The National Indigenous Music Awards 2012 were the ninth annual National Indigenous Music Awards.
The nominations were announced on 20 July 2012 and the awards ceremony was held on 11 August 2012.
Jimmy Little (aka Dr James Oswald Little) (1 March 1937 â 2 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher from the Yorta Yorta people and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Little won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Sunrize Band are a rock band from the remote community of Maningrida in the Arnhem Land. They were the first band signed to Triple J's record label.
Lajamanu Teenage Band are a rock band from Lajamanu. Their songs are sung in Warlpiri and English and at the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the band were nominated for the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.
Thelma Plum, born on 21 December 1994 is a Gamilaraay woman from Delungra. Plum uploaded the songs "Blackbird" and "Father Said" onto Triple J Unearthed in May 2012.
Artist of the Year
Best New Talent of the Year
Album of the Year
Film Clip of the Year
Song of the Year
Cover Art of the Year
Traditional Song of the Year
NT School Band of the Year