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English
United States
4 episodes
since Oct. 5, 2025
episodic
explicit content

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The Bush

In The Bush, Matthew Priestley reflects on growing up at a time when incarceration was a new rite of passage for Aboriginal boys, a new way of taking kids away, and a yarn inspired by his own teenage years unfolds across the Dreamings of Gomeroi Country.To check out the film Hurt click here to go t…

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Top Camp

In Part 3 Top Camp we follow Matthew's river of story into lived memory, tracing segregation, survival and the struggle for rights.This podcast has been informed by the historical work of Aunty Noelene Briggs, and particularly her books Winanga-li and Burrul Wallaay. To find out more about Aunty No…

Reserve

In Part 2: Reserve we move from Dreaming and sky-knowledge to the ground-level realities of segregation, following the creation of reserves and camps while tracing the life of Matthew’s great grandfather Alexander Stanley.This podcast has been informed by the historical work of Aunty Noelene Briggs…

Gomeroi Country

In Part 1 Gomeroi Country we start at the beginning and then encounter invasion, massacre and colonisation.This podcast has been informed by the historical work of Aunty Noelene Briggs, and particularly her books Winanga-li and Burrul Wallaay. To find out more about Aunty Noelene's books click here…
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