Centre for Stories
Stories
Stories are at the heart of what we do. The aim of our story archive is to make good stories available to a wide audience in the hope of strengthening connections between people and encouraging a more inclusive and informed community.
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Saga Sisterhood
Jawaria Mahmood
After migrating from Pakistan to Perth, Australia, Jawaria Mahmood shares a story of bringing her favourite holiday, Eid, to her local shopping market.
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Saga Sisterhood
Mamta Kochhar
Mamta Kochhar grew up in a home troubled by trauma – her parents fled the violent events following the Partition of India in 1947 and witnessed brutal death and destruction. The violence that then entered her childhood made Mamta turn off her emotions and stop being vulnerable as she grew into a woman. This is the story of how motherhood changed her.
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Hear Our Voice
Luisa Mitchell
Luisa shares how a cultural trip with relatives turned sour one night when two police showed up at their caravan park with questions.
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Cindy Solonec
When Cindy’s Aunty Edie became dangerously ill, she quickly realised the health system was not going to address her aunty’s cultural and spiritual needs.
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Jarred Wall
Jarred’s story is about his growing unease with the youth justice system and his decision to find strength and unity through Nyungar language and song.
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Casey Mulder
Casey shares her first experience as a graduate teacher working in the remote Aboriginal community of Halls Creek in the Kimberley.
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Ron Bradfield
Ron has a chance encounter with a stranger and is led down memory lane into the multicultural heritage and harmony of Broome in the 1950s.
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Uncle Gerrard Shaw
Uncle Gerrard’s story is a warning that the injustices of past government policies must never happen again – and what it looks like when government works together with Aboriginal communities.
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Lakshmi Kanchi
Lakshmi’s story is about how her newfound sense of belonging in the Perth wetlands came under threat during the Roe 8 highway development proposal.