Yarning with a Purpose: First Nations narrative practice — Dulwich Centre (ed)

Description

This book features the sparkling work of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori narrative therapists and community workers.

From conversations with children in Tenant Creek on Warumungu Country; to visual ways of reconnecting with cultural knowledge; to straight talk within prisons; to strong sistas boxing their way to health; Aboriginal men meeting in Didjeri groups under the Story Bridge; feminist ways of thwarting shame; undercover leadership projects, and much more!

This book illustrates the diverse, creative and hopeful ways that First Nations practitioners are ‘yarning with a purpose’. As Tileah Drahm-Butler declares in the foreword: ‘The projects in this book describe our peoples’ resistance in ways which are hopeful, intentional and inspiring.’ Tileah also describes this book as a call to action – to continue to work towards decolonising therapy.

The authors of the papers in this book are First Nations graduates of the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, University of Melbourne.