Deadly Yarning from South Australian Aboriginal Communities

05/05/2025

Every year on May 5, people in communities across Canada hang red dresses from their windows and in their yards.

The REDress Project was started by Métis artist and activist Jaime Black-Morsette in 2010.

Please see below the inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women & children in Australia.

Our future matters, our lives matter.

Please see link below to Australian parliament website with full report into murdered and missing Indigenous women in Australia. Thank you to all those who advocated and did this work, inspired by our siblings in Canada!

Thank you to our warriors, care takers and those that don’t choose silence, who are demanding the safety, love and protection of our women and children.

We move together!

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs/FirstNationswomenchildren/Report

05/05/2025

WE'RE LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS 🤩🤩🤩

K-OTIC Live Audition | 4 JULY | 8 - 9:30PM
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All details in link!

We hope to see you there!

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Culture Hub is on this Saturday!

Join us for a powerful day of cultural connection and celebration.

When: Saturday, 10 May 2025
Time: 10AM – 1PM
Where: Community Space, Sinclair Square, Pennington

Led by facilitator Petiola Wilson, with special guest Uncle Eddie, this session features:

- Zenadth Kes singing and dancing
- Boomerang painting
- A traditional smoking ceremony
- FREE community BBQ

This is a family-friendly event celebrating cultural expression and community spirit.

RSVP essential:
Call (08) 8241 0442 or email [email protected]

05/05/2025

Aboriginal Veterans SA presents the 2025 Aboriginal Veterans' Commemorative Service. One for the calender this Reconciliation Week!

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Should be re-named the
Feral Election.
With all the 🤡👿🐍🐛 that come out at this time !

05/05/2025

Speaking Out youth survey begins in Broome.

WA's Commissioner for Children and Young People's team is hitting the road this week to deliver the Speaking Out Survey (SOS) to thousands of students across the state.

From Esperance to Wyndham, Bidyadanga to Laverton and beyond, the team is visiting schools from government, independent and Catholic education systems, seeking a broad cross-section of children and young people's views on their wellbeing.

Topics covered in the survey include mental health, education, community life, hopes for the future, physical health and safety.

WA Commissioner for Children and Young People, Noongar woman Tracey Ninyette, said it is vital that the views of WA's children and young people, who represent almost one quarter of the state's population, are heard.

"Compared to other states, WA is leading the way in terms of monitoring the wellbeing of children and young people by consulting with them on such a large scale to hear their perspectives on a range of issues," she said.

"This longitudinal study gives us a fascinating insight into the lives and wellbeing of WA children and young people so we can better support them and allow them to thrive.

This year's SOS, launched in Broome on Monday, will be the third survey in the series, with a larger sample size of up to 20,000 children and young people from various regions of WA.

The data gathered offers a comprehensive view of the evolving health and wellbeing landscape of children and young people over time.

"When we listen to their voices and include them in designing the services meant for them, we create stronger, more responsive systems that truly meet their needs," Ms Ninyette said.

"Empowering our young people to lead the conversation isn't just important, it's essential to building a better future, for all of us."

SOS is an anonymous survey conducted within schools across Western Australia, with research and ethics approval from the Department of Education (DoE), Catholic Education WA (CEWA), Association of Independent Schools WA (AISWA), and the Western Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (WAAHEC) including its sub-groups.

More information is available online. https://www.ccyp.wa.gov.au/our-work/speaking-out-survey/

https://nit.com.au/05-05-2025/17754/speaking-out-youth-survey-begins-in-broome

The Speaking Out Survey is a comprehensive survey of children's wellbeing in WA, providing valuable insights for both government and non-government organisations to guide policies and programs.

05/05/2025

Meanwhile in Australia ........
Black Deaths in Custody are still happening.
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Family seeks answers after death in SA custody of young Indigenous man.

Indigenous readers are advised this report contains the name and image of a person who has died, used with the permission of their family.

The family of Indigenous man Lynton Ryan is searching for answers after his death in custody.

On April 2, Mr Ryan was found unresponsive in his cell in Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison in Kalgoorlie-Boulder in WA.

His mother, Lynette Smith, told the ABC she "just broke down" after being told of his death the following day.

"I was in a deep shock," she said.

Mr Ryan, who was born in Port Pirie, South Australia, was 31 at the time of his death.

At the time, the WA Department of Justice said preliminary reports indicated there were no suspicious circumstances.

For all deaths in custody a coronial inquest is mandatory.

Ms Smith believes Lynton, her youngest son, took his own life, she and her eldest son Shannon Smith are still waiting for answers.

Speaking to the ABC, Mr Smith asked: "What happened in the last two hours? What is the exact cause of the death?"

He also wanted to know how his younger brother "fell through the cracks in the system" to be found "dead in his cell".

"I looked at that cell," he said, after visiting the prison for a cultural smoking ceremony.

"It's a terrible place to die.'

Mr Smith told the ABC his younger brother had recently been living in Kalgoorlie and was only in prison for three days prior to his death.

It is understood he had been taken into custody for disorderly behaviour in town.

Mr Smith said he feared it could take years before they knew exactly how he died.

"They have CCTV — why do we have to wait for so long?" he said.

"Our mother's health is not good. She won't be around forever."

Close to 600 Indigenous people have died in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody brought down its findings and more than 300 recommendations in 1991, many of which remain unimplemented despite the consistent campaigns by justice experts and other Indigenous leaders calling for full implementation.

Indigenous readers are advised this report contains the name and image of a person who has died, used with the permission of their family.The family of Indigenous man Lynton Ryan is searching for answ...

05/05/2025

OPINION: Peter Dutton’s focus on culture wars and divisive politics backfired at the 2025 election, with voters overwhelmingly rejecting the Coalition’s lack of serious policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

https://nit.com.au/06-05-2025/17759/media-delay-in-policies-party-to-blame-for-election-wipeout-price