July 2025

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The Village we Forgot

Jul 23, 2025 Rachel ShieldsComment

There was once a village. Not one marked by fences or postcodes, but by the

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The Space Between

Jul 17, 2025 Rachel ShieldsComment

The Space Between” At first, it was all ease. Jasmine and Eli met during a

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The System is the Crime

Jul 13, 2025 Rachel ShieldsComment

The following writing is inspired by a post written by Gabrielle Rahman, a beautiful djugan/yawuru/jabirr-jabirr

The text on this website represents the experiences and the understanding of the authors and is not to be used to generalize, nor is it indicative of the First Peoples of Australia. There are many cultural territories within Australia and many ways of being from traditional to contemporary.

Each descendant of the First Peoples has their own unique way of expressing and sharing their cultural connection.

Each Community holds a unique richness. Meet the people to build relationship and to better understand the Connection to Country and all life.

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Walking Archives
We carry more than we realise. In the quiet of our bones, in the rhythm of our hearts,we hold generations upon generations of knowledge and experience.We are walking archives, living, breathing USB sticksof everything our people have seen, felt, learned, and survived. We may not know the names of those who came before us,or the […]
The Village we Forgot
In that village, boys grew into men not by accident, but by being shown the way. A way lit by stories at dusk, by firelight reflections, by the steady guidance of those who had walked before them. And girls grew into women through the care of aunties and grandmothers, who taught them how to tend […]
The Space Between
There are moments between people, especially those who care deeply, where something invisible, yet powerful, rises to the surface. It isn’t always logic, or intention, or even the heart’s desire that leads the way. Sometimes, it is the body. The past. The imprint of what came before. The space between.
The System is the Crime
The following writing is inspired by a post written by Gabrielle Rahman, a beautiful djugan/yawuru/jabirr-jabirr woman living in Broome in Western Australia. I stayed with her family whilst in the area and was gifted with connection and embraced into the land via their care, sharing and walking Country together. There are direct words from Gabrielle […]
Earth as my Elder
Every morning I am gifted with feeling the sun emerge beyond the horizon.I feel its gentle nudge on my being.My body knows the sensation of dawn. That moment, upon waking when light seeps through the cracks of night and pulls me into this world again I feel awe. Gratitude. A quiet reverence for the mystery […]

The Village we Forgot

The Space Between

The System is the Crime

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