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![For the second year ever, a team of 14 talented and athletic Charles Darwin University (CDU) students will compete at the upcoming Indigenous Nationals games this month.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2023-06/CDU%20students%20are%20ready%20to%20go%20for%20the%20Indigenous%20Nationals%20games.jpg?h=9d1c09d1&itok=ZT0JTLqV)
CDU students ready to make their mark at Indigenous Nationals games
For the second year ever, a team of 14 talented and athletic Charles Darwin University (CDU) students will compete at the upcoming Indigenous Nationals games, set to take place in Melbourne next week.
![Professor Reuben Bolt ... new-look format to suit digital audiences.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2020-12/Prof%20Rubuen%20Bolt%201%201500.jpg?h=a5d603db&itok=ITyf817b)
CDU joins celebration of the Barunga Statement’s 35th Anniversary at annual festival
The historic Barunga Statement, a pivotal moment in the journey towards First Nations rights in Australia, commemorates its 35th anniversary this year at the annual Barunga festival.
![Jaiden McGregor and Allanna Dengate are among 221 First Nations students graduating this week.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2023-05/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2812%29_0.png?h=3bb230ad&itok=a5u9Afye)
First Nations students celebrated in Valedictory Ceremonies
The drive to help their fellow humans is at the forefront of the minds of two Charles Darwin University (CDU) First Nations students graduating this week.
![CDU launches its campaign in support of YES vote for First Nations Voice to Parliament.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2023-05/230515_TheVoice-13.jpg?h=e3a44b71&itok=5oLR9178)
Charles Darwin University supports YES vote for First Nations Voice to Parliament
Charles Darwin University (CDU) will endorse the YES vote in the national referendum into whether Australia should have a First Nations Voice to Parliament.
![CDU-YYF MOU being signed in Nhulunbuy](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2023-02/CDU-YYF%20MOU%20photo.docx__2.jpg?h=95b6b728&itok=cxxQ6uuW)
MOU a First Nations game-changer in East Arnhem Land
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and the Yothu Yindi Foundation (YYF) is expected to be a game-changer for First Nations people in East Arnhem Land.
![A CDU Education graduate has used the power of music to help improve language and literacy skills in children across Australia, including First Nations children in remote NT communities.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2022-12/MicrosoftTeams-image.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=u9UPZ4cT)
CDU graduate hits the right notes to improve First Nations language and literacy
A Charles Darwin University (CDU) graduate has used the power of music to help improve language and literacy skills in children across Australia, including First Nations children in remote NT communities.
![The album Songs of Disappearance, produced by Charles Darwin University PhD candidate Anthony Albrecht, looks set to be another hit following the success of the bird song album he produced last year.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2022-12/iStock-519075429.jpg?h=119335f7&itok=aBvvoiCx)
Frog sounds set to light up the music charts
The creative team behind an album of bird songs that shook the top of Australia’s music charts are at it again with a new album and a new animal.
![A Purple House patient creates ceramic art at CDU.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2022-12/CDU-Purple%20House%20Ceramics%20Exhibition_lr_2.jpg?h=0c204ec6&itok=xkyJjOf0)
Exhibition showcases art’s healing power in Alice Springs
The healing power of art is reflected in an exhibition of First Nations ceramic works originating from a new collaboration, which co-mingles visual art education and well-being activities for Purple House dialysis patients in Alice Springs.
![A new CDU introductory program is set to help guide First Nations people into studying health, education and arts.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2022-11/20180530%20CDU%20-%20Print-53%20%281%29.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=mmqM25_n)
New program to guide First Nations students into health, education and arts
A new CDU introductory program is set to help guide First Nations people into studying health, education and arts.