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#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
In 2023 the NAIDOC theme is “For Our Elders.” Across every generation, our Elders have played and continue to play an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and families. Come and listen to our three Elders on what it was like to grow up in the Torres Strait. An enjoyable yarn to listen in on. Curated by Samantha Faulkner.
#Artists
Aunty Vicky Duff
Aunty Vicky Duff is of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. While she now calls Tassie home, she is originally from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. Her family (The Drummond Family) have lived on Thursday Island since the early 1900s, through the Pearling era, WWII, and post-war rebuilding.
Samantha Faulkner
Samantha is a Torres Strait Islander (Badu and Moa Islands) and Aboriginal (Wuthathi/Yadhaigana) woman. She is the author of Life Blong Ali Drummond and editor of Pamle: Torres Strait Islanders in Canberra. She has poetry and short stories published nationally and internationally and is the Treasurer, First Nations Australia Writers Network and Us Mob Writing Group. She is currently editing Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, due for publication by Black Inc. in 2024.
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