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Bicultural Blackfella - a poem

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Bicultural Blackfella

I am a Wiradjuri woman
Proud and strong.
Raised in white institutions,
Made to get along.
Socialised, educated, employed
The white-man’s way.
These have shaped who I am today.
But I never forget where I’m from,
Or what ancestry runs through my veins.

I am who I am –
I am a bicultural Blackfella
And I apologise to no one.

Gold Coast 1997

© Anita Heiss,
From I‘m not racist, but… a collection of social observations (Salt Publishing, 2007. im-not-racist-but.jpg

Dr Anita Heiss is from the Wiradjuri nation of central NSW. She is an author, poet, social commentator and cultural activist. Her most recent books include Yirra and her deadly dog, Demon and Not Meeting Mr Right. Photo credit: Pedro de Almeida.

Author: Anita Heiss | Category: Poetry
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