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My Tidda, My Sister: Stories of Strength and Resilience from Australia's First Women by Marlee Silva
hoovertronic's review
4.0
I loved this as it was given to me by a life long friend who is like family to me. The pages resonated with me about our enduring relationship
sashreads's review
5.0
What an inspiring piece of art. I feel weird giving a non fiction book a rating because it's literally their life story. How am I supposed to rate that. But I really enjoyed reading all the different relays from each generation of the First Nation. And how future Blak women are going to change the world.
carleesi's review
3.0
As I was reading this I saw someone on Instagram reference what happened with Tiddas 4 Tiddas, so I Googled and I recommend every other non-Indigenous person do the same. This is a great place to start https://www.ngoodjida.com/articles/cultural-accountability-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work-in-2020-1
For people who don’t want to click: the Silvas were criticized by community for always promoting Indigenous women who were successful through a non-Indigenous, colonial, western lens. They were questioned for not properly addressing the issues many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face and instead focusing on an assimilationist concept of “success”.
Without accountability and a willingness to listen to community, Tiddas 4 Tiddas collapsed.
The stories shared here were important but I think I would have connected more with sections being written by the subjects or with more quotes. It felt a bit monotoned despite the widely varying stories and experiences, and I think that’s because of the perspective of the writing.
For people who don’t want to click: the Silvas were criticized by community for always promoting Indigenous women who were successful through a non-Indigenous, colonial, western lens. They were questioned for not properly addressing the issues many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face and instead focusing on an assimilationist concept of “success”.
Without accountability and a willingness to listen to community, Tiddas 4 Tiddas collapsed.
The stories shared here were important but I think I would have connected more with sections being written by the subjects or with more quotes. It felt a bit monotoned despite the widely varying stories and experiences, and I think that’s because of the perspective of the writing.