Message Stick

Message Stick was an Australian television series about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, culture and issues.

The weekly half-hour show began screening in 1999 on ABC Television. It featured profile stories, interviews, video clips, short films and cooking segments.^[1][2][3][4] The last show went to air in July 2012.^[5]

Presenters included Aden Ridgeway (from July 2006),^[6] Miriam Corowa, Rachael Maza, Kelrick Martin, Deborah Mailman, and Trisha Morton-Thomas.^[4]

• "Bill's Wake" (2001) – About the wake held by Bill Neidjie, a traditional owner of Kakadu, while he was still alive^[7]
• "Wayne’s World" (2005) – focusing on actor/director Wayne Blair^[8]
• "Stephen Hagan" (Sunday 29 January 2006, 1.30 pm) – Aboriginal activist and former diplomat Stephen Hagan is interviewed about his campaign to have an offensive word removed from a Toowoomba sports stadium.^[9]
• "Giving Voice" (Sunday 8 November 2009, 1:30pm) – about the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, featuring Bob Randall.^[10]
• "Spinifex Man" (2009), featuring actor, writer, director, dancer and musician Trevor Jamieson, interviewed by cinematographer Allan Collins^[11]

• Message Stick at IMDb
• "Message Stick". ABC Commercial. (Episodes available to purchase)