Franchesca Walker
“My language is my awakening.” Franchesca shares her journey of learning to speak te reo Māori language and how this strengthened her Māori identity.
This story was collected at our Mount Lawley backyard and is told by Franchesca Walker. Franchesca shares her journey of learning to speak te reo Māori language and how this strengthened her Māori identity.
Backstories 2022 is a multi-sited storytelling festival located in suburbs of across Perth and regional Western Australia. In 2022, Backstories occurred in locations such as Geraldton, Kununurra, Bunbury, Margaret River and Lesmurdie.
Backstories 2022 Mount Lawley was made possible with funding from Lotterywest, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, City of Bayswater and Centre for Stories Founders Circle.
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Copyright © 2023 Franchesca Walker
Photo by Sophie Minissale
This story and corresponding images have been licensed to the Centre for Stories by the Storyteller. For reproduction and distribution of this story/image please contact the Centre for Stories.