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A poorly made stone tool, tossed aside in a garden, becomes a powerful reminder that we are only the latest chapter in this ...
The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology engineer a primitive spear launcher that outperforms modern bows with four times ...
Have you ever wanted to wield a sword and fight like a medieval warrior? One local organization is striving to keep the old ...
Will Stelter embarks on the ambitious task of forging a Zulu Ikwla spear, an iconic close-quarter weapon, infused with his ...
Go beyond the usual tourist spots and discover 8 immersive Aboriginal experiences across Australia, from rock art tours to ...
From Bron Breakker's thunderous impact to Goldberg whipping the lights out, the spear has served as a power-packed move for countless WWE superstars.
Since 2017, the IVAs have recognized emerging Indigenous writers across the country for works in English, French and ...
What these spears tell us about Captain Cook’s contact with Indigenous people. Rare Aboriginal spears seized by Captain Cook’s crew in 1770 are back home and about to go on display.
What is a kodj? (First Weapons, Blackfella Films, ABC). The beauty of this weapon is its ability to be “pivoted by a turn of the wrist so that the blade can cut in any direction”.. The kodj used in ...
A first-ever biomechanics study of two First Nations weapons systems has identified the design ... 12,000-year-old Aboriginal sticks may be evidence of the oldest ... (spears or fighting ...
For the first time, state-of-the-art biomechanics technology has allowed us to scientifically measure just how deadly are two iconic Aboriginal weapons. In First Weapons, an ABC TV series aired ...
Spear is based in Toronto. Georges Erasmus is the former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, president of the Indian Brotherhood of Northwest Territories and chair of the Aboriginal ...