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DANIEL JAMES
As we continue down the path of truth and then Treaty in this place we now know as Victoria, it is critical to have an open dialogue not only about the true history of this place, but also about the path toward Treaty.
The painful stories to be told, the uncomfortable realities to be heard.
Victoria itself is a tapestry of interwoven First Nations cultures, in which mob from all over the country come to learn and teach each other about our respective cultures. The Treaty process must be generous enough to hear the voices of people that have come to love this land as much as we do.
Interview
The Glasshouse: Archie Roach On Life, Music And Healing
Gunditjmara and Bundjalung singer-songwriter and activist Uncle Archie Roach joins Beth AQ for her first show of 2021. For Archie, music has been “part of my life and part of my healing”. His memoir
Tell Me Why: The Story Of My Life And My Music – which recently won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing – explores his experience of being a Stolen child, his health struggles and his music career.
Archie explains the process of writing a book was “a bit daunting” as there aren t instruments and music to act as a “buffer”. The singer-songwriter shares some highlights of his career, as well as what made his relationship with Ruby Hunter special: “She taught me don’t try to be someone else, just be yourself.”