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FAREWELL & HAPPY HOLIDAYS SEASON
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Dear FNMA Community,
As 2023 comes to a close, we reflect with gratitude on a year filled with collective achievements and resilience.
To our members, sponsors, contributors, and staff, thank you for your unwavering support, dedication, and passion for First Nations voices in media.
May the holiday season bring joy, and may we enter the new year with renewed energy and enthusiasm.
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CONVERGE: THE WEEK THAT WAS
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CONVERGE 2023, hosted at the iconic Old Parliament House, stands as a milestone event that brought together over 200 delegates from across Australia, including the Torres Strait Islands. This vibrant gathering created a dynamic platform for diverse voices, blending the rich history of our nation's capital with forward-looking discussions on First Nations representation, digital inclusion, and sector resilience.
A highlight of the event was the impactful keynote speech by Stan Grant, accessible on indigiTUBE, focusing on First Nations history and the path forward.
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Grant's insights resonated deeply with our media sector, providing a unique opportunity for members to engage with his reflections. The Youth Panel, featuring emerging voices, and the Indigenous Digital Leadership Forum panel, exploring Indigenous leadership in the digital landscape, were other notable moments. Concurrently, we celebrated outstanding achievements at the First Nations Media Awards, extending heartfelt congratulations to all the 2022 and 2023 winners. Your dedication continues to elevate the First Nations media landscape, and we are grateful for the collective journey we share.
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InDigiMOB x Telstra: Community Connect
Since October 2023, the InDigiMOB team has continued to provide workshops to communities across Australia. After 3 weeks of intensive planning, the team travelled to four communities in the APY Lands and delivered the Cord Digital Skills and digital literacy workshops to Anangu people residing in Fregon, Mimili, Indulkana, and Amata before heading to the Converge 2024 held in Canberra.
Currently, the InDigiMOB team is in the initial stages of preparing to implement our 2024 program in 9 communities in South Australia and the Northern Territory. The InDigiMOB team continues to promote workshops and raise awareness among First Nations people across Australia about the work we do and who we are.
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Live Stream: 2023 DanceRites
On Saturday 25th November 2023, indigiTUBE partnered with The Sydney Opera House and live streamed DanceRites, Australia’s national First Nations dance competition, at Bennelong Point, a First Nations meeting place for tens of thousands of years.
There were hundreds of performers on the Forecourt for this free festival of live dance, music and community that celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
Since its inception in 2015, more than 1300 participants from 95 dance groups have joined this hallmark event that showcases the richness and diversity of First Nations culture.
Returning after a four year hiatus, DanceRites was back for its biggest celebration yet with over 22 groups participating across two categories of ‘Cultural Dance and Song Cycle’, where groups shared their local storytelling and language, and a second optional ‘Wildcard’ category for groups to showcase their unique style.
Watch the recorded version of DanceRites 2023 here on indigiTUBE's Previous Live Stream Concerts/Events:
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Interested in working with First Nations Media Australia, well FNMA has job opportunities available right now!
- Administration Officer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified position.
- Other positions available
Contact Operations Manager Donna Woods for more information, and if you are interested in the positions available. FNMA looks forward to hearing from you!
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Pictures collected from members social media accounts
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TRIPLE A
Congratulations to Triple A trainees Nas and Kuwanon for graduating and completing their Certificate 3 in Live Production and Technical Services . If you're interested in learning more about training programs contact Triple A today 0738920100
KOORI RADIO
Koori Radio’s Yabun Festival is looking for Volunteers to help bring the 26th Jan Yabun Festival 2024 to life. Dont forget to bring your friends and family along as well to enjoy the Yabun Festival 2024. So if you're interested in helping and being part of Yabun you can register as a volunteer via this link
NUNGA WANGGA
Happy 18th Birthday Nunga Wangga!
18 years of community involvement and engagement, 18 years of Blackfullas talking and 18 years of endorsement for First Nations people in Media! Let's watch you grow bigger, better and brighter, hopefully with many more hands, and keep delivering deadly shows as we always do!
TRIPLE A
Goolarri‘s Indigenous Writers Program’s 10th birthday!
Since 2014 the un-paralleled program has helped plays be produced and published, award winning films and documentaries to be screened nationally and internationally, stories published, all within the supportive framework provided by its dedicated core members, facilitators and Goolarri.
Currently, the group’s members are working on a suite of projects from plays, TV series, feature film, several documentaries, a novel and more!
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Kluge-Ruhe Residential Fellowship: First Nations Curator
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In partnership with Creative Australia, Kluge-Ruhe is offering a residential fellowship in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. The fellow will curate an exhibition of recent and promised gifts of acrylic paintings on canvas by Pila Nguru (Spinifex People) from Western Australia produced between 2001-2021. LINK HERE
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pathway Program
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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pathway Program is a higher education pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The program is open to those who are working, unemployed, studying at TAFE or finishing high school. LINK HERE
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Aboriginal Ranger Program
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The Aboriginal Ranger Program (ARP) aims to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations manage Country and protect the environment across WA in partnership with the public and private sectors. LINK HERE
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Indigenous Australians PhD/Professional Doctorate to Postdoctoral Fellowship (P2P) Program
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This program aims to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians to gain a doctoral research qualifications and follow a journey into academic positions. LINK HERE
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Territories Stolen Generation Redress Scheme
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NT ONLY: The Territories Stolen Generation Redress Scheme (the Scheme) provides support to Stolen Generations survivors who were removed from their families and communities. LINK HERE
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Aboriginal Business Development Program
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The Aboriginal Business Development Program provides funding for Aboriginal people who are residents in the N.T to help start or expand their business. Link here
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First Nations Arts Business Grants focus on strengthening business skills and capacity of First Nations artists, artsworkers and arts and cultural organisations in Queensland. Link here
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This one-off establishment grant of $2,500 helps organisations that are setting up language classes for the first time. It helps new community languages schools in their first year. Link here
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Indigenous Digital Media Grants
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Indigenous Digital Media Grants (IDMG) provided one-time financial support to SFU researchers, creators, and makers to cover costs associated with the development of Indigenous digital resources. We welcomed applications for projects that aimed to create forms of “digital media” through processes of digitisation, or through the creation of new media (films, podcasts, websites, etc). Link here
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Screen Australia First Nations Support
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Screen Australia's First Nations programs support creatively ambitious projects and people, and imaginative, resonant stories authored by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners. Link here
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FIRST NATIONS MEDIA AUSTRALIA
37 Todd St, PO Box 2731 Alice Springs NT 0871
www.firstnationsmedia.org.au | 08 8952 6465
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