The Stories that Define Australia

A member of the Birri-Gubba People and the Yugambeh language group, novelist and scholar Nicole Watson of the University of Sydney Law School reflects on the national narratives of Australia and engages Australians in telling new stories about Country and people. To read more of the Uluru Statement from the Heart Nicole references, head here: https://bit.ly/2qVmqY4.

This talk is part of the Sydney MAD Monday event on Indigenous Foodways, 16 April 2018. Sydney MAD Mondays is a collaboration between Carriageworks, MAD, and Kylie Kwong, and brings together voices from across the Australian food community for talks on the role today’s restaurants play in taking care of the environment.

 

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