Elise Thornthwaite guiding and nurturing growth through STEM
StoryElise Thornthwaite is a Gamilaraay woman living and working on Maung Country in the NT. She recently participated in the Teachers of STEM™ Initiative through The Stronger Smarter Institute.
Ipswich’s Aunty Faye Carr named 2017 National NAIDOC Female Elder of the Year
StoryYuggera Elder Aunty Faye Carr from Ipswich, Queensland has been named the 2017 National NAIDOC Female Elder of the Year for her long contribution to her community.
Marion Leane Smith: war nurse and First Nations trailblazer
StoryMore than 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders served during the First World War, despite initial bans on enlistment. However, only one Indigenous woman is recorded as having served during WWI.
Honouring many by remembering one – Dolly Gurinyi Batcho (1905-1973)
StoryDolly Gurinyi Batcho (1905-1973), a Larrakia woman from the Darwin area, epitomises the sacrifice of an estimated 6000 Indigenous men and women who, during World War II, served the nation that so often discriminated against them.
Learning two-way science with Kimberley schools
StoryLocal school students from the Kimberley region had the opportunity to learn ‘2WS’, or two-way science. In the Kimberley’s Great Sandy Desert Region, the Ngurrara Women Rangers have been working with Yakanarra Community School.