NGAARDA NEWS: MONDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2023

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are warned that the following program may contain stories and voices of people who have passed away.

REPORT REVEALS MISTAKES THAT LED TO JUKARI DODD DEATH IN CUSTODY

Prison officers inside a control room were watching movies when an Indigenous teenager fatally self-harmed in a Perth youth detention center

16-year-old Jukari C Dodd was found deceased in his cell at the Unit 18 youth detention block inside Banksia Hill on October the 12th

A report into his death - released on Friday - outlined a disregard of operational procedures and record keeping.

TOTAL FIRE BAN FOR THE SHIRE OF EAST PILBARA

There is a total fire ban in place for the Shire of East Pilbara.  

Rio Tinto employees were evacuated from its Sliver Grass mine in the Pilbara due to bushfires.

NGARLUMA TOURIST GUIDE WINS WA AWARD

Ngurranga Tours guide, Clinton Walker won the top honour of the night, claiming the Sir David Brand Award for Tourism and gold in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tourism experiences category. 

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE LAWS TO END THIS WEEK

The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act, which was removed in August will conclude this week. 

On Wednesday, a modified version of the 1972 Heritage Act will be implemented, allowing traditional owner groups to challenge work permissions that would cause harm to cultural heritage sites.

KARRATHA PROTESTERS CALL FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE

Around 70 protesters gathered in Karratha on Saturday to call for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.

Families and community members gathered at The Quarter public square, flying Palestinian flags and holding signs with messages including “Ceasefire Now’, and ‘You will not erase Palestine’.