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Archie Roach song to be sung in endangered Pertame language at singer's state memorial

A group of school children will perform Took the Children Away in the Central Australian language of Pertame this month, at the singer's state memorial in Melbourne.

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Baker Boy takes home five ARIAs in a night where First Nations artists are front and centre

Baker Boy has headed home from the ARIAs the most decorated Australian artist of 2022. The awards show also featured tributes to some of the great entertainers the country has lost this year.

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Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter to be celebrated with statue in Fitzroy

A sculpture honouring the late First Nations musicians will be unveiled next year on the streets they knew so well, with support from Victorian government

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Forty years ago, Goanna's Solid Rock took Indigenous rights to the masses

How a musician from south-west Victoria travelled into the heart of Australia, and came back with "one of the most important songs ever written".

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Archie Roach honoured as crowds pay respects during final journey to Gunditjmara country for private burial

Much-loved Indigenous singer Archie Roach makes the long journey home from the inner suburbs of Melbourne to the windswept south-west Victorian coast, where he will be laid to rest.

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Crowds farewell Archie Roach on rumbling last ride through Melbourne streets

Beloved Gunditjmara Bundjalung songman’s hearse accompanied by Southern Warriors Aboriginal motorcycle club

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Watch: PM to receive legal advice on Morrison, NSW train disruptions, Archie Roach tribute

Watch: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will today receive legal advice on Scott Morrison's secret additional portfolios. There are train disruptions

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National Indigenous Music awards 2022: stars pay tribute to Archie Roach in emotional ceremony

Incredible lineup of First Nations acts perform at the Amphitheater in Darwin’s botanic gardens

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Morning mail: climate bill set to pass, new affirmative consent laws proposed, gold for Ariarne Titmus

Thursday: ‘Stealthing’ and ‘deepfake’ porn to be criminalised under new legislation being introduced in Victorian parliament. Plus: the best value fruit and veg this month

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In Archie Roach we have a quintessential example of how powerful a voice can be

As we make progress on an Indigenous voice to parliament, the modern-day storyteller is a bold reminder of what speaking our stories could achieve

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In the days after his death, those touched by Archie Roach open up about the legacy he leaves behind

Australians from all walks of life reflect on the life of singer-songwriter Archie Roach, his work towards reconciliation, the legacy he left behind and the work still left to do.

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‘Big tree down’: Archie Roach remembered as a truth-teller, healer and First Nations champion

Cathy Freeman, Paul Kelly and Linda Burney among those who paid tribute to the musician after his death

The Guardian - AU

Archie Roach: the great songman, tender and humble, who gave our people a voice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Archie Roach’s family have given permission for his name and image to be shared.

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Archie Roach remembered as a truth-teller and activist who gave voice to many

Songman Archie Roach is remembered as the voice of generations and a truth-teller whose death is a loss to his community and the world.

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Indigenous leaders start planning next steps in reconciliation push – as it happened

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Musician Archie Roach a 'unifying force'

Aboriginal songman Archie Roach has been remembered as a healer and powerful truth teller after his death in hospital following a long illness.

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Archie Roach, pioneering Indigenous singer behind Took the Children Away, offered message of hope and solidarity

Archie Roach's most famous song, Took the Children Away, became an anthem for the Stolen Generation, of which he was a member.

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Aboriginal Songman Senior Elder Archie Roach Has Sadly Passed Away Aged 66

"Archie’s sons, Amos and Eban Roach, have given permission for Archie’s name, image and music to be used, so that his legacy will continue to inspire".

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Archie Roach obituary

Celebrated performer whose songs, including Took the Children Away, revealed the suffering of Australia’s stolen generations

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Musician Archie Roach dies aged 66

The celebrated songman's family confirmed he has passed away in hospital after a long battle with illness.

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Archie Roach, Australian songman and voice of the stolen generations, dies aged 66

Tributes pour in for musician whose song Took the Children Away became the anthem of the stolen generations

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Archie Roach, Aboriginal musician, songwriter and artist, dead at 66 after 'a remarkable life'

His sons release a statement saying they are "heartbroken" to announce the death of the Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung), Bundjalung Senior Elder, songman and storyteller.

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Monuments honouring Aunty Ruby Hunter and Uncle Archie Roach inspires next generation

Family of the late musician Aunty Ruby Hunter say a monument recognising her impact in the Riverland will inspire young Aboriginal people for years to come.

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Archie Roach on performing a day after his partner’s funeral: ‘We got through it; I don’t know how’

Playing a music festival a day after he buried Ruby Hunter helped the singer honour her memory – and crystallised just how much he needed his audience

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Womadelaide’s unforgettable moments: ‘They didn’t know what to expect’

From an all-star train ride across the Nullarbor to an unexpected cricket plague, this year’s festival marks 30 years of border-defying music and art

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