Series 3
Learning Kit
Common Ground has collaborated with two First Nations educators to create a multidimensional and intergenerational resource for families, students, teachers and practitioners. While the resource links to the F-6 (Primary School) Australian Curriculum, it is designed for deep learning both in and out of the classroom.
Series 3
Storytellers
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Stacie Piper
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Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung, Ngurai-Illum Wurrung
Stacie is a Senior Global Fellow with the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity. Based in Narrm, she is a storyteller, cultural practitioner and advocate for First Nations futures through curatorial practice, cultural dance and public speaking. Her work honours Wurundjeri culture, strengthens community, protects Country and deepens people's connection to Wurundjeri Country, inviting healing through truth-telling, cultural reclamation and shared connection.
Trinity Clarke
she/her
Eastern Kuku Yalanji, Kuku Nyungkal, Lama Lama and Ayapathu
Trinity Clarke is an Eastern Kuku Yalanji, Kuku Nyungkal, Lama Lama and Ayapathu woman. She is a language learner and speaker of her Grandmother's languages Kuku Yalanji and Kuku Nyungkal. She is a storyteller at heart, as a poet, a writer and a visual artist. She is currently working on increasing language fluency in her communities. She dreams that Eastern Kuku Yalanji babies will once again be raised as First Language speakers of their languages like her grandmother was.
Kaleesha Morris
she/her
Jalagungada Ganaygala
Kaleesha Morris is a proud Gumbaynggirr and Kulkalgal woman, based on Gumbaynggirr Wajaarr. She is a passionate advocate for the recentering and revitalisation of Indigenous languages and lifeways. Kaleesha works in national languages policy; is a Senior Atlantic Fellow, and a director of multiple organisations focused on sovereignty and Indigenous land and sea management.
Jam Graham-Blair
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Truwulway/Trawlwoolway and Plangermairenner Pakana
Jam is a proud Pakana (Tasmanian Aboriginal Person) from Lutruwita/Tasmania, with a Marine and Antarctic Science Bachelors Degree. He currently works as a researcher for the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre's Sea Country Team. Having previously voyaged on the CSIRO's RV Investigator and tour-guided for the award winning Wukalina Walk, Jam has a deep love for traveling, understanding and protecting the land and sea that his family has lived and loved on for thousands of generations.
Series 3
Contributors
Mari Adams
she/her
Animator
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Mari Adams is a Naarm-based illustrator, motion designer and animator. She's passionate about education, the arts and the power of playfulness, and enjoys collaborating with artists to bring illustrations to life through animation and digital storytelling. For Dreamy, Mari provided animation support for the illustrations of Carmen Glynn-Braun and Keioni Lander, and worked alongside Keioni as a mentor in Adobe Creative Suite.
Carmen Glynn-Braun
she/her
Lead Artist
Kaytetye, Anmatyerr and Arrernte
Carmen Glynn-Braun is a Sydney-based First Nations artist stemming from the Kaytetye, Anmatyerr and Arrernte Nations. Glynn-Braun has lived a dual life between Inner City Sydney and Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Her upbringing of desert/city is very much reflected in her artistic practice, as she employs a trans-disciplinary approach inspired by both urban space as well as familial, cultural and community narratives. Carmen has developed unique and contemporary methods to capturing generational First Nations storytelling, particularly in the fields of public art, ceramics, painting, illustration, and installation. Her work predominantly explores the lived experiences of Aboriginal women, translated through gentle and experimental approaches to materials and form.
Keioni Lander
she/her
Artist
Arrernte, Kaytetye, Anmatyerr and Warlpiri
Keioni Lander is a proud Arrernte, Kaytetye, Anmatyerr and Warlpiri woman from Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Keioni’s art reflects her connection to Country, family, community and culture. She runs a small art business, Mulla Mulla Art and has built a profile of graphic designs, canvas paintings, murals and so much more. Many of her projects engage the local youth and community members to help lead a positive community narrative through art.
Harmony Domaille
she/her
Educator
Taribelang Bunda
Clea North
she/her
Educator
Mithaka and Gunggari
Clea North is a proud Mithaka and Gunggari woman from south-west Queensland, living and creating on the unceded lands of the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples. Clea has dedicated her entire working life to education. As an educator and curriculum writer, she is committed to strengthening cultural understanding in classrooms and learning spaces. Her work centres on developing learning experiences that elevate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, deepen respect for Country, and support teachers to embed First Nations perspectives with confidence and care. Through both her teaching and creative work, Clea advocates for sovereignty, dignity, and representation, empowering learners of all ages to understand Australia’s shared history and their place within it. Clea is passionate about schools and education becoming a place that supports the cultural safety and identity of First Nation students to ensure they have access to quality, culturally responsive education and equitable futures.