6 videos about storytelling

1 short film5 interviews

Complete Interview

Major "Muggi" Sumner, an elder and cultural ambassador of the Ngarrindjeri Nation of South Australia, sees many of his people following a way of self-interest and forgetfulness of Aboriginal values.

(54:24)

Earth Mother = Birth Mother

Roger Thomas, professor and director of Wilto Yerlo Center for Australian Indigenous Research and Studies, explains the association in Aboriginal culture between the earth mother and birth mother.

(4:31)

Indigenous People's Role in Media

Actor Cliff Curtis explains how global media, a tool developed in service of imperialism, can be a vehicle for indigenous content, for stories that remind contemporary cultures of their own humanity.

(2:14)

New Version of Our Stories

Registered nurse and health care activist Charlotte Brody describes some of the many ways to tell the same story of oneness.

(1:24)

Sharing Power

Te Taru White, the Kaihatu (joint leader and curator) of Aotearoa New Zealand's national museum, explains the difficulty of creating oneness in a country where indigenous people have been marginalized.

(3:04)

Storytelling

Actor Cliff Curtis explains how, from his perspective, storytelling is a form of activism.

(1:40)