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Leroy Johnson talks and sings about his travels through the far west.

Leroy Johnson performing his songs about Barkindji country in far west New South Wales.
A dark room with a circle of chairs around a mock camp fire, on a screen a man plays guitar.
Duration: 3 minutes 32 seconds

'Sentimental and special': Students find connection through Kaurna program

Kanyanyapilla means "place of many eagles", and it's where Indigenous students in Adelaide are coming to connect with Kaurna culture.
A group of students in maroon uniforms sit in a circle on grass

Word Up: Dr Jesse Hodgetts

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for a song and dance ceremony.
Word Up
Duration: 3 minutes 39 seconds

Word Up: Dr Jesse Hodgetts

Dr Jesse Hodgetts is a Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle.
Word Up
Duration: 3 minutes 4 seconds

Rare look at family, country and culture on the beautiful APY Lands

The stark beauty of Australia's protected APY Lands is alive with ancient songlines and culture. But Elders see a need for change to secure the future of today's children.
Three young girls, with the middle one carrying a toddler.

Word Up: Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves

Yuendumu community leader Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves wraps up his time on Word Up by sharing the Warlpiri name for his tjukupa.
Word Up
Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds

From capping rent to burying the dead, Cape Barren Island governs itself

Twenty years ago, Cape Barren Island was handed back to its traditional owners. Today's children are proof of the life-changing power of that act.
A young girl walks across granite rocks covered in orange algae by the beach.

Word Up: Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves

This week Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves shares a Warlpiri word that encompasses the creation stories, the ancestral beings, the lore, the land and  everything that connects Warlpiri people to country and to each other across time.
Word Up
Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds

Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards

With only eight fluent Nyiyaparli speakers remaining, an Aboriginal group is racing against time to save its 41,000-year-old language.
A man and young boy (right) hold coloured cards, the boy holds a green one to the camera and looks at the lens.

How Aunty Rhonda learnt to cry

Artist, author and Stolen Generations survivor, Rhonda Collard-Spratt, on bush hugs, beehives, emu bumps, and finding peace.
A black and white portrait of Aunty Rhonda, holding her guitar.
Duration: 51 minutes 12 seconds

Word Up: Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves

This week, Ned Jampijimpa Hargraves discusses a Warlpiri word connected to the cultural law that keeps him focused.
Word Up
Duration: 3 minutes 14 seconds

Word Up: Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves

Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves shares the Warlpiri word for home. 
Word Up
Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds

Presenter's creative idea to bring Indigenous language on screen with him

Every week ABC Behind the News presenter Jack Evans designs a T-shirt featuring a word from his mob's language and shares it with the show's audience. 
A man stands behind a presenting desk wearing a purple T-shirt with a white boots design.

Word Up: Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves

Meet Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, a Warlpiri advocate from Yuendumu sharing the language of peace: 'ceasefire - no guns'.
Word Up
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds

Word Up: Gari Tudor-Smith

Gari Tudor-Smith shares the Gangulu name for 'catfish'.
Word Up
Duration: 4 minutes 49 seconds
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