Audio: Tiga Bayles interview with Michael Anderson - 98.9 Radio
Discussions following the Treaty Talks gathering in Brisbane 18th & 19th May 2913. Michael Anderson, Conveyor of the Sovereign Union of First Nations and Peoples in Australia, spoke about the Australian First Nations Sovereignty Campaign and the Treaty Talks with Tiga Bayles, 98.9 Radio, Brisbane Indigenous Media Association.
16m May 22, 2013
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Audio 2. Aboriginal sovereignty campaigners push ahead
Aboriginal sovereignty campaigners say that their struggle to decolonize and achieve independence of their own tribal areas within Australia has gone to another level. Aboriginal leader Michael Anderson speaks to Paul Wyles from CAAMA Radio about the situation as it stands on 21st May 2013 and the current approaches to the United Nations.
5m May 21, 2013
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Audio 1. Aboriginal sovereignty campaigners push ahead
Aboriginal sovereignty campaigners say that their struggle to decolonize and achieve independence of their own tribal areas within Australia has gone to another level. Aboriginal leader Michael Anderson speaks to Paul Wyles from CAAMA Radio about the situation as it stands on 21st May 2013 and the current approaches to the United Nations.
8m May 21, 2013
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Audio: Underfunding of Indigenous domestic violence victims - SBS Report
A Victorian woman who stabbed her partner to death after years of domestic violence has been sentenced to six years in prison. Veronica Hudson pleaded guilty to manslaughter after stabbing her partner, Woody Heron, during a drunken fight outside the tent they were living in at a Bendigo caravan park two years ago. Heron was described as jealous and having no conscience. He had served five ye...
8m May 16, 2013
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Audio - Gomeroi - ABC Radio Michael Anderson Interview 16 May 2013
Native Title challenge to mining and coal seam gasABC Tamworth (New England North West) with Kelly Fuller Four hundred Gomeroi people gathered in Tamworth over the weekend to consider the next step in their Native Title Application over the North West. The applicants believe it has the potential to change the game when it comes to mining in the region and set a precedent right around the stat...
14m May 16, 2013
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Audio - Goomeroi mining freeze - NITV Report
One of the largest black states in the country calls for a freeze on all mining and development on their ancestral lands. More that 400 Native Title claimants met in Tamworth to discuss Goomeroi business on the weekend. Representatives said that they are looking at options to stop ministerial decisions which approve mining in the region.
3m May 15, 2013
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Audio: Murrawarri Republic - NITV News 10 April 2013
On the 3rd of April 2013 the Murrawarri Peoples Council wrote to Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth the Second advising her of the declaration of the Murrawarri Nations continued Independence and Statehood and requested Her Royal Highness produce documents that show how Sovereignty, Dominion and Ultimate (Radical) Title was obtained over the Murrawarri Nation Ancient Lands, Waters, Subsurface, ...
3m May 11, 2013
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Kado Muir: Sovereignty and recognition
Aboriginal Activist Kado Muir is a Tjarurru man, a member of the Ngalia tribe who are desert people from the Western Australia Goldfields region. He is passionate about his Aboriginal heritage, history, language and culture. He teaches its values to all Australians through his writings, cultural awareness courses and artworks. Kado's website: http://www.kadomuir.com
9m May 07, 2013
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Musgrave Park Arrests - Wayne Coco Wharton Interview
Two men have been arrested following a confrontation with police at the site of the Musgrave Park Aboriginal sovereign embassy. The men were charged with wilful damage and obstructing police after lighting a sacred fire . Terri Begley asked Embassy spokesman Wayne Warton why things have come to a head Source: ABC 'Drive' with Tim Cox Image: Embassy site at time of interview - arrests made, ...
5m Apr 30, 2013
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Indigenous veteran exhibition honours contribution, fight for justice continues
The Hamilton Art Gallery is currently hosting a Shrine of Remembrance exhibition celebrating the contribution of Indigenous Australian soldiers to wars, from the Boer War to the present. Two of the most celebrated families in the exhibition are from south west Victoria: the Saunders family and the Lovett family. While Reg Saunders was, significantly, the first ever Indigenous Australian offic...
9m Apr 22, 2013
9m
50 Aboriginal trackers left behind during the Boer War
In 1902 the Boer War in South Africa drew to an end. - The sovereign, anti-colonial, independent Republic leaders agreed to lay down their weapons, abandon their claims to independence and recognise Britain's Edward VII as their king. And so began the process of repatriating the 22,000 Australians who'd survived the distant war. A thousand of their fellow countrymen didn't. But not everyone m...
5m Apr 22, 2013
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Conservationists and Traditional owners celebrate gas hub abandonment
Traditional caretakers of the sacred land and supporting conservationists are celebrating the abandonment of the gas hub project by Woodside and their partners.
4m Apr 13, 2013
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Claim renews sovereignty campaign - SBS Podcast
The Murrawarri say they never ceded their sovereignty or ultimate title over their ancient homeland and never gave permission for the colonisers to enter their land. It's an area known as the Culgoa River region, which includes towns like Bourke and Brewarrina in northwest New South Wales and Cunnamulla in southeast Queensland. Fred Hooper is from the Murrawarri Peoples Council of the Murrawa...
7m Apr 10, 2013
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Ballerrt Mooroop sacred site under threat - SBS
Ms Williams-Weston spoke with Zara Zaher about the significance of the site for her community. Aboriginal protesters are campaigning against what they say are Victorian government plans to sell a sacred site in Melbourne to developers. Aboriginal protesters are campaigning against what they say are Victorian government plans to sell a sacred site in Melbourne to developers. They say the Ball...
4m Mar 04, 2013
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Act of Recognition a serious concern - M Anderson - LIVING BLACK
The Euahlayi elder and Convenor of the Sovereign Union of First Nations and Peoples in Australia says the wording of the Act of Recognition is of serious concern. Mr Anderson says, while people support the intent of change, no-one has dealt with the particular wording used, and there are serious implications. He's speaking with Michelle Lovegrove. Living Black SBS - Voices on Constitutional ...
7m Feb 23, 2013
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FMG vs Yindjibarndi group - court ruling favours the mob
Traditional land owners in Western Australia's Pilbara region have won a a major battle against mining giant FMG with the Federal court ruling the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation is now the only group legally permitted to represent local stakeholders. A breakaway Yindjibarndi group has moved to accept Fortescue Metals Group;s $4 million benefits package… which would allow the mining giant ...
9m Feb 16, 2013
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Indigenous Australians mark 75 years since Day of Mourning protests
The 2013 'Australia Day' (now known to First Australians as Survival and/or Invasion Day) marks the 75th anniversary in the fight for Aboriginal rights and recognition. In 1938, a large group of Aboriginal people gathered in Sydney, at a protest called 'The Day of Mourning'. Will Ockenden reports for ABC Radio 'AM'
3m Jan 26, 2013
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Background: Peter Gebhardt speaks with CAAMA on March 2011
Former Victorian Judge and Poet Peter Gebhardt speaks to Paul Wildes on CAAMA's 'Strong Voices'.
8m Jan 24, 2013
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Marion Scrymgour critical of Gillard's pre-selection bypass
Ms Gillard exercised what she called a captain's pick to override the preselection processes for Northern Territory Labor and to recruit Ms Peris. The Prime Minister says she felt it was important for federal Labor to embrace an Indigenous woman of what she called incredible merit. But another Indigenous woman, the Territory's former deputy chief minister Marion Scrymgour, was already running...
5m Jan 23, 2013
5m
Aunty Barb Williams 3CR interview with Sue Leigh
Monday 21st January 2012
7m Jan 21, 2013
7m
Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheener
Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheener were the first two men executed in Melbourne on 20th January 1842. They were two of the First Nations Freedom Fighters, who took up arms against the colonisers and paid the ultimate price for defending themselves and their people against the invasion of their lands and genocide. Spoken by Dr Jo Toscano on 3CRThe full transcript of the 'Freedom Fighters' can b...
4m Jan 03, 2013
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First Nations man falsely arrested and treated for schizophrenia
On the 16th December 2012 a First Nations man falsely arrested and treated for schizophrenia in Western Australia. The man was wrongly identified as the missing patient and then given an antipsychotic drug. He had a bad reaction and was taken to hospital, where the mistake was discovered. Western Australia's Mental Health Minister Helen Morton says she was shocked to hear about incident. "T...
3m Dec 29, 2012
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Audio: Paul Keating 'The Redfern Address'
On December 10, 1992. The Hon. Paul Keating Prime Minister of Australia gave this address in Redfern NSW to launch the International Year of the World's Indigenous People. ".. Isn't it reasonable to say that if we can build a prosperous and remarkably harmonious multicultural society in Australia, surely we can find just solutions to the problems which beset the first Australians - the people ...
17m Dec 09, 2012
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Audio: Muckaty radioactive waste dump - Update
The Muckaty radioactive waste dump campaign Update 01 December 2012 3CR's Radioactive Radio program talks with Natalie Wasley from the Beyond Nuclear Initiative about recent developments in the waste dump campaign. Source: 3CR Radioactive Show - www.3cr.org.au
9m Dec 07, 2012
9m
Twenty per cent increase in Indigenous women in prisons
Women's prisons are filling up at an alarming rate in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the number of women behind bars has increased by more than 8 per cent in the last year - a much faster rate of increase than for men. The surge is being driven by a 20 per cent increase in the number of Indigenous women being locked up, as Simon Lauder reports. Source: ABC 'The World Today'
4m Dec 07, 2012
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Audio: Sovereign Union says Act of Recognition is 'so insulting'
An Act to recognise First Nations Peoples in Australia’s Constitution has been tabled and was introduced to Federal parliament last week.But Michael Anderson, Founder of the Sovereign Union National Unity Government, believes the Federal Government's Act is an insult to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Image courtesy of NACCHO.Featured in storyMichael Anderson, Founder of the ...
5m Dec 06, 2012
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Blind Aboriginal singer Gurrumul refused taxi in Melbourne - Audio
Indigenous singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, on tour in Melbourne with Missy Higgins, was refused a taxi in St Kilda after performing at the Palais Theatre. Gurrumul's manager Mark Grose says he cannot see any other reason than racism for the fare being refused.Mark Grose says he went out and hailed a taxi following a 'fantastic show' by Gurrumul at the theatre.He got the taxi to ...
6m Dec 05, 2012
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Robbie Thorpe - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012
Robbie Thorpe - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012 - Queensland State Library 25 November 2012
30m Nov 28, 2012
30m
Wayne Coco Wharton - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012
Wayne Coco Wharton - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012 - Queensland State Library 25 November 2012
30m Nov 28, 2012
30m
Mark Mc Murtrie - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference - 2012
Mark Mc Murtrie - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012 - Queensland State Library 25 November 2012
30m Nov 28, 2012
30m
Isabel Coe honoured at Wiradjuri traditional funeral
Indigenous hero Isabel Coe honoured at Wiradjuri traditional funeral
2m Nov 22, 2012
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Blacktown Council stops recognition of Darug peoples as traditional owners
Blacktown Council has stopped recognising the Darug tribe as the traditional owners of Blacktown. The move comes amid accusations those recognised as Darug elders were committing "ethnic fraud" and had no legitimate claim to being descendants of Blacktown's Aborigines. Darug Tribal Corporation (DTC) secretary Aunty Sandra Lee said she was given no warning of the decision at last week's extrao...
7m Nov 15, 2012
7m
Isabell Coe will be remembered as a forthright campaigner - 'The Wire Community Radio'
Sovereign Union spokesperson Michael Anderson told Tim Roxburgh from 'The Wire' that Isabell Coe would be remembered as one of the strongest and most forthright campaigners for her people. 'The Wire' Community Radio
5m Nov 15, 2012
5m
Indigenous activist Isabell Coe dies at 61 - 'ABC The World Today'
For decades, Isabell Coe played a key role in the campaign for Indigenous sovereignty and was instrumental in keeping the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra going. The Wiradjuri woman has died in Cowra at the age of 61. Lindy Kerin reports for ABC's 'The World Today'
5m Nov 12, 2012
5m
Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage law consultation period open
First Australians call to the Royal family to heed an 1830 promise New Aboriginal heritage laws in Tasmania are another step closer with the announcement of a six-week consultation process. The Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage has released the draft Aboriginal Heritage Protection Bill 2012. The new legislation is predicted to better protect and manage Aboriginal heritage, while a...
15m Nov 06, 2012
15m
Ex Fed Police Officer leaves a large Indigenous organisation in debt
The Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation is in administration, leaving hundreds of employees fearing for their future and community pride shattered. In the past, the BAC won national recognition for services to outstations, employment for Indigenous rangers and support for highly successful Indigenous artists. But in less than three years the BAC has gone from a strong financial position to what's ...
5m Nov 02, 2012
5m
Deaths in Custody in NT - CAAMA Report October 2012
The sister of an Aboriginal man who died in September, less than two hours after being released from police custody said that her brother suffered from diabetes and needed regular medication. Audio: CAAMA news - http://caama.com.au/radio
1m Oct 29, 2012
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Sovereignty: Northern Murray Darling Basin
Sovereignty: Northern Murray Darling Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN). This audio includes an interview with Fred Hooper, NBAN Chairperson. Audio source: 3CR Community Radio MelbourneProgram Name: 'Earth Matters'
30m Oct 28, 2012
30m
Deaths in Custody - Gerry Georgatos, Darren Axtell, Tiga Bayles 98.9FM
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Gerry Georgatos, Darren Axtell talk with Tiga Bayles - Audio file: 98.9FM broadcast on 25 September 2012
42m Oct 27, 2012
42m
Michael Anderson: Austalia's United Nations Security Council seat
It's been a big week for our country on the international stage, with Australia winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council. But not everyone's happy. Founder of the Sovereign Union of the First Nations and Peoples of Australia, Michael Anderson, believes Australia doesn't deserve the seat because of its poor human rights track record. The Union aims to give a voice to and raise the ...
4m Oct 26, 2012
4m
Roy Ah See at Tranby: Have We Surrendered? - Audio 2/5
Tranby Aboriginal College in partnership with Tracker Magazine and Friends of TrabbyPresented Tranby Conversations - Aboriginal Social Justice - 'Have we Surrendered'on Tuesday 9th October 2012Guest Panelists IncludeLarissa Behrendt - Eualeuai/Gumilaroi, Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies, UTS, Jumbunna Indigenous House of LearningMichael Anderson (Nyoongar Murri Ghillar) - Euahlayi Nation...
10m Oct 17, 2012
10m
Michael Anderson at Tranby on:"Have We Surrendered?" - Audio 3/5
Tranby Aboriginal College in partnership with Tracker Magazine and Friends of TrabbyPresented Tranby Conversations - Aboriginal Social Justice - 'Have we Surrendered'on Tuesday 9th October 2012Guest Panelists IncludeLarissa Behrendt - Eualeuai/Gumilaroi, Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies, UTS, Jumbunna Indigenous House of LearningMichael Anderson (Nyoongar Murri Ghillar) - Euahlai Tribe L...
17m Oct 17, 2012
17m
Larissa Behrendt -Tranby "Have We Surrendered?" - Audio 4/5
Social Justice conversations at Tranby, Glebe, Sydney - "Have We Surrendered? Speech by Prof Larissa Behrendt Tranby Aboriginal College in partnership with Tracker Magazine and Friends of TrabbyPresented Tranby Conversations - Aboriginal Social Justice - 'Have we Surrendered'on Tuesday 9th October 2012Guest Panelists IncludeLarissa Behrendt - Eualeuai/Gumilaroi, Professor of Law and Indigenou...
22m Oct 17, 2012
22m
Q&A -Tranby -"Have We Surrendered?" - Audio 5/5
"Have We Surrendered" Q&A hosted by Bob Morgan, CEO Tranby College, Glebe, Sydney. Tranby Aboriginal College in partnership with Tracker Magazine and Friends of TrabbyPresented Tranby Conversations - Aboriginal Social Justice - 'Have we Surrendered'on Tuesday 9th October 2012Guest Panelists IncludeLarissa Behrendt - Eualeuai/Gumilaroi, Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies, UTS, Jumbunna Ind...
30m Oct 16, 2012
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