#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Come and hear some yarns from Torres Strait Islander men. What is it like to grow up in a strong and dynamic sea-faring culture? How do you maintain your culture and identity over the years in a fast paced ever-changing world? Curated by Samantha Faulkner.
#Artist
Samantha Faulkner
Samantha Faulkner is a Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal woman with family links to Badu and Moa Islands in the Torres Strait and Wuthathi and Yadhaigana peoples, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Sam is a writer, poet and editor whose publications include: Life Blong Ali Drummond: A Life in the Torres Strait, written with her grandfather; Pamle: Torres Strait Islanders in Canberra; and Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, published by Black Inc, 2024. Her short stories and poetry have been published nationally and internationally and her poetry has been translated to French, Indian and South Korean. She is currently working on her debut poetry collection.
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