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Scientists discovered that channel millet in outback Australia carries genetic traits suggesting Aboriginal people shaped the plant through thousands of years of careful harvesting and management. The finding offers new evidence of sophisticated Indigenous agricultural practices.
After losing four family members to dementia, Gwen Knox wrote a play that serves scones and sparks conversations about memory, identity, and getting stories before they're lost. The immersive production is touring remote Australian communities where support for the disease is hardest to find.
Aunty Polly Cutmore is bringing her family back to Dhirri-aay-aay, the sacred land that sheltered her ancestors during colonization, to reconnect with traditional language and culture. Her efforts are helping younger generations reclaim their Indigenous identity through the places and words their elders once knew.
