Towards a Treaty Group Presented a Declaration of Commitment and Intent on 26th January, 2018.
It includes how as individuals we can commit to making change….
Learn more o Educate yourself about our shared history and current issues that impact First Nations people in Australia, in Queensland.
o Find out about what happened locally: at first contact, the widespread massacres that took place, the restriction act, the stolen wages, find first hand experiences of the stolen generations…
o Make a list of questions you have about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural groups. Find the answers to your questions without asking any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to help you.
o Be willing to be uncomfortable. Understand that our shared histories present complexities and contradictions. Don’t try to reduce or simplify it.
Engage and take action o Find out what’s happening at a local community level
o Diversify your circle of friends.
o Stereotypes become popular when we don’t get to know people as individuals. It takes time to get to know people.
o Confront racism, ignorance and inappropriate behaviour / language when you see, hear, read or experience it.
Support a movement o Become involved in an organisation. Make it more than financial. Involve your time, energy, participation and emotional connection.
Resources to explore… Add your own…. Share them… BOOKS:
Australian books
Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the birth of Agriculture – Bruce Pascoe
Brown Scars, White Tears - Ruby Hamad
Growing up Aboriginal in Australia – edited Anita Heiss (personal stories of 51 Aboriginal Australians from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences)
Mullumbimby / Too Much Lip – Melissa Lucashenko
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World – Tyson Yunkaporta
Non-Australian books on racism:
Me and White Supremacy workbook - Layla F. Saad
Why I No Longer Talk to White People About Race - Renni Edo Lodge
White Fragility – Robin di Angelo FILMS:
Leah Purcell’s body of work: Black Chicks Talking
Rachel Perkins’ body of work: One Night the Moon, Radiance, Bran Nue Dae, Jasper Jones
Ivan Sen’s body of work including: Beyond Clouds, Mystery Road (feature film and TV series), Goldstone
Ten Canoes: traditional story from East-Arnhem sharing an Indigenous perspective on stories
Like Rubies in the Kings Crown: local stories and histories from Yarrabah, North Qld
Spear – Bangarra Dance
TV:
NITV (National Indigenous Television)
Grace Beside Me (First Australian Indigenous kids TV series)
Redfern Now
Mystery Road (also a feature film) Mabo
First Australians
Cleverman
Total Control
Black Comedy
PODCASTS:
Pretty for an Aboriginal (Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell)
TWITTER:
@IndigenousXLtd Aboriginal owned and operated independent media company founded by Luke Pearson. Rotating Twitter account showcasing Indigenous Australian experiences and perspectives.
@nakkiahlui Colourful First Nation personality Actor, Writer, Director
@AmyThunig Gamilaroi| Education Academic @leesawatego Wife, Mum. Founder @IscariotMedia @DeadlyBloggers @CriticalClassrm Co-founder @DarkDisturb @BlackCoffee_AU @IndigBizMonth President @SEQICC
@Utopiana Celeste Liddel Where blackfeministranters tweet. Arrernte, unionist,column, freelance commentator. Accidentally anarchic.
@NareenYoung Industry Professor UTS Jumbunna Research
@joewilliams_tew #TheEnemyWithin; Father; Fiancé; Suicide Survivor; Former NRL Player; Prof Boxer; International Keynote Speaker; Author
MUSIC: Thelma Plum, Mojo Juju (esp Native Tongue), Dan Sultan, Briggs (esp Life is Incredible), Xavier Rudd, Yirrmal, Kev Carmody, Archie Roach
THEATRE: Leah Purcell (Box the Pony, Drover’s Wife), Stephen Oliver, Bangarra Dance, Wesley Enoch, Nakkiah Lui, Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) YOUTUBE:
Amy Thunig https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_thunig_disruption_is_not_a_dirty_word
SPOKEN WORD: Slam Poetry winner 2018, Melanie Mununggurr-Williams, NT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x03nIylz4Hg
Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRua1BD8w7sxeSmPqQbA0tA
Websites to explore to help guide your interests…
Share Our Pride: http://www.shareourpride.org.au/
Reconciliation Australia: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/
Creative Spirits: https://www.creativespirits.info/
OTHER:
The Killing Times – Massacre map: https://www.theguardian.com/australia- news/series/the-killing-times
LIBRARIES / CENTRES:
Kuril Dhagun – State Library of Queensland space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to connect with SLQ collections
Dandiiri—Inala School and Community Library resources reflecting all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture and history.
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