Last Updated on April 10, 2025
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is legendary. Located beside the Old Parliament House in Canberra, the Embassy was established in 1972 in order to demand sovereignty for Australia’s Indigenous peoples. Over the years, the Embassy has become an important symbol for Indigenous Peoples throughout the world.
The Embassy speaks to the relationship between differing civilizations, the obligations of modern state governments and the vital efforts of Indigenous Nations to maintain their cultures, defend their lands, enact their rights and preserve life.
And the Embassy is far from alone. In fact, right now, there are a total of seven Embassies dotted around the Australian coast; several of which have emerged in the past few months.
And there will only be more. Our Indigenous Brothers and Sisters in Australia are coming forward in a big way to challenge the arrogant assumption of governments and restore health and sanity to the land of fire.
However, this growing movement needs your support. As friends and allies are constantly pointing out to Intercontinental Cry, many of the embassies are being hammered by the government.
IN recent days, 150 police were flown into Broome to converge on the Walmadan Tent Embassy:
The Brisbane Embassy faced an Eviction:
The Portland Aboriginal Tent Embassy faced off with Police:
The Nyoongar Tent Embassy, meanwhile, has faced repeated invasions/evictions.
With tensions clearly on the rise, there’s no doubt this state-sponsored violence will continue. And if the movement remains hidden from the international community, that violence will only get worse.
Across the world right now, Indigenous peoples are facing a renewed assault on their lands, rights, and ways of life.
From extractive industries pushing deeper into ancestral territories, to governments rolling back hard-won protections,
the threat is global—and it is growing.
What makes this moment especially dangerous is how little attention it receives.
Stories like this are disappearing in real time. Mainstream media
barely covers it and the coverage is fragmented. The public is left without the context
needed to understand what is truly at stake.
That is exactly why IC Magazine exists..
For more than 20 years, IC has reported on Indigenous struggles worldwide — consistently, independently, and without compromise.
We don’t follow news cycles; we trace patterns. We don’t sensationalize; we provide context.
And when the world looks away, we stay focused.
But this work is increasingly difficult to sustain.
We refuse to lock our reporting behind a paywall. We don’t sell access through subscriptions.
And we don’t answer to advertisers. IC Magazine survives solely because readers like you choose to
support independent Indigenous journalism.
Please donate today if you can. Every contribution helps us to continue this crucial work.
Thank you,
John Ahni Schertow
Founder and Editor in Chief
