Yatu Widders-Hunt has always been a storyteller. A descendant of the Anaiwan & Dunghutti tribes, she was a freelance journalist before becoming a communications consultant, specialising in Indigenous policy and research. But Yatu also loves fashion. In 2017, she set up her own Instagram page, Australian Indigenous Fashion, which has over 27 thousand followers and is dedicated to showcasing  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fashion designers. Yatu has emerged as the go, ‘ear to the...

Storytelling is fundamental to Indigenous people. It plays a big part in the handing-down of culture from generation to generation. Gunai woman Kirli Saunders embodies the tradition of storytelling. She is an award-winning children’s book author, poet, artist and manager of the ground-breaking Poetry in First Languages program at Red Room Poetry. Kirli joins Marlee to share how she wants to make poetry visible, meaningful, and part of everyday life, especially for the youngest members of...

When you think about Aboriginal art, what comes to mind? A dot painting or an ancient image engraved on a rock? Art in all its forms is forever evolving, growing and changing, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art isn’t exempt from this.  In this episode, we meet Hannah Brontë. Hannah is a Wakka Wakka Yaegel woman born and raised in Brisbane. She’s an artist and she describes herself as a “bridge between worlds”, exploring female empowerment through photography, performance, live...

The sporting world is a holy place in Australian culture. Aussies are passionate about their sport. Although Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been highly successful in various sports throughout history, there’s still work to be done on inclusion and diversity in many codes. Thankfully the AFL has a strong and resilient Torres Strait Islander woman who has dedicated her life to increasing opportunities and bettering the experiences of Indigenous people and women. Her name...

Shahni Wellington has something to say to you if you feel like you're constantly second-guessing yourself and your achievements. Shahni is a passionate writer. After completing a Bachelor in Communication at The University of Newcastle, she secured a Cadetship with ABC Darwin, where she reported on everything from court to crocs. Now, as a Political Correspondent for NITV, she’s determined to help address issues that Indigenous people face every day and remind politicians of who they...

Today is January 26th and if you've ever wondered why this day causes so much controversy, or how it can affect Indigenous Australians, you need to hear this interview.  Kamilaroi and Dunghutti woman, Marlee Silva, is back for Season 2 and in this episode, she's joined by her sister Keely, co-founder of Tiddas 4 Tiddas.  Marlee and Keely have always felt differently about January 26. It’s the most polarising part of their relationship. Today they discuss what the day means to them, why they...

Marlee is back with more candid conversations with our Indigenous sisters.  And on Sunday January 26th we're kicking it off with a discussion about what Australia Day means to young Indigenous Australians. Then each week Marlee will be joined by more inspiring Indigenous women including Shahni Wellington, Celeste Carnegie and Tanya Hosch. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss an episode and we'll see you on January 26th. CREDITS: Host: Marlee Silva Producer: Leah Porges GET IN...

A house party leads to many things, but the name of business probably isn’t one of them. When Kristy Dickenson was working a retail job she didn’t like, she realised she just wanted to make beautiful accessories that she would wear.  And one evening, Kristy was organising a house party on Facebook, and called the event ‘Haus Of Dizzy’ - dizzy moles being an affectionate term she called her closest friends.  Fast forward a couple of years and Haus of Dizzy the business, not the facebook...

When Dr. June Oscar was 18, she worked as a typist for the Aboriginal Legal Services in Western Australia. It was in that small office in Derby as she was typing up a document about an Aboriginal stockman who'd been mistreated by white station workers she decided she was going to change the way white Australia treated her people. And from that moment, she’s done just that. Dr. June is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner for the Australian Human Rights...

When Tara June Winch was 23 she'd already published her first novel, Swallow The Air. Not only did that book launch her writing career it became an English text for school syllabuses all over the country that's still used to this day. Tara has won a David Unaipon Award and a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for her writing which depicts the incredible influence of the land. Her latest novel The Yield was released earlier this year and it's an ode to the Wiradjuri language. Tara now lives...

Brewarrina is a town of fewer than 2000 people in north-west NSW and is famous as the home of the oldest surviving human-made structure in the world, the Brewarrina fish traps. Expected to be around 40 thousand years old, the resilient and innovative fish traps personify the town and the people it raises. One of those people is Barbie-Lee Kirby. Meanwhile, in 2016, at the annual CareerTrackers gala dinner, a man by the name of Alan Joyce presented an award for Intern of the Year. Before...

If you’re a young girl growing up in Murgon Queensland, you’re not given many options for what you can be when you grow up. As a child, Leah Purcell distinctly remembers her mother telling her, because she was a black woman from the bush, she was destined to work in a meatworks or to become a nurse.  But like many young girls, she dreamed of being a dancer and from as young as four, Leah knew she wanted to be a performer. So when Leah cheekily told her mother she was going be a theatre...

Welcome to the first episode of Tiddas 4 Tiddas.  A podcast series where Kamilaroi and Dunghutti woman, Marlee Silva sits down with some of Australia’s deadliest Indigenous sisters.   Marlee’s guest today is 22-year-old activist and writer, Vanessa Turnbull Roberts. Growing up, Vanessa had a very different childhood to other kids. On the day Kevin Rudd apologised for the Stolen Generation she was being taken from her family and pushed into the foster care system.  She was 11-years old. As...

Tiddas 4 Tiddas launches on the 7th of July. Tiddas 4 Tiddas was started as an initiative designed to empower young black women to know their worth and what they’re capable of. Tidda means sister and in this podcast series, we’ll bring to life stories of some of the countries deadliest Indigenous sisters. Hosted by Tiddas founder Marlee Silva in partnership with Mamamia, this show is about raising awareness and inspiring Indigenous excellence in the hopes that one day, we’ll all stand...