We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders, Ancestors and leaders of the Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands ILBIJERRI Theatre Company is based.
We extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, recognising their resilience and ongoing connection to land, water and culture, despite ongoing colonial interruption and genocide.
Always was, always will be, sacred Indigenous land.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be advised that this website may contain images of deceased persons.
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Readers are advised that this book contains images and names of people who have passed away
ILBIJERRI was formed in the same cultural wave in the continuum of cultural proliferation in the arts. Convened by stalwarts of the industry, who were also political leaders, this conference was key to underpinning the next wave of Aboriginal theatre which became organised into community controlled theatre collectives, like ILBIJERRI, around the continent.
This book is a collection of stories gathered through consultation, interviews and contributions from our community. It is being told by those whose story it is to tell. Not everyone involved was able to contribute and ILBIJERRI acknowledges that this is not a full and complete history, it is a collection of essays, memories, experiences and creative works offered by those who wished to contribute.
The nature of this book was intended to reflect multiple voices and perspectives, and the subjectivity of history. As is culturally appropriate, we acknowledge our oral history and storytelling traditions. Each voice gives a different perspective, but when put together, they tell a whole, collective truth.
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