Uein Buranibwe has always been a skilled fisherman; fishing has been part of his routine for his whole life. There is always a risk of being lost at sea, but you never think it could be you — until one day it is.

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Despite a rocky childhood and battling with depression and anxiety, Martha Mataele says "there is always hope".

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Lisa Fa'alafi's decision to co-create theatre work that filled a gap has taken her on a wild ride across the globe.

When reflecting on her journey, Lisa recognises that her art practice and work has and continues to imitate her life. 

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Growing up Tony used to listen to kastom stories on the radio in the Solomon Islands. These stories that he listened to as a child nurtured an interest he had for folklore, history, science and mysteries.

As he went through his schooling he developed an interest in scientific research and discovered that these two spaces – telling folklore and studying science - were working towards the same goals, but in unique ways. Both of these practices were working towards making discoveries about the unknown and unveiling the mysteries of the world. Each of them had lessons to share and reflect upon. 

Tony’s love for scientific research and kastom stories have taken him through life and aided him in understanding the world that surrounds him and the way he and his community continue to preserve their history. 

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Rubina Kimiia was raised by musicians, at a young age her first music teacher - her Mother - taught her the tools to read and compose sheet music. Rubina picked up these lessons with ease and since that point her learning only continued to develop as her skill with music took her across the globe. 

Across her career life Rubina has had many teachers who fostered this love for music. She has discovered the power that music has to connect communities and engage in deep storytelling. 

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Ghenoa Gela is no stranger to being on the stage and performing in front of an audience.

 Born and raised on the ‘mainland’ of Australia in Rockhampton, Queensland, Ghenoa still maintains an ongoing connection back to her Torres Strait Island home and says that in her childhood, “culture was strong” despite the distance of being away from family. Ghenoa’s childhood had her surrounded by blak and brown laughter, the kind of laughter that is triggered by the little details of everyday life, the one that fills your belly and enriches the soul.

 But throughout her career, she has noticed that this joy has not always made its way to the big institutions where blak and brown people are often represented in the minority, not only on stage but within staffing. 

 Ghenoa hopes through the work she and others are doing that this could change. In future dreaming, her hope is that blak and brown peoples joy and laughter can become the dominant character archetype in storytelling.

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Maohi scholar and anti-nuclear testing activist Tamatoa Tepuihiari’i grew up in French Polynesia and had a humble childhood, but something sinister had occurred on his island three decades before he was born.

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Marita Davies believes that all Kiribati people are caretakers of stories, and her recent stage play, The Flying Canoe, allowed young Kiribati children to see themselves and their community on the stage.

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In school, Dion Enari was told by his guidance counsellors that his life and career would only amount to the stereotypes that had been cast upon other Pacific Islander men his age. He has since proven them wrong.

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As a child Milly Grant Koria discovered she held a unique gift. These gifts allowed her to see and speak with those who have died, some of whom we refer to as our ancestors. 

However, Milly was not always encouraged to use this gift. Through years of the stigmatisation of spiritual healing practices of Indigenous people and what we think we understand as "black magic", she was taught to believe that these gifts were something she should fear. 

As the years progressed, more ancestors and teachers visited Milly and showed her how to use these gifts without fear. Today, Milly helps all those around her, from private clients to institutions like museums and even the police force in open investigations. 

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