Dan Bourchier - Wikipedia Due to generational trauma, and the lingering effects of colonialism and genocide on their lands and communities, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and American Psychiatric Association reports that high rates of addiction, suicide, and PTSD plague Indigenous people. New Pediatra jobs added daily. "Social media is so awesome, to be able to spread our knowledge throughout the world," Chelei Kahalewai, a Native Hawaiian from Oahu and who has more than 600,000 followers on TikTok, said. [6] From 16 February 2017, Bourchier commenced presenting the Monday to Thursday editions of the local ABC News bulletin on ABC TV in Canberra, succeeding Virginia Haussegger who left the station in October 2016. About three weeks after leaving prison, a 29-year-old woman is shot dead by a police officer, sparking a historic trial for her murder. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Blackout sparked my curiosity in media as a career option. Indigenous men and women do notlive as long as non-Indigenous Australians,and many will die before they finish working. I'm one of five per cent of on-air talent who are Indigenous. LinkedIn and 3rd parties use essential and non-essential cookies to provide, secure, analyze and improve our Services, and to show you relevant ads (including professional and job ads) on and off LinkedIn. Breakfast TV host David Koch rocked some bright red lipstick on air this morning during an interview and it was all for a good cause. He has an MCG-sized personality and wisdom beyond his years. ", "I've felt mixed emotions of anger and sadness watching these events unfold in the media. Donate to Native News Online today and support independent Indigenous journalism. ABC Indigenous journalist Miriam Corowa on cultural diversity in TV news and her personal struggles and triumphs. And at SBS I was allowed to become what I thought I needed to be. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Tens of thousands of people gathered in New Mexico on Friday for what organizers bill as the largest powwow in North America. I challenge Australians to observe the way others are treated and ask themselves whether race plays a role. Learn more in our Cookie Policy. If youre in a position to do so, we ask you to consider making a recurring donation of $12 per month to help us remain a force for change in Indian Country and to tell the stories that are so often ignored, erased or overlooked. Bourchier did not commit to drop out of the race if he wasnt pre-selected as a union backed candidate, and is one of 8 candidates for the staff elected director role. This button displays the currently selected search type. The product of 12 regional dialogues with more than 1,200 Indigenous representatives from across Australia. [11], During the onset of the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires, Bourchier was forced to present ABC News Canberra from the footpath outside the ABC studios in Dickson when the building's smoke alarms were triggered shortly before 7pm by the thick bushfire smoke which had been blanketing the city.[12].