The NT Indigenous Music Awards 2005 were the 2nd annual

National Indigenous Music Awards The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA), also known as the NT Indigenous Music Awards from 2004 to 2008, are music awards presented to recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians in ...

, established by

MusicNT MusicNT is a non-profit organisation devoted to developing, representing and servicing original music in the Northern Territory of Australia. The organisation, formed in 1996, serves a support network for musicians in the Northern Territory who ar ...

. The awards ceremony was held on 27 August 2005.

Performers

*The Mills Family *George Rrurrambu *Letterstick Band *Shellie Morris *Mandy Garling and Jessica Mauboy *Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu *Herbie Laughton, Gus Williams and Auriel Andrews

Hall of Fame Inductee

The Mystics The Mystics are an American rock and roll group that began in Brooklyn, New York, United States, in the late 1950s. The group was known as The Overons, a quintet that, when signed to Laurie Records, consisted of Phil Cracolici (born 1937, lead) ...

, David and

Kathy Mills Kathleen Mary Mills (née McGinness; 6 April 1936 – 24 April 2022), also known as Mooradoop and Aunty Kathy, was an Australian community leader, singer, Aboriginal elder and activist. She had a large family, all musical, with several of her d ...

Herbie Laughton Herbert Patrick Laughton, (7 February 1927 - 2 December 2012) was a country singer from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. He is also a member of the Stolen Generations. In 2005 he was inducted into the hall of fame at Music N ...

, Gus Williams,

Auriel Andrew Auriel Andrew (1947 – 2 January 2017) was an award-winning Arrernte country musician from the Northern Territory of Australia. Biography Andrew was born in Darwin, and grew up in Mparntwe, Northern Territory. She is Arrernte, the Traditi ...

, Dick Mununggu, Mr. Yamma Snr

Outstanding Contribution to Music Awards

*CAAMA Music and The Letterstick Band

Awards

Male Artist of the Year Female Artist of the Year Band of the Year Best Emerging Artist of the Year Best Music Release Song of the Year Most Popular Song Award People's Choice Award Best Cover Art Traditional Music Award

References

{{National Indigenous Music Awards 2005 in Australian music 2005 music awards

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