CANBERRA, Australia — Aborigines in white body paint danced and sang traditional songs in Australia’s national Parliament on Tuesday in a historic ceremony many hoped would mark a new era of race ...

Aboriginal elders who perform traditional burials on country could be jailed for two years under the bill, the land council has warned. The Burial and Cremation Bill is set to replace the 67-year-old ...

Members of the Liberals in Western Australia have voted to support the scaling back of Welcome to Country ceremonies. Delegates at the state council, the WA branch of the party, backed the motion for ...

Sydney Collins’ four years studying art history at the University of Virginia culminated in an Australian Aboriginal ceremony that few in the art world have been privileged to witness. Collins, who ...

The practice of finger-cutting among the Dani tribe of Indonesia is indeed real, albeit increasingly rare. When grief strikes the Dani people of Papua, Indonesia, women express their sorrow through a ...

A businessman dubbed the coffee king has slammed Welcome to Country ceremonies, claiming they are disrespectful to migrants. Phil Di Bella took aim at the ceremonies, claiming more recognition needs ...

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