Ep 4: Why Indian Australians need to learn more about Aboriginal culture

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This week I discuss how Indians in Australian can learn more about Indigenous Australian culture. For migrants, especially new migrants, Aboriginal culture might not be incredibly visible. This episode aims to help you develop a better understanding of the First Nations People of Australia.

Interviewees

• Dr Roanna Gonsalves – Indian Australian writer
• Indu Balachandran – Director of Impact, National Centre for Indigenous Excellence

Resources

1. The Uluru Statement
2. Melissa Lucashenko – Too Much Lip, winner of Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2019
3. Ellen Van Neerven – Throat, collection of poems
4. Jeanine Lane – Purple Threads, winner of David Unaipon Award
5. Lionel Fogarty’s – Yoogum Yoogum, collection of poems (freely available online)

LISTEN ALSO: Ep8: Indian links in Indigenous Australian poet Ali Cobby Eckermann’s life