We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Join us for an unforgettable week of storytelling that takes us to Spinifex Country through Forever Stories from 9-13 November.
This year Forever Stories takes you to Spinifex Country with an incredible series of five films directed and produced by Noongar and Spinifex visual storyteller Tace Stevens.
Across the five films, you’ll hear directly from Spinifex Custodians and learn more about their Country, the ways knowledge is shared and passed on, and the continuity and strength of culture today.
Spinifex Storytellers Debbie Hansen, Lydon Stevens, Donna Marie Brown, Shonna Jamieson and Ashley Franks will guide us on a journey of Spinifex Country.
Through this series we'll learn about Spinifex history, cultural tools, bush tucker, storytelling and looking after Country.
Spinifex Country is in the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia, extending across a vast and very remote area towards the South Australian border. Many Spinifex people today live in the remote community of Tjuntjuntjara, on their homelands.
Language is woven throughout this Spinifex Series, with some stories shared largely in language. We encourage learners to listen closely to the words, sounds and ways language is used alongside what they can see happening on screen.
These films offer a valuable opportunity to listen, observe and learn directly from Spinifex people sharing their own cultural knowledge.
We acknowledge Spinifex people and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, culture, knowledge and stories.
This year’s education resource has been created for a range of ages and places including early childhood centres, schools, work and home.
School activities for Foundation–Year 2, Years 3–6 and Years 7–10 are mapped to the Australian Curriculum and Early Childhood activities mapped to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).
This resource was developed in collaboration with Taribelang Bunda educator Harmony Domaille, supported by a teacher focus group comprising Leanne Smith, Tanna Hardinge, Jordyn Green and Jasmine Adams.
Download the Spinifex Series education resource
Here are a few ways your class or school can help keep Forever Stories strong:
Since 2019, we've been backing communities across the continent to record and safeguard their stories through Forever Stories – formally known as First Nations Bedtime Stories.
The films and resources will remain free for everyone to access, so your contribution is instrumental in allowing us to continue sharing this important initiative for future generations.
If you’ve ever found joy, connection or learning through these stories, we invite you to fundraise or donate. Any contribution, no matter how big or small, helps us keep this important project going and growing.
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We are a First Nations not-for-profit that exists to centre First Nations people, Country and truth-telling. We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
