Tiddas 4 Tiddas

Tiddas 4 Tiddas episodes:

• 02.29.2020

  Yatu Widders-Hunt Is Shining A Light On Indigenous Fashion

  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...

  
• 02.22.2020

  Kirli Saunders On The Power Of Stories

  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...

  
• 02.15.2020

  Hannah Brontë Is Changing The Way People See Indigenous Art

  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...

  
• 02.08.2020

  Tanya Hosch Is Fighting For A More Inclusive AFL

  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...

  
• 02.01.2020

  Shahni Wellington Is Keeping Politicians Accountable

  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...

  
• 01.25.2020

  Marlee & Keely Silva: What January 26 Means To Us

  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...

  
• 01.14.2020

  Tiddas 4 Tiddas Is Back

  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...

  
• 08.10.2019

  Kristy Dickinson Wants You To Know Everyone Can Wear The Aboriginal Flag

  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...

  
• 08.03.2019

  Dr June Oscar Has A Job No Indigenous Woman Has Had Before

  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...

  
• 07.27.2019

  Tara June Winch: From A House With No Books To Bestselling Author

  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...

  
• 07.20.2019

  Barbie-Lee Kirby Wants To Lift The Women Around Her Up

  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...

  
• 07.13.2019

  Leah Purcell Faced Racism From Both Sides

  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...

  
• 07.06.2019

  Vanessa Turnbull Roberts Is Part Of The Ongoing Stolen Generation

  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...

  
• 07.04.2019

  Introducing Tiddas 4 Tiddas

  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...