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Victorian Aboriginal News
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.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.8 stars from 19 ratings
Uncle Charles is not only a badass MC - who keeps an event running to time like nobody’s business while also keeping the audience engaged and sometimes laughing - he is a superb interviewer. The space he has created on VAN Talks, into which he invites diverse voices in to yarn, tell stories and...Read full review »
Rebjmccann via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 10/09/24
New Favourite Podcast!
Uncle Charles’ is skilful and curious as an interviewer. I learn a lot every episode and look forward to each new one.
Mon is so over this via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 08/26/24
Exceptional podcast
Charles Pakana delivers an incredible podcast - a must listen for all non-Aboriginal people who are curious and interested to expand their knowledge of local Indigenous perspectives and experiences. Absolutely love it!! Thank you for making this podcast so accessible for everyone. 🙏
howquabliss via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 06/05/24
Recent Episodes
Send us a textIn this episode of the VAN Talks podcast, VAN’s Charles Pakana talks with CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations, Paul Paton. They discuss the clear lack of consultation from the Victorian Government with Traditional Owners on the matter of baiting and...
Published 11/22/24
Send us a textNearly six years ago, I traveled across Victoria shadowing Aunty Jill Gallagher, then the Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner, and catching up with numerous traditional owners who had stepped forward as candidates for election to the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria. During...
Published 11/19/24
Published 11/19/24
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