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Blak thought, theory and analysis from so-called-Australia
EST 2023
People often want to help First Nations artists but they don’t know how. After some reflection, here are my thoughts.
When Senator Lidia Thorpe told the Monarch “F*ck the Colony,” she turned ceremony into sovereignty. A fierce defence of Blak refusal, this essay argues that politeness never returned our land, our Ancestors, or our dignity - but Blak matriarchs always will.