Because of her, we can
July 8, 2018 10:06 PM Subscribe
It's NAIDOC week! This year's theme is Because of her we can!, celebrating Australian indigenous women and their achievements.
NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
In addition to the NAIDOC website linked above, there are some good stories on The ABC including a story about Connie Hart, and how she saved eel-trap weaving knowledge.
NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
In addition to the NAIDOC website linked above, there are some good stories on The ABC including a story about Connie Hart, and how she saved eel-trap weaving knowledge.
Thanks for the reminder! Looks like there are some cool art exhibits on around Melbourne. The bunyip one looks especially cool.
posted by mosessis at 7:14 AM on July 9, 2018
posted by mosessis at 7:14 AM on July 9, 2018
The story about Connie Hart reminds me a bit of Ursula Le Guin's carrier bag theory essay, about containers and the stories in them, stories about people and history and humanity and eel-catching containers.
I started following ATSI people on Facebook this year, and it's been pretty illuminating the amount of ATSI related news that go unreported or narratives that are vastly different in mainstream media.
Triple J Unearthed are apparently playing all Indigenous Australian music today. Just tuned in. I normally prefer silence but will probably keep it streaming all day.
posted by womb of things to be and tomb of things that were at 7:16 AM on July 9, 2018
I started following ATSI people on Facebook this year, and it's been pretty illuminating the amount of ATSI related news that go unreported or narratives that are vastly different in mainstream media.
Triple J Unearthed are apparently playing all Indigenous Australian music today. Just tuned in. I normally prefer silence but will probably keep it streaming all day.
posted by womb of things to be and tomb of things that were at 7:16 AM on July 9, 2018
This reading list of indigenous women writers just popped up on my twitter feed and it looks awesome.
posted by saltbush and olive at 3:42 PM on July 9, 2018
posted by saltbush and olive at 3:42 PM on July 9, 2018
A nice list of people and the women who inspire them.
posted by freethefeet at 7:43 PM on July 9, 2018
posted by freethefeet at 7:43 PM on July 9, 2018
Thank you for this post!
I love how my city, Perth in Western Australia, has embraced NAIDOC this year. There have been all kinds of bush tucker for lunch in the city centre, great street/square performances, the Goologoolup programme of films from the National Film and Sound Archive Black Screens Collection and the Western Australian Indigenous Community Stories collection during lunch hour at the state library. Most of all, the *visibility* of so many aboriginal folks around leading and sharing. I love NAIDOC week!
posted by honey-barbara at 3:12 AM on July 10, 2018 [1 favorite]
I love how my city, Perth in Western Australia, has embraced NAIDOC this year. There have been all kinds of bush tucker for lunch in the city centre, great street/square performances, the Goologoolup programme of films from the National Film and Sound Archive Black Screens Collection and the Western Australian Indigenous Community Stories collection during lunch hour at the state library. Most of all, the *visibility* of so many aboriginal folks around leading and sharing. I love NAIDOC week!
posted by honey-barbara at 3:12 AM on July 10, 2018 [1 favorite]
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posted by freethefeet at 10:27 PM on July 8, 2018