WGAR News: Smashing The Myths: Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane

Newsletter date: 15 October 2013

Contents:

* Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane: Smashing The Myths: "Constitutional Recognition is a Good Thing"
[Featuring Robbie Thorpe, Mary Graham, Lilla Watson, Bob Weatherall, Michael Mansell, Gabi Briggs, Gary Foley and Monica Morgan.]
* Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples

* Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane: Smashing The Myths: "Native Title is Land Rights"
[Featuring Gary Foley, Michael Mansell, Ross Watson, Michael Anderson, Monica Morgan, Jack Beetson, Marshall Bell, Jenny Munro, Robbie Thorpe and Wayne Wharton.]
* Background to Mabo and Native Title

* Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane: Smashing The Myths: "Government Knows Best"
[Featuring Maurie Japarta Ryan, Jack Beetson, Bob Weatherall, Gracelyn Smallwood, Robbie Thorpe, Jenny Munro and Dr Robert Anderson.]

* Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane: Smashing The Myths: "Sovereignty = Separatism"
[Featuring Mary Graham, Michael Mansell, Merindah Donnelly, Lorna Munro, Peter Skuthorpe, Wayne 'Coco' Wharton and Robbie Thorpe.]
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies

* Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane: Hear Radio Messages: The Smashing The Myths Radio episodes

* About 989fm: 98.9 FM For The Best Country

* INDIGENOUS RADIO STATION 98.9FM BRISBANE: SMASHING THE MYTHS: "CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION IS A GOOD THING"

- Audio and Video interviews

Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Smashing The Myths: "Constitutional Recognition is a Good Thing"
http://www.989fm.com.au/smashingthemyths/
16 Sep 13: "Starting in 2007 with former Liberal Prime Minister John Howard, the Australian Government has been pushing for 'Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples'. However, many First Nations people are questioning the motive behind this multimillion dollar campaign."
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/smashingthemyths/constitutional-recognition-is-a...

* BACKGROUND TO CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION OF ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES

Last updated: 17 September 2013

http://indymedia.org.au/2013/08/11/background-to-constitutional-recognit...

* INDIGENOUS RADIO STATION 98.9FM BRISBANE: SMASHING THE MYTHS: "NATIVE TITLE IS LAND RIGHTS"

- Audio interviews

Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Smashing The Myths: "Native Title is Land Rights"
http://www.989fm.com.au/smashingthemyths/
29 Aug 13: "In the course of his first voyage of ‘discovery’ during the late 1700s, James Cook claimed the entire east coast for Britain under the premise of terra nullius. The struggle for Land Rights has been raging in this country for almost two and a half centuries now, a fight against theft, lies and genocide. So what does true LAND RIGHTS mean for First Nations peoples?"
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/smashingthemyths/native-title-is-land-rights/

* BACKGROUND TO MABO AND NATIVE TITLE:

Last updated: 10 August 2013

http://indymedia.org.au/2012/07/02/background-to-mabo-and-native-title

* INDIGENOUS RADIO STATION 98.9FM BRISBANE: SMASHING THE MYTHS: "GOVERNMENT KNOWS BEST"

- Audio interviews

Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Smashing The Myths: "Government Knows Best"
http://www.989fm.com.au/smashingthemyths/
16 Aug 13: ""They have to be protected against themselves whether they like it or not. They cannot remain as they are…"
- Western Australia's Chief Protector of Aboriginals (late 1930s)"
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/smashingthemyths/government-know-best/

* INDIGENOUS RADIO STATION 98.9FM BRISBANE: SMASHING THE MYTHS: "SOVEREIGNTY = SEPARATISM"

- Audio and Video interviews

Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Smashing The Myths: "Sovereignty = Separatism"
http://www.989fm.com.au/smashingthemyths/
2 Aug 13: ""It’s a natural human reaction to FEAR WHAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND and what you do not know…"
What is 'sovereignty' and what does it mean to First Nations people in Australia?
The Oxford Dictionary, defines sovereignty as "supreme power or authority, a self-governing state".
The First Nations sovereignty movement is often portrayed as the push for a separate black state and anti-white, failing to acknowledge the diverse views that exist in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities about this issue. LISTEN to the interviews below to hear some perspectives of First Nations people on what sovereignty means to them: ... "
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/smashingthemyths/sovereingty-separatism/

* BACKGROUND TO THE ABORIGINAL SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT AND THE ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSIES:

Last updated: 10 October 2013

http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-aboriginal-sovereig...

* INDIGENOUS RADIO STATION 98.9FM BRISBANE: HEAR RADIO MESSAGES: THE SMASHING THE MYTHS RADIO EPISODES

- Audio

Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Hear Radio Messages: Below are the Smashing The Myths Radio episodes
http://www.989fm.com.au/hear-radio-messages/

* ABOUT 989FM: 98.9 FM FOR THE BEST COUNTRY

- Background

About 989fm: 98.9 FM For The Best Country
http://www.989fm.com.au/about-989fm/
"To be an appropriate media service for the cultural and economic independence of Indigenous people."
"With a new multi-million dollar home in West End, 98.9fm has come a long way since its humble beginnings as the "Murri Hour" on ZZZ in the 1980s. 98.9fm is owned by the Brisbane Indigenous Media Association which successfully applied for a 24-hour community radio licence allocated by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal for the city in 1991. On Tuesday April 6, 1993, 98.9FM was on-the-air making its mark as the first Indigenous radio station in a capital city and for its unique blend of country and Indigenous music."

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