VAN Talks Podcast

By: Victorian Aboriginal News
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  • Summary

  • Heading back to our roots and building on the work we undertook in the leadup to the 2023 Referendum, Victorian Aboriginal News (VAN) Talks focuses on the positivity that is Aboriginal Victoria. Covering everything from Voice, Treaty and Truth and Reconciliation through to Aboriginal businesses and Traditional Owner initiatives, the VAN Talks podcast is the only podcast that travels across the State to deliver interviews and stories that are the truth of Aboriginal Victoria.
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  • S03-E30: Shining the light on Australian indigenous entrepreneurship

    S03-E30: Shining the light on Australian indigenous entrepreneurship
    Apr 15 2025

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    In this episode I catch up with Professor Dennis Foley, a descendent of the Gai-mariagal people, and Australia’s first professor of indigenous entrepreneurship. He speaks openly about the important cultural context of this subject as well as calling out key changes that need to be implemented in order for Blak businesses to be given better chances for success.
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    22 mins
  • S03-E29: Australian War Memorial to recognise Frontier Wars

    S03-E29: Australian War Memorial to recognise Frontier Wars
    Apr 10 2025

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    Following years of advocacy from historians and community, the Australian War Memorial is embarking on a project that will see “Defence of Country” realised in the form of a Frontier War exhibition within the next few years. I visit the War Memorial and catch up for an interview with the Indigenous Liaison Officer, Michael Bell.

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    21 mins
  • S03-E28: Breathing new life into the Bangerang language

    S03-E28: Breathing new life into the Bangerang language
    Apr 7 2025

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    We speak with Bangerang cultural educator and custodian Roland Atkinson about a new dictionary that will breathe new life into the Bangerang language and further strengthen culture
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    20 mins

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