LaRita shares her families history as Native Americans in the education system and how it has motivated her to become the teacher and advocate she is today.
Hi LaRita,
Thanks for your Wellness story. Well done. I really like the way you got such a wealth of hard hitting information in there. Listening to your voice I keep on thinking about the parallels with Australian Indigenous friends. I'm just finishing off a report for a project which I and friends applied for a grant to work with friends who are Indigenous Elders in our city of Brisbane, Australia. We worked with them listening to stories and creating new songs about their experiences. We ended up with a recording concert and DVD. One of the important sessions was the weekend after the Australian Prime Minister delivered an apology to the Stolen Generations. The stories that were shared that workshop were so moving for us and other cultural groups attending. We created a new song about it called 'The Word'. The project blog is at 'inalayarningplace.blogspot.com'.
Today I was talking to another Elder told me about some language reclamation work happening in her area.
A Lot to think about
Hi LaRita,
Thanks for your Wellness story. Well done. I really like the way you got such a wealth of hard hitting information in there. Listening to your voice I keep on thinking about the parallels with Australian Indigenous friends. I'm just finishing off a report for a project which I and friends applied for a grant to work with friends who are Indigenous Elders in our city of Brisbane, Australia. We worked with them listening to stories and creating new songs about their experiences. We ended up with a recording concert and DVD. One of the important sessions was the weekend after the Australian Prime Minister delivered an apology to the Stolen Generations. The stories that were shared that workshop were so moving for us and other cultural groups attending. We created a new song about it called 'The Word'. The project blog is at 'inalayarningplace.blogspot.com'.
Today I was talking to another Elder told me about some language reclamation work happening in her area.
Keep up the good work. Thanks,
Daryll Bellingham, Storyteller