Past Programs
Popular Culture - 2008
Michael Franti - Stay Human
01/11/2008
Michael Franti is one of the unsung voices of his generation. A hip hop artist and lyrical beat poet, Franti was speaking out against the excesses of Western consumption and economic imperialism - what he called 'Wall Street crime' - years ago. But now what he's on about is the challenge to stay human. In this interview he talks about his personal journey through song and explains why to many indigenous people across the globe, Barack Obama represents hope for the future.
First Australians and Double Trouble
04/10/2008
On Australian television, until recently, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culture or history has often been stereotyped and told from a white perspective. However that is changing, thanks to the emerging talents of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander film makers, actors and workers in the industry.
Awaye looks at two productions which are evidence of that change; The First Australians about to be shown on SBS and Channel Nine's new children's television drama Double Trouble.
Also well known Aboriginal leader Galarrwuy Yunupingu gives his perspective on Indigenous economic independence.
Marcia Langton: a new agenda for Indigenous relations
15/03/2008
We present a talk by Professor Marcia Langton, who's just written an essay for the Griffith Review in which she argues that the everyday suffering of Aboriginal people has become a kind of visual and intellectual pornography.
Also today, writers from Australia, New Zealand and Canada talk about their craft. Anita Heiss and Briar Grace-Smith talk about Indigenous identity in a multicultural world and young hip hop artists, Manik 1derful, Simon Reese and Chillie give a sample of their beatbox sound mixed with Canadian Indian influences.
