“I was born here in Port Lincoln. I grew up in Mallee Park Reserve, an area designated to the Aboriginal people. There were good memories… Growing up as a child…It was a pretty crowded house, but we were happy…” ~Lavinia Richards shares her story of survival and resilience. We meet Emmalene, her niece and Linguistics Language Revival Professor Ghil’ad Zuckerman and the people that make up community life for the family.
“We always had this dictionary of Barngala words, passed down, and we would flick through the pages and wonder what they meant… when Ghil’ad came along, he helped us interpret those words.” ~Emmalene Richards.
Ghil’ad is the child of Holocaust survivors, dedicating his life to helping indigenous communities around the world, including the Barngarla from Port Lincoln, South Australia.
Meet trauma experts with insights into the broader impact of trauma. Kim Slender, Rosemary Wade, Human Rights Lawyer Anthony Levin, Dr Lisa Jackson Pulver (who provides her personal experience of trauma as an Aboriginal Jewish woman) and Nova Peris, Australian Olympian and politician who advocates for her community through her foundation for both Jews and Aboriginal communities against the current backdrop of antisemitism and relived trauma from the Referendum and conflict in the Middle East.
Uncover the friendship between Prof Ghil’ad Zukermann and the Richards and the remarkable work they have done together to revive language and culture and return to community dignity, strength and healing.
