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I wrote this piece for #IndigenousX today. After a quick online research for wild black women and rebel girls, I could have written at least one book. It was difficult picking just a few #BecauseOfHerWeCan stories. indigenousx.com.au/karen-wyld-wil…
I started this article with Tarenorerer (Tasmania, 1800 - 1831). Julie Dowling captured the spirit of this daring young woman in the portrait Walyer > nga.gov.au/Exhibition/nIA…
Badimia woman and highly acclaimed artist, Julie Dowling's portraits often feature strong black women - mothers, aunties, nanas, sistas. see some of her work here > yamajiart.com/artists/julie-…
And listen to an interview about her Picture the Women exhibition > abccommercial.com/contentsales/p…
Tarenorerer is a unsung hero of the frontier wars. While held in captivity and abused by sealers as a teenager - she watched and waited. Escaping, she taught other Aboriginal people how to use firearms and guerrilla warfare tactics. trove.nla.gov.au/people/752087?…
Hearing of how Tarenorerer would stand on hills spear in hand, taunting white men to come and fight her, G A Robinson ('Protector' of Aborigines, TAS) called her the Amazon of Van Diemen's Land. After being abused by sealers, Tarenorerer was wild and taking no shit from any man.
Despite her fearlessness, Tarenorerer spent about half of her life in forced servitude to white people. Sadly, she died far too young (31) and did not get to lead more revolts against the invaders. But her deeds should not be forgotten. #BecauseOfHerWeCan
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The open star cluster, Pleiades is known as miyay miyay in Gomeroi, meaning several girls. The miyay were considered to be beautiful women with long hair and bodies made of ice. They say that thunder in the winter is the miyay miyay playing and bathing.
A young hunter, Karambal fell in love with a beautiful miyay and stole her away from her sisters. The sisters retaliated and sent snow storms to punish him. When they realised they couldn't find her in all the snow, they took to the sky in search for summer to melt the ice.
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One of my #Becauseofherwecan role models is another deadly #Martu woman - my auntie Doris Nugi Garimara Pilkington (1937 - 2014). She has inspired me to not give up on my vision of being a professional novelist.
Auntie Doris won the David Unaipon Award in 1990 (at the age of 53) for her novel Caprice: A Stockman's Daughter. Her second novel, Follow The Rabbit-Proof Fence was published in 1996 (children's version in 2006). And the sequel Under the Wintamarra Tree in 2002.
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I wanted to take time today to address an issue related to how Black women continue to be targeted, with increasing intensity, online & how tech & its leaders facilitate it

Also, w/o context, ppl who speak out are being attacked

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I can admit that I have, until recently, spent a great deal of time, within the safety of the cocoon I created for myself as a Black womAn from GA in the U.S.

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