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Stuff Everyone Should Know About Australia - Ancient Canberra
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Air Date: Sun 3 Jul 2022

Canberra’s history as a place where people gather to discuss and implement laws is ancient...

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Articles Credits Elaine Crombie

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Episode One: Barangaroo: The Woman Behind The Place

Living on Warrane when the First Fleet pulled in, she was one of Australia's first politicians, activists and fighters for women's rights.

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Episode Two: Ancient Canberra

Canberra’s history as a place where people gather to discuss and implement laws is ancient...

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Episode Three: More Than Dots

There's a lot more to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art than dots, and there's more to the dots than we know.

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Steph Tisdell Chats With Studio 10

Angela Bishop and Tristan McManus chat with Steph Tisdell about hosting the new season of Stuff Everyone Should Know About Australia

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Aboriginal History Is Australian History

First Nations people explain - when it comes to Aboriginal history and Australian history, you can’t have one without the other

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Who Was Barangaroo?

Discover the remarkable Sydney Aboriginal woman who was sticking it to the man, way back when

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Steph Tisdell Reveals The ‘Eye-Opening’ Stuff Everyone Should Know About Australia

Returning for its third season, proud Yidinji woman Steph Tisdell steps into the hosting shoes for a new batch of Stuff Everyone Should Know About Australia.

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Stuff Everyone Should Know About Australia Season Three

The little show celebrating the world’s oldest continuous culture returns NAIDOC Week 2022 with three new episodes highlighting stuff everyone should know about Australia’s First Nations people

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Episode One: Barangaroo: The Woman Behind The Place

Barangaroo: The Woman Behind The Place - Living on Warrane when the First Fleet pulled in, she was one of Australia's first politicians, activists and fighters for women's rights.

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Episode Two: Ancient Canberra

Ancient Canberra - Canberra’s history as a place where people gather to discuss and implement laws is ancient...

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Episode Three: More Than Dots

There's a lot more to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art than dots, and there's more to the dots than we know.

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The Last Wave

Featuring atmospheric cinematography by Oscar winner Russell Boyd (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), The Last Wave is a haunting journey into the depths of the unknown, where dreams and nightmares conspire as one.

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Black and White

Based on a harrowing true story from 1958, indigenous man Max Stuart (David Ngoombujarra) is tried for the murder of a young white girl in rural South Australia.

Season 1 Episodes

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Episode One: Original Greenies

Take a closer look at some of the amazing First Nations cultural sites that can be found in our backyards and learn about First Nations sustainability practices

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Episode Two: Sweet Dreamings

When it comes to the Dreaming, most non-Indigenous Australians probably think of the Rainbow Serpent. But the Dreaming is a beautiful belief system, a continuous, encompassing, complete guide to life and living.

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Episode Three: Fishes & Loaves

Just a few years ago, archaeologists uncovered grinding stones fragments more than 30, 000-years-old. In these fragments starch was found, leading many to believe that Aboriginal people are very likely the world’s first bread makers.

Season 2 Episodes

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Episode One: The Heroes Of Gundagai

In 1852, Wiradjuri men Yarri and Jacky Jacky entered gushing Murrumbidgee floodwaters to save the lives of Gundagai’s residents in what remains Australia’s deadliest flood. This is the incredible story of two heroes and a statue all Australians can be proud of

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Episode Two: Language Warriors

We might not realise it, but many Australian words have Aboriginal origins. How many Aboriginal languages were spoken pre-colonisation? And how many are spoken now? Meet the language warriors reviving the lost lingos of Australia

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Episode Three: Ancient Ovens

Were Australia’s First Nations people the first slow cookers? Ancient earth ovens found along waterways uncover the oldest continuous culinary culture, while Dja Dja Wurrung man Ron Kerr clues us in on what to do when you find one on your property

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Episode Four: More Than Myth

What if creatures described in traditional Aboriginal stories turned out to be more than myth? Archaeologist Jacinta Koolmatrie and her mum Carolynanha share two Adnyamathanha stories, as well as evidence these tales contain plenty of fact

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