Winners of the

Deadly Awards The Deadly Awards, commonly known simply as The Deadlys, was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The event was held from 1995 to 2013. Description T ...

1997.The awards were an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.

Music

*Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal Music: Jimmy Little *Most Promising New Talent: Aim 4 More *Male Artist of the Year:

Archie Roach Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Abori ...

*Female Artist of the Year: Maroochy Barambah *Single Release of the Year: Ignorance Is Bliss, Tiddas *Album Release of the Year: '' True Believer'',

Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian country music songwriter and entertainer. Cassar-Daley has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums over 30 years, including the platinum-selling ''The G ...

*Band of the Year:

Yothu Yindi Yothu Yindi ( Yolngu for "child and mother", pronounced ) are an Australian musical group with Aboriginal and '' balanda'' (non-Aboriginal) members, formed in 1986 as a merger of two bands formed in 1985 – a white rock group called the Swam ...

Arts

*Excellence in Film or Theatrical Score
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Community

*Aboriginal Broadcaster of the Year: Tiga Bayles, Radio 4AAA

External links

*1997 winners at The Deadlys {{TheDeadlys The Deadly Awards 1997 music awards 1997 in Australian music Indigenous Australia-related lists