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The Songs of Change: music for International Women's Day

NITV marks International Women's Day with Indigenous music, featuring a list of inspiring female artists who sing about the strength of the Aboriginal women and stories about change and moving forward.

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy has been named as the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest winner. Source: AAP

Indigenous women are the backbone of Australia and they have been at the forefront of social and cultural changes in this country, sadly with little or no recognition of their efforts. From the Waverly Walk Off to the Day of Morning Indigenous, women were there standing strong.

Here are 5 songs from 5 inspiring artists that speak soulfully about the changes in there lives.

1. Emma Donnovan - Changes

2. Jessica Mauboy - Never Be the Same

3. Deline Briscoe - Changing

4. The Tiddas - Changing Times

NITVis celebrating International Women’s Day with digital publication, Woman’s Way; a collection of stories, poems and short essays by First Nations’ women. Read the stories of 10 Indigenous writers here.

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