Saving Lives: Mapping the Power of LGBTIQ+ First Nations Creative Artists

In 2020, I was funded by the Australian Research Council to undertake research that examines the ways in which queer Indigenous creative practitioners create impact and influence. With a program titled “Saving Lives: Mapping the Influence of LGBTIQ+ First Nations Creative Artists,” the mapping is cu...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Social Inclusion
Main Author: Sandy O'Sullivan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2021
Subjects:
aboriginal
creative arts
first nations
indigenous
lgbtiq+
queer
transgender
Sociology (General)
HM401-1281
First Nations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i2.4347
https://doaj.org/article/fd8f95d993304c6798cd59eaa7fad90d
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Summary:In 2020, I was funded by the Australian Research Council to undertake research that examines the ways in which queer Indigenous creative practitioners create impact and influence. With a program titled “Saving Lives: Mapping the Influence of LGBTIQ+ First Nations Creative Artists,” the mapping is currently underway to explore how creativity has been used to demonstrate our reality and potential as queer First Nations’ Peoples. The title of this commentary explicitly reframes this from influence, to one of insistent resistance. It explores beyond how we persuade, to understand why the resistance in the work of First Nations’ queer creatives lays the groundwork for a future where the complexity of our identities are centred, and where young, queer Indigenous people can realise their own imaginings.

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