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(Australia’s Leonardo Da Vinci was an Aboriginal genius) By: Munya Andrews November 2016 When asked to identify who he is, most Australians are stumped. Few can name him and fewer still know what he is famous for or indeed why...

Aboriginal: Latin for ‘original’, the term is used to refer to any Indigenous person around the world but in Australia it is used solely to refer to the Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland only and not to the Torres…

(The meaning of family in an Australian Aboriginal context) While the trendy slang expression ‘Who’s your daddy?’ takes the form of a rhetorical question, it is commonly used as a boastful claim to assert dominance over the listener. Sometimes used…

By: Peggy McIntosh Key Points: White privilege is “an invisible package of unearned assets’ that white people can cash in on a daily basis to their advantage. Privilege is “a favored state, whether earned or conferred by birth or luck….

By: Munya Andrews December 2016 Did you know that individuals and not just nations states can become allies to each other? Here at Evolve, we’ve adopted the Allies model of Re-evaluation Counselling (RC) to encourage individuals to become allies to...

This year’s NAIDOC theme is ‘Because of her, we can!’ NAIDOC Week 2018 will be held nationally from Sunday 8 July and continue through to Sunday 15 July. This year’s theme celebrates the important role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

There are many Indigenous cultural protocols but most people are only familiar with that surrounding land, which in Aboriginal or Torres Strait English is simply referred to as ‘country’. Country is significant because people’s cultural identity is tied to the...

It is one thing to have heard of someone, another to be standing on their Country and land of birth, reading their life story. The sun bounced off the ocean, on a crisp autumn day as I stood on what...

Munya Andrews People who know me know how passionate I am about language and sociolinguistics. Once a strict disciplinarian for correct spelling and pronunciation, I have now shifted my focus toward the way in which we are linguistically programmed to...

Do you have a burning question about Indigenous culture that you would love to ask? Are you also perhaps a little reticent for fear of unintentionally offending? Never fear as Evolve is here with our 'Dear Abby' segment. This activity of...