growing up aboriginal in australia by anita heiss

Why you should follow her: Sky’s content is educational and challenges each of us to be more active members of our own communities, primarily through accountability and demanding better from brands, the Government and those around us.Ībout the resource: This Aboriginal-led not-for-profit organisation works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to create educational content for the wider Australian population. Not fond of the word ‘activist’, her Instagram content encourages her followers to listen to marginalised voices, understand the ways they are complicit in systemic racism, and then do better and be better. Aside from music, she is also a designer and, in her words, “someone who tries to be an active community member when I can”. Ībout the resource: Sky is a Gunai/Kurnai, Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri woman who is known by many as Soju Gang, her DJ name.

You can find Aretha’s IG here and YouTube here. Aretha’s content is also easily shareable, which means we can help spread awareness on our own socials. So, as adults, it’s important we seek educational platforms such as Aretha’s to fill our knowledge gaps. The Indigenous Studies taught in many Aussie schools barely scratches the surface and is rarely delivered from the perspective of First Nation peoples. Why you should follow her: Aretha seeks to educate Non-Indigenous peoples on First Nations’ history and culture. Since then, she has continued to use her social platforms to speak on Indigenous culture, politics and art. The then high school student was calling for the date of the national holiday, Australia Day, to be changed. She first made news with her speeches at Invasion Day protests in Melbourne, back in 20. Social media: Aretha Brown’s Instagram and YouTubeĪbout the resource: Aretha is an Indigenous artist, speaker, educator and activist. That’s why we’ve put together a selection of useful resources you can use to better understand the diverse history and culture of Australia’s First Nations peoples. While there are many ways we can help bridge the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, education is key.

We need to contemplate how we can each play a role in making a change for the better, which means taking the time to listen and learn – something that needs to be ongoing, not just confined to this one day. Looking for more thought-provoking reads? Try our Life section. It is a day intended to commemorate these survivors and encourage healing.īut, as Goreng Goreng artist Rachael Sarra so aptly put it in an Instagram post today, “Before this day can be about healing, it has to be a day to bring to light the ongoing trauma faced by our people.” May 26 is National Sorry Day, a day that acknowledges and remembers the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly The Stolen Generations.

Growing up aboriginal in australia by anita heiss