Our stories: Indigenous voices from Asia Pacific

Australia sits within a vast neighbourhood of communities, cultures and trade routes in the Asia Pacific region that have existed for thousands of years. 

For many Indigenous peoples, the creation of nation states has severed, dispersed and ignored pre-colonial history and identities. 

By looking back through the art of the spoken word and story, we can unearth what’s been lost, take back what’s been stolen, and build a future with it. 

Join these eight visionary Indigenous voices for an evening of conversation, poetry and performance to reclaim the future of the Asia Pacific. Writers, poets, comedians and singers who trace their ancestral journeys beyond the boundaries of nation-states and push language to its limits in this form-defying event.

Feat Awi Chin | Eva Fernandes | Fred Leone | Ruby Macomber | Mel Ree | Kirli Saunders | Zech Soakai | Moderated by Janak Rogers

This event is presented in partnership with Red Room Poetry.