Why Indigenous stories matter | Paint it Blak with Emma Garlett

In this episode, Emma explains the history and importance of storytelling for Indigenous people. Subscribe | thewe.st/PaintItBlak
She also has an opportunity for you to share your own story in the inaugural First Nations Storytelling Prize, a part of the West Australian’s Best Australian Yarn. To enter, follow this link bestaustralianyarn.com.au/
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Welcome to Paint it Blak where Emma Garlett applies an Indigenous lens to current issues and seeks to educate and bring viewers on a journey of reconciliation.
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Emma Garlett is a Nyungar-Nyiyaparli-Yamatji woman from Geraldton. She is a legal academic and an Industry Fellow at the Sustainable Minerals Institute at The University of Queensland.
Prior to commencing a career in academia, Emma practised as a solicitor in planning and environment law at a top-tier law firm in Perth.
She is passionate about justice, law reform and ensuring First Nations people are involved in decisions which affect them.
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[@seven-tx8si]

Well said. Great video. This competition is wonderful. I was wondering if you could please consider answering this question: For white authors entering the Best Australian yarn, who want to write stories containing Indigenous Australian characters... (Obviously they would NOT enter the Indigenous category, they would just enter the general category)... But... For a white Australian writing a story that includes Indigenous characters... Is this helpful or harmful to Indigenous Australians? Or neutral? (Assuming they do their research and don't perpetuate harmful stereotypes). Do you have any stance or advice for this? Does your stance change depending on whether the Indigenous character is the main character or supporting character? Or how many Indigenous characters there are? What about the characters being in locations and learning about the Indigenous history of that location? And does your stance change depending on whether or not racism is talked about in the story… vs a story where the character is Indigenous, but racism isn't mentioned in the story at all. I'm white and I want to include an Indigenous Australian supporting character (not a main character). I want to pay an Indigenous Australian to read my story and make sure that I'm not enforcing any bad stereotypes or being culturally insensitive or anything like that. They'd be like a sensitivity reader. If I do this, will I still be eligible to enter? Because I know that The Best Australian Yarn has a strict rule that the stories can be written by only 1 author and cannot be a collaboration. Would hiring an Indigenous Australian sensitivity reader, would that count as a collaboration and therefore make my entry ineligible for the competition?

[@stanlewis7921]

Well said. Great video. I was wondering if you could please consider making a video that answers the question: For white authors entering the Best Australian yarn, who want to write stories containing Indigenous Australian characters... (Obviously they would NOT enter the indigenous category, they would just enter the general category)... But... For a white Australian writing a story that includes Indigenous characters... Is this helpful or harmful to Indigenous Australians? Or neutral? (Assuming they do their research and don't perpetuate harmful stereotypes). Do you have any stance or advice for this? Does your stance change depending on whether the Indigenous character is the main character or supporting character? Or how many Indigenous characters there are? What about the characters being in locations and learning about the indigenous history of that location? And does your stance change depending on whether or not racism is talked about in the story… vs a story where the character just happens to be indigenous, but racism isn't mentioned in the story at all. I'm white and I want to include an Indigenous Australian supporting character (not a main character). I want to pay an Indigenous Australian to read my story and make sure that I'm not enforcing any bad stereotypes or being culturally insensitive or anything like that. They'd be like a sensitivity reader. If I do this, will I still be eligible to enter? Because I know that The Best Australian Yarn has a strict rule that the stories can be written by only 1 author and cannot be a collaboration. Would hiring an Indigenous Australian sensitivity reader, would that count as a collaboration and therefore make my entry ineligible for the competition?