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‘Giilang’ means ‘story’ in Wirandjuri. What does Story mean to you? Meet the storytellers of Indigenous Story Time, as they reflect on what Story means to them and their families, and the ways we share our experiences and identities. Working with the idea that stories connect us all, we hope this short film inspires you and the children in your life to connect with a wide range of voices and ideas.
Dharawal Whale Dreaming Story
Adapted from his hit song 'The Children Came Back', listen to the multi-talented Briggs read his debut children’s book 'Our Home, Our Heartbeat'. Featuring past and present Indigenous legends, this book is a joyous celebration of the oldest continuous culture on earth and its next generation.
Filmed and edited by David Todd
Ambelin is an Aboriginal writer and illustrator from the Palyku people. She talks with Sam from Galston High School about the importance of representation in fiction, and how she incorporated the history of treatment of Aboriginal people in Australia in her speculative fiction Tribe series.
Kirli tells us about how her experience of planting she-oak trees to protect black cockatoos (Garrall), followed by a season of bushfires, shaped her award-winning book Bindi.
Virtual Warrane - Sydney Cove
References
Arts Unit C, NSW Department of Education and Communities. (2019). NSW Premier's Reading Challenge 2019 - Showcase - 05. Ambellin Kwaymullina [Video]. Click View. https://clickv.ie/w/t4Tp
Kamay Botany Bay. (2020, June 16). Dharawal Whale Dreaming story [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/an2VQ99bh8s
Leavy, B. (2015, June 23). Virtual Warrane - Sydney Cove [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/DcItNuI7cJQ
State Library Victoria. (2020, December 1). Story Talks with Kirli Saunders - Bindi [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/YRly4zQMZSk
Story Box Library. (2019, July 10). Stories Connect Us All [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/jJgJJt7opVI
Sydney Opera House. (2021, April 7). Footlights & Booklights: Our Home Our Heartbeat read by Adam Briggs [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/iGNHQ_IEus4