All stories
Alice Springs Yarn Up
18 September 2015The Alice Springs Yarn Up was held 16-18 September at the Institute for Aboriginal Development where we spoke with
Katherine Yarn Up
15 September 2015At the Katherine Yarn Up held 14-15 September 2015 at the Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, we interviewed
Pine Creek
14 September 2015At Pine Creek we spoke to Michael ‘Mick’ Markham who discussed his service in the army during t
Pine Creek Yarn Up
14 September 2015Under the welcome shade of a mango tree at Micky Markham’s home at Pine Creek on 15 September 2015, we heard about Micky’s Vietnam War service and experiences on his return home, including his effo
Darwin Yarn Up 2015
11 September 2015Our Darwin Yarn Up held 10-11 September 2015 at Senator Nova Peris’ offices was a busy one!
Both ends of the gun: Aboriginal Australians at War
11 September 2015One of the team’s researchers, Dr Geoff Gray, recently attended the conference ‘Both ends of the gun: Aboriginal Australians at war’, which was organised by the Marist Family Peace and Justice Grou
Broome Yarn Up
09 September 2015The Broome Community Yarn Up was held 7-9 September 2015, and in his hometown, Mick Dodson’s sister Fay talked him through family photos, and we also heard from past and present service men and wom
Derby Yarn Up
08 September 2015Local radio station 6DBY FM was our venue for the Derby Yarn Up 7-8 September 2015, and we were fortunate to have the assistance of
Jarlmadangah Yarn Up
06 September 2015At Jarlmadangah, 250 km east of Broome, Mary Anne and Allison met with
Perth Yarn Up
03 September 2015The Serving Our Country Yarn Up team decided to ‘go west’ in September 2015. To hear as many stories as possible in this massive state, we split into two recording teams.