VAN Talks Podcast
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.
Podcasting since 2023 • 117 episodes
VAN Talks Podcast
Latest Episodes
S03-E37: Protecting Aboriginal data from weaponisation
As we continue to explore the many facets of the Victorian Treaty process, VAN’s Charles Pakana speaks with Treaty Authority member and Yorta Yorta woman Dr Petah Atkinson and Worimi man Dr Jacob Prahn about the critical importance and role of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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22:16
S03-E36: Victoria to expect a Treaty by the end of 2025
During a semi-regular one-on-one catch-up with Assembly co-Chair Rueben Berg, we learn more about the next iteration of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, and the belief that there could well be a signed and enacted statewide Treaty in pl...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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23:56
S03-E35: Dja Dja Wurrung Clans ready for Treaty with Victorian State Government
At 4am on the 28th of May 2025, an embargo was lifted on a media release that stated DJAARA - the representative body for Dja Dja Wurrung clans - was ready to enter into Treaty negotiations with the Victorian Government. That afternoon, we sat ...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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20:46
S03-E34: Travis Lovett 18 hours before Walk for Truth
I was fortunate enough to catch up and yarn with Yoorrook Commission Travis Lovett on the Portland foreshores - on Gunditjmara Country - 18 hours before the commencement of the Walk for Truth.
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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20:37
S03-E33: Aboriginal cultures and histories in the Australian educational curriculum
One of Australia's foremost authorities on - and advocates for - Aboriginal cultures and histories in the education system, Shelley Ware, talks with Charles about the need for change and how that change can be achieved.
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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22:25
