“We need some sort of ‘gap’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies… a time of exclusion to allow communities to consolidate their heritages.”

May 3

Kim Scott (kim skot)

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QUOTE CONTEXT: “In order to strengthen Indigenous communities - and that’s the only means by which an Australian nation-state will have any chance of grafting onto Indigenous roots -(we need a moratorium)…After that, exchange and interaction from relatively equal positions should be possible, because that’s how cultural forms are tested and grow.”

QUOTE QUESTION: How might your People consolidate their heritage?

IMAGE CONTEXT: Caption: “The two-time Miles Franklin Award-winning Noongar novelist Kim Scott says we need to rebuild "in the interests of social justice".

IMAGE QUESTION: Where do you choose to stand in support of your People?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: he quote is from a book of stories about Noongar heritage. The photo is from an online international news platform.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you know which stories should be shared beyond your Peoples’ circle?

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“We need some sort of ‘gap’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies… a time of exclusion to allow communities to consolidate their heritages.”

Kim Scott (kim skot)

“All things sent from the heavens always have a role to play.”

“You've got the sticks and that but we've got the stories and without the stories the sticks mean nothing.”