Embracing stories from First Nations authors
This week the Library hosted a live reading event for NAIDOC Week. Bond staff and students gave readings and reviews of books, poetry and films.
Raising funds for Indigenous Literacy
As part of the event, we are raising funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation on the Bond Library's ILF fundraiser page. We have so far raised $800! Thank you to everyone who has donated for the chance to win our book pack giveaway prize.
Photo by Tim Delmastro
Works shared by our guest speakers
- Hear the poem read by Narelle Beford
- Kylie Pamenter read Elizabeth Jarrett's poem titled Invasion Day and Elizabeth Walker's poem Grandfather of Mine on behalf of Kobe Cruse from Fire Front: First Nations poetry and power today.
- Daniel Brennan reviewed and read from Alexis Wright's books Carpentaria and The Swan Book and highlighted the Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal literature.
- Teresa Blair reviewed Traditional healers of central Australia: Ngangkari by Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation.
- Shonteia Warradoo reviewed and read from Another day in the colony by Chelsea Watego.
- Paul Martin reviewed Telling our stories in ways that make us stronger by Aunty Barbara Wingard and Jane Lester (on order for the library), and In my blood it runs (film).
- Oscar Davis reviewed Farmers or hunter-gatherers? The dark emu debate by Peter Sutton and Keryn Walshe on The Message Stick podcast Episode 10: Embracing First Nation's Stories - The Message Stick | Podcast on Spotify
You can find these books and more in Library Search or our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resources collection.
Bond Library's Indigenous Literacy Foundation Fundraiser
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